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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

How and When SEC Recordkeeping Rules May Apply to AI-Generated Content

AI has revolutionized the way many businesses operate. Firms in the financial sector are eager to take advantage of rapidly developing technologies but do not want to risk running afoul of relevant Securities and Exchange...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Rollover Recommendations: PTE 2020-02 Compliance Considerations Following the DOL Fiduciary Rule Stay

The effective date of the DOL’s new expansive fiduciary rule and the amendments to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2020-02 has been stayed pending the outcome of the lawsuits challenging the rule and the amended PTE....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - September 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - August 2024 # 4

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week... ...more

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Brokered Deposits Rule Threatens to Upend Bank Balance Sheets

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“In the worst case, these [newly designated brokered deposits] will have to get offloaded in a way that potentially puts those banks at even greater liquidity risk, especially to the extent that they have a higher...more

Mayer Brown

Regulatory Redux: FDIC Proposes Brokered Deposit Revisions

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On July 30, 2024, the FDIC proposed revisions to the restrictions on brokered deposits. The revisions would undo many of the key elements of the 2020 revisions, and would dramatically expand the number of deposit brokers and...more

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Turning Back the Clock: FDIC Proposes Significant Changes to 2020 Brokered Deposit Rule

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On July 30, 2024, the FDIC proposed substantive changes to the 2020 Brokered Deposit Rule (2020 Rule) that, if finalized, could meaningfully impact a wide group of bank and nonbank stakeholders who rely on the current rule’s...more

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SEC Investor Advocate Report on Objectives

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Investor Advocate recently issued its fiscal year 2025 Report on Objectives. The Report is one of two annual reports required to be filed by the Investor Advocate with...more

K2 Integrity

AML/CFT Rules for Investment Advisers

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On 12 June 2024, K2 Integrity and Schulte Roth & Zabel hosted a webinar discussing new regulatory obligations anticipated under proposed rules for investment advisers (IAs), timelines for finalization and compliance, and how...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - June 2024 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Fifth Circuit Rules SEC Exceeded Its Authority in Adopting Private Fund Advisers Rule

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On June 5, 2024, a three-judge panel in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission exceeded its statutory authority in adopting the so-called “Private Fund Advisers Rule” (or the...more

Carlton Fields

SEC Seriously Limits Dealer/Trader Distinction: Betting Window Open Re Federal Court Veto

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On February 6, 2024, the SEC adopted new rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), to expand the scope of “dealers” and “government securities dealers” required to register under the Exchange Act, become...more

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Regulators Seek to Saddle Industry With New Obligations: Firms Bridle and Stir Up Opposition

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the SEC have adopted or are proposing substantial increases in regulation of industry participants, primarily investment...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - May 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The New Fiduciary Rule (24): The DOL Fiduciary Rule Requires a Recommendation. What is That?

In November 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor released its package of proposed changes to the regulation defining fiduciary advice and to the exemptions for conflicts and compensation for investment recommendations to...more

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SEC Adopts Expanded Exchange Act Dealer Rules: What Do the New SEC Rules Mean for DeFi?

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In March of 2022, the SEC proposed rules to include “any market participant that engages in activities as describe in the rules [as] a ‘dealer’ or ‘government securities dealer[.]’”...more

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Potential Impact of the SEC’s Rulemaking Agenda on Crypto

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The current SEC administration has expressed the view that most crypto assets are offered and sold as securities and has proposed several rules that address “digital asset securities” or “crypto asset securities.” In this...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - February 2024 #2

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The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - February 2024

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

WilmerHale

“Decentralized Finance (DeFi),” Fintech, Regtech, and the Financial Services Industry (Ch. 8A)

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is an umbrella term used to describe financial services provided outside of the traditional markets, that rely on blockchain technologies to create innovative products instead of relying on...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Adopts Rules Expanding the Definitions of “Dealer” and “Government Securities Dealer”

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On February 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to the definitions of “dealer” and “government securities dealer” that would subject certain market participants acting as liquidity...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - January 2024 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The New Fiduciary Rule (14): The Timeline for the Final Regulation and Exemptions

The U.S. Department of Labor has released its package of proposed changes to the regulation defining fiduciary advice and to the exemptions for conflicts and compensation for investment recommendations to retirement plans,...more

BakerHostetler

SEC’s Scrutiny of AI Expands to Marketing Disclosures and Adviser Exams

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Chair Gensler Continues to Be Outspoken About the Risks of AI Technologies - Chair Gensler’s warnings of the potential risks associated with the use of AI technologies in the securities industry recently continued with...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - December 2024

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

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