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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Challenges for Cross Border Distribution of Private Funds in 2022

On January 12, 2022, Skadden partners Greg Norman and Anna Rips led the webinar “Challenges for Cross-Border Distribution of Private Funds in 2022,” which considered recent changes to the rules and regimes governing the...more

A&O Shearman

Republic of Poland v PL Holdings SÀRL: CJEU Further Undermines Intra-EU Investment Protections

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On 26 October 2021, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its judgment in Republic of Poland v. PL Holdings Sàrl. The CJEU ruled that EU Member States are prohibited from entering...more

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SEC Action Could Have Rippling Effects on Future of Cryptocurrency

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Many investors, traditional and progressive, are looking hard at cryptocurrency investments as a way to diversify their portfolios. However, there are still multiple known “unknowns” about this new market, including the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Compliance Reminder: BE-180 Survey of Cross-Border Financial Services Transactions

U.S. persons who provided or received any financial services, such as investment advisory services, fund management or brokerage services, to or from non-U.S. persons during 2019 (“Reporters”) must file a Form BE-180 report...more

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Rare DOJ Opinion Offers Anti-Bribery Lessons for Transactions Involving Foreign Government-Owned Assets

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued an opinion letter (catalogued as FCPA Opinion No. 20-01) stating that it does not intend to take enforcement action under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) against a...more

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Reminder: Certain U.S. Reporting and Compliance Obligations for Investment Advisers and Private Funds - February 2020

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The U.S. federal securities laws, the Commodity Exchange Act and regulations thereunder, and certain other applicable federal laws, rules and regulations, as well as rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the...more

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Hong Kong Regulatory Update - January 2020

This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and their advisers. In particular,...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2019: Developments in the Luxembourg Financial Sector

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The Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), has published guidance regarding procedures to be followed by non-EEA firms when providing certain investment services in...more

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Fintech Writ Global—Takeaways from Cross-Border Fintech: Regulation & the Law 2019

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We are always looking to identify good forums for keeping abreast of global fintech developments and trends. One such interesting platform was Cross-Border Fintech: Regulation & the Law 2019, held in London on June 6, where...more

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Regulation Best Interest: The Next Big Thing for Broker-Dealer Cross-Border Private Wealth

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In April 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") released Regulation Best Interest, or Reg BI, a proposed rule that will require broker-dealers to operate in the best interest of their customers. Under Reg...more

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2017 Annual M&A Review

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A MESSAGE FROM LYLE GANSKE, WORLDWIDE M&A PRACTICE LEADER - Early expectations for an outstanding year for M&A activity in 2017 (based on the very promising conditions in place at the end of 2016) were fulfilled in part,...more

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Reminder: Certain U.S. Reporting and Compliance Obligations for Investment Advisers and Funds

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The U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of U.S. self regulatory organizations (such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impose certain reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers and funds....more

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MiFID II, Research and Extraterritoriality: The SEC, European Commission and FCA Solution

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On October 26, 2017, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, European Commission and the UK Financial Conduct Authority released, in a coordinated manner, a series of significant orders and guidance to address some of the...more

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Reminder: Certain U.S. Reporting and Compliance Obligations for Investment Advisers and Funds

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The U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impose certain reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers and funds....more

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FinCEN Seeks to Add Investment Advisers to BSA/AML Regulation

Why it matters - More than 12 years after initially proposing to extend the Bank Secrecy Act's anti-money laundering compliance programs and recordkeeping and reporting requirements to investment advisers, the Financial...more

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BEA’s BE-180 Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Providers: Implications for U.S. Asset Managers

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In the fall of 2015, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will administer its next Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign...more

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FinCEN Proposes AML Program Rule for Investment Advisers

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a proposed rule that would subject certain investment advisers to AML requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act (the BSA). In proposing the rule, FinCEN cited...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - July 2015

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Regulatory Developments - FINRA Proposes Rule to Require Member Websites to Link to BrokerCheck: FINRA has proposed an amendment to FINRA Rule 2210 to require each of a member’s websites to include a readily...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - December 2014

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The SEC’s Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. The Federal Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs posted the SEC’s most recent Semiannual Regulatory Agenda which, in compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, identifies...more

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