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Revisiting Financial Institution Incentive Compensation Rules Under Dodd-Frank — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis delves into the renewed focus on incentive compensation by federal financial regulators. Joined by colleagues Sheri Adler and Jina Davidovich from the Employee...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Agencies Issue Joint Proposal to Curb Incentive-Based Compensation in the Financial Services Industry

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The proposal seeks to make executive compensation arrangements more sensitive to risk and would require complex risk management programs to ensure compliance....more

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Weather & Climate Risk Management Part III: Regulation of Weather Risk Management Products

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Are there differences in the way in which derivatives and insurance contracts are regulated? Yes. Weather derivatives and insurance contracts are subject to totally different regulatory regimes. Derivatives are subject to the...more

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CFTC Year in Review: 23 Takeaways From 2023 and Predictions for 2024

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At an industry event in early 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Rostin Behnam set out a comprehensive agenda to include nearly three dozen rulemaking proposals as well as “business...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 8th Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems - April 9th - 10th, New York, NY

ACI’s 8th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems will provide in-depth guidance on the latest regulatory developments at the Federal and State Level that you need to be aware of....more

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House members urge CFPB to define “risk to consumers” in procedural rule on risk-based supervisory authority

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A bi-partisan group of House members has sent a letter to CFPB Director Chopra to express concern about the CFPB’s rule setting forth its procedures for establishing supervisory authority over nonbanks engaged in conduct that...more

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FDIC Proposes Guidelines Establishing Standards for Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Covered Institutions with Total...

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On October 3, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved proposed guidelines establishing standards for corporate governance and risk management for covered institutions with total assets of $10 billion...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

NIST Zeroes In on AI: New Government Actions to Keep Up with Rapid Tech Advance

In response to the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies over the past few years, the United States (U.S.) Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New DOJ Clawback Policy Brings Compensation and Employment Questions Front and Center for Companies

Can a new Department of Justice enforcement approach make clawback policies covering criminal activities a best practice? The DOJ is implementing a new policy under which prosecutors will make clawback policies for...more

J.S. Held

Crosscurrents: J.S. Held’s Environmental, Social & Governance Observations (The SEC’s Executive Compensation Claw Back Final Rule)

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On Wednesday, October 26th, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized the Listing Standards for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation Final Rule (Final Rule) that was mandated by the Dodd-Frank...more

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Issued Guidance Regarding FDIC Insurance and Crypto Assets

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On July 29, the FDIC issued a Fact Sheet and Advisory (collectively, the Published Documents) regarding FDIC deposit insurance and crypto assets. The Published Documents emphasize that FDIC deposit insurance does not apply...more

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CFPB and Dodd Frank: What FinTechs Need to Know

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The Fintech industry has been experiencing rapid growth in recent years, and it is not surprising that this level of growth generates a lot of attention from regulators. Fair or unfair, Fintech firms have been scrutinized as...more

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SEC Proposes Changes to Private Fund Regulation

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to private fund regulation; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) succeeded in validating its “valid-when-made” rulemaking; the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPB Sets Sight On “Buy Now Pay Later” in Targeted Inquiries

On December 16, the CFPB announced that it had issued orders to five companies providing “Buy Now Pay Later” (BNPL) products to “collect information on the risks and benefits of these fast-growing loans.” Earlier this year,...more

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SEC Chair Directs Staff to Consider New Rules to Manage Risks Highlighted by Game-Like Trading Apps

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler testified yesterday before the House Committee on Financial Services about the SEC’s efforts to assess and address the market volatility that occurred in GameStop and other “meme stocks” resulting in...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

A Multinational Maze: Navigating Human Rights Regimes Across Multiple Jurisdictions

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Human rights are increasingly the subject of a range of requirements under both “hard” law — such as the mandatory obligations promulgated by governments regarding conflict mineral restrictions, forced labor prohibitions, and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New UDAAP Guidance Is Relevant to OCC-Regulated and Nonregulated Institutions Alike

In late June 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a new booklet on “Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices and Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices” (the UDAAP booklet), setting forth a...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Why Is Vendor Management Software So Crucial For Financial Institutions?

Vendor management is a complex task, yet a necessary undertaking for any organization dealing with third parties.  ...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: January 2020

The FDIC and OCC have issued new guidance for banks on heightened cybersecurity risks facing the financial services industry because of increased geopolitical tensions and threats of aggression. The guidance published on...more

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CFTC’s Enforcement Division Releases 2019 Annual Report

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The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement (Division) released its Annual Report on November 25, 2019, summarizing the Division’s activities over the past year.1 In FY 2019, the CFTC filed 69 enforcement actions, down from 83 in FY...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

[Webinar] The Anatomy of a Whistleblower Action: Procedure, Practice Pointers, and Avoiding Pitfalls - December 5th, 2:00 pm ET

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Jeff Dunlap and Brad Sobolewski will discuss differentiating the defenses, remedies, and procedures applicable to Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank whistleblower actions, and much more....more

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What You Need To Know Before Starting an ETRM System Implementation Process

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Find out everything you need to know before starting an ETRM system implementation. Over the last two decades many energy companies that engaged in the purchase and sale of commodities as a matter of course in transacting...more

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OCC Extends Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test Requirements Through November 25

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that the deadline to comply with Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST) requirements will be extended to November 25, and thereafter will be discontinued. ...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Fergus Allan on GRC in the UK & USA in 2019

We recently shared the opinions of 11 GRC experts on what developments to track in 2019. One of them, Fergus Allan of TORI Global, now provides more dimension and detail to his interesting outlook on what lies ahead....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Fintech in Brief: FSOC Issues 2018 Annual Report

On December 19, 2018, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the “FSOC”) released its 2018 Annual Report (the “Report”). The FSOC was established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to...more

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