AI Today in 5: February 6, 2026, The Trillion $$ Wipeout Edition
From the Editor’s Desk: CW AI Conference Insights: Navigating the Practical Use of AI in Compliance
Daily Compliance News: February 6, 2026, The Chief BS Officer Edition
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Federal Shake-Ups and the Rise of Income Share Agreements in Student Loan Financing — The Consumer Finance Podcast
AI Today in 5: February 5, 2026, The Google Goes for the Jugular Edition
Daily Compliance News: February 5, 2026, This Job Sucks Edition
Great Women in Compliance: GWIC 300 - The GWICies
AI Today in 5: February 4, 2026, The SaaSpocalypse Edition
The JustPod: The Vacation of Tom Hayes’s Conviction (Part 2)
Compliance into the Weeds: The Reality of AI Adoption in Corporate Compliance
Daily Compliance News: February 4, 2026, The Trump Shakesdown Japan Edition
The Compliance 911 Show
Innovation in Compliance: Insights on FCPA and Anti-Corruption Enforcement Trends with Anik Shah
AI Today in 5: February 3, 2026, The AI Undergrad Degree Edition
Daily Compliance News: February 3, 2026, The Pizza Hut and Compliance Edition
AI Today in 5: February 2, 2026, The On Thin Ice Edition
FCPA Compliance Report: Navigating Security Threats In Venezuela with Marc Duncan - A Comprehensive Approach to Risk Management
Daily Compliance News: February 2, 2026, The Only 8 Cups of Coffee Per Day Edition
Sunday Book Review: February 1, 2026, The Top Books on Whistleblowers Edition
31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 31 - Leveraging RCA for Effective Compliance
In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or...more
Key Takeaways: U.S. entities can now trade in Venezuelan oil without violating the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has issued a general license...more
Le 2 février 2026, le projet de loi de finances pour 2026 (le « PLF 2026 ») a été considéré comme définitivement adopté dans le cadre de la procédure de l’article 49.3 de la Constitution. Cette version définitive du PLF 2026...more
Commercial and Retail Development - Assisting a commercial developer with a significant development in New Hampshire to revitalize a historic casino and beachfront district. The development will include a 52,000 sf...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its draft single programming document (SPD) for 2027–2029, outlining its strategic priorities and resource needs over the three‑year period. The EBA confirms it will focus on...more
New UK Securities Offering Regime Comes Into Force - On 19 January, the UK’s new regime for offers of securities, the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs) and the UK Financial Conduct...more
As 2025 came to a close, the crescendo of discourse around whether the “AI bubble” was ready to burst was hard to avoid. Looking ahead to 2026, whether skepticism toward AI companies and their respective valuations will...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper proposing updates to existing guidelines (EBA/GL/2020/13) on the use of systemic risk buffers (SyRB) to address climate-related and broader environmental...more
The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published a letter (dated 21 January) from Nikhil Rathi, the Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), responding to the Committee's outstanding questions from...more
Key Takeaways - As set forth in alerts and advisories from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), illicit actors intent on laundering funds through residential real property often use legal entities and trusts...more
The House of Lords (Financial Services Regulation Committee) has announced the launch of an inquiry into the growth and proposed regulation of stablecoins in the UK. The Committee will examine the development of global and UK...more
The FCA’s launch of its inaugural Enforcement Watch newsletter provides fresh visibility into the regulator’s enforcement caseload, priorities and approach. Coupled with the High Court’s recent two-part judgment endorsing the...more
On February 3, 2026, the House passed the Senate-approved fiscal year (FY) 2026 five-bill spending package (H.R. 7148) via a vote of 217-214, sending the measure to President Trump and ending the partial government shutdown....more
On January 29, 2026, the SEC and CFTC jointly announced Project Crypto, transforming what had been an internal SEC initiative launched in 2025 into a landmark inter-agency collaboration to unify digital asset regulation in...more
The Pension Schemes Bill continues to be considered by Committee in the House of Lords. Points of interest from the Minister of State (Baroness Sherlock) in debates on 22 January, 26 January and 3 February 2026 include the...more
The international restructuring landscape is evolving rapidly. In the EU, efforts to harmonize member states’ legal regimes continue. In the Middle East, maturing legal frameworks are creating greater certainty for...more
After several years of weak growth in the German economy, restructuring is emerging as a strategic tool to revitalize the country’s under-pressure businesses. Here we explore how the use of StaRUG, Germany’s preventive...more
On January 27, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued No-Action Letter No. 26-02 (No Action Letter), granting conditional relief from the compliance deadline for the CFTC’s 2024 amendments to Part 17 of...more
The UK courts are redefining the standards for creditor treatment under the country’s restructuring plans. Amid developing case law around “fairness” in court-sanctioned processes, market participants are exploring...more
On December 19, 2025, the Market Participants Division (“MPD”) of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued No-Action Letter No. 25-50, granting interim relief for certain commodity pool operators (“CPOs”)...more
Situation Overview: A U.S. bank regulator signaled potential relaxation of resolution planning requirements for banks, while the Financial Stability Board (FSB) reiterated its support and focus on enhancing resolution...more
One of the most common estate-planning mistakes has nothing to do with wills or trusts. It happens quietly through joint accounts and beneficiary designations that people set up years earlier and forget about....more
On January 28, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets (collectively, the "Staff") issued a statement (the "Statement") providing...more
On January 28, 2026, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Investment Management, and the Division of Trading and Markets of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the SEC staff)...more
Funding, enforcement and cross-border recognition will play a prominent role in Dutch restructurings in 2026, while WHOA—the Dutch restructuring tool—continues to evolve as court practice and wider adoption refine its key...more