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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: December 15, 2025, The Good, Bad & Ugly Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the AI Today In...more

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UK FCA Consults on Rule Changes for Client Categorisation and Conflicts of Interest

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On 8 December 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP) on client categorisation and conflicts of interest. This consultation will be of particular interest to wealth managers and investment firms, as it may enable...more

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White House Executive Order Targets Proxy Advisory Firms and Signals Heightened Regulatory Scrutiny

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On December 11, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled “Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors.”...more

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SGX-Nasdaq Dual Listing Framework - Opening New Doors for East Asian Companies

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On November 19, 2025, Singapore Exchange ("SGX") and Nasdaq announced a proposed "Global Listing Board" framework enabling companies to file a single prospectus acceptable to both Singapore and U.S. regulators....more

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More on “Glass Lewis Releases Benchmark Policy Updates”

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Recently, I blogged about how Glass Lewis released its Benchmark Policy changes for 2026, which are included in this 90-page document. Here’s a Cooley Alert penned by Cooley’s Brad Goldberg, Beth Sasfai, Ali Murata, Michael...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

President Trump Targets DEI and ESG Policies of Proxy Advisors in Executive Order

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On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order mandating a number of regulatory actions aimed at curtailing the influence of proxy advisors over U.S. public companies, particularly their influence over...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Monitor - December 2025 #2

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Payments and Digital Assets Companies Announce Stablecoin Initiatives - A leading global payments network and a stablecoin infrastructure platform recently announced a partnership focused on cross-border stablecoin-based...more

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ISS Releases Policy Updates for 2026 Annual Shareholder Meetings

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ISS has released its benchmark policy changes for 2026. The changes largely adopt ISS’s previously proposed policy changes. The new policies will generally apply to shareholder meetings held on or after February 1, 2026....more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israel Securities Authority Regulates Online Advertising: Mutual Funds, Likes, Influencers, and Everything in Between

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The Israel Securities Authority published a new staff position recently on the regulation of advertising in digital space (including on social networks), focusing on advertising relating to mutual funds. The staff position...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Labor (DOL) to increase oversight of foreign-owned proxy advisory firms that influence...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates - November 2025

On November 18, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a partial injunction blocking enforcement of California’s climate-related financial risk disclosure law (SB 261). Inaugural reports under SB 261...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

What to Expect from the SEC’s Examination Focus in 2026

It’s that time again for investment advisers, broker-dealers, fund managers and other financial professionals to prepare for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) continued focus on certain topics in...more

A&O Shearman

UK Pension: What's new this week? December 2025 # 3

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Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Senate Bill Could Overhaul Digital Asset Market Structure

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Since the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Clarity Act on July 17, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has been busy...more

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SEC Announces Change to the Division of Corporation Finance’s Role in Rule 14a-8 No-Action Letter Process for the 2025-2026 Proxy...

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporation Finance announced on Nov. 17, 2025, that it will not issue Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 no-action letters to companies seeking to exclude shareholder...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Generative Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services: A Practical Compliance Playbook for 2026

On December 9, 2025, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published its 2026 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (2026 Report). While FINRA scarcely mentioned artificial intelligence (AI) in its 2025 Annual...more

DLA Piper

Capital, Connectivity And Opportunity: The UAE As The Next Strategic Frontier for Canadian Funds

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Canada–UAE investment ties are entering a period of accelerated expansion, underscored by the recent Canada–UAE Investment Summit in Abu Dhabi in November 2025, where Prime Minister Carney from Canada, along with senior...more

Alston & Bird

CFTC Adopts Pro-Respondent Changes to Wells Process, Aligning with Parallel SEC Changes

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has adopted significant amendments to its Wells process—expanding timelines, increasing transparency, and bringing its procedures into closer alignment with recent reforms by...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: December 15, 2025, The End of the FCA? Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

A&O Shearman

ESMA Statement On MiCAR Transitional Measures

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The European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a statement on the discretionary transitional regime for cryptoasset service providers (CASPs) that offered their services in accordance with applicable law prior to...more

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European Commission Publishes Capital Market Integration Package

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The European Commission (EC) has published a Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions...more

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Bank Of England Launches SWES Exercise Focused On Private Markets

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The Bank of England (BoE) has launched its second system-wide exploratory scenario (SWES) exercise, this time focused on the private markets ecosystem. It will be run in collaboration with a group of banks and NBFIs active in...more

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White House Issues Executive Order on Proxy Advisory Firm Oversight

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On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors” (the “Order”), which directs the Securities and Exchange...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance Tip of the Day - Preparing for an Investigation

Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast that brings you daily insights and practical advice for navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements. Whether you’re a seasoned...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Section 16 Short-Swing Liability Rules Likely To Be Extended to Foreign Private Issuers and Their Affiliates

Legislation that will subject non-US companies that publicly report in the U.S. to short-swing profits liability rules under Section 16 of the Exchange Act is embedded in the annual defense funding bill that has passed in the...more

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