On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it will not be issuing any fines or penalties or taking any other enforcement actions against any...more
3/4/2025
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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to stay a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) issued by a federal judge in Texas (Texas...more
2/24/2025
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has VACATED its recent stay of the nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The court vacated its earlier stay "in...more
12/30/2024
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On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the government's emergency motion to stay the nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more
12/27/2024
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On Dec. 3, 2024, in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency...more
The SEC has issued a concept release to seek public comment regarding audit committee reporting requirements, with a focus on the audit committee’s reporting of its responsibilities with respect to its oversight of the...more
Rule G-44 of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, or MSRB, became effective on April 23, 2015. That Rule establishes the supervisory and compliance obligations of municipal advisors.
The MSRB has provided an...more
Shortly before the filing deadline for the first conflict minerals filings on Form SD, it became known that the SEC believed non-metallic forms of tin are not conflict minerals because non-metallic forms of tin are...more
Norm Champ, Director, SEC Division of Investment Management, recently gave a speech where he reminded investment advisers to review compliance policies annually as required by SEC rules....more
The SEC has announced its examination priorities for 2014, which cover a wide range of issues at financial institutions, including investment advisers and investment companies, broker-dealers, clearing agencies, exchanges and...more
When implementing SEC Exchange Act Rule 10C-1 regarding the independence of compensation committee members, Nasdaq adopted a prohibition on the receipt of compensatory fees by compensation committee members, which is the same...more
The SEC announced a deferred prosecution agreement, or DPA, with a former hedge fund administrator who helped the agency take action against a hedge fund manager who allegedly stole investor assets. According to the SEC’s...more