The release of the Pandora Papers, a leak of approximately 12 million documents, exposed how foreign leaders and private actors use tax havens to conceal their wealth, with the United States a destination of choice. For...more
10/18/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Due Diligence ,
Financial Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
Offshore Funds ,
Pandora Papers ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Shell Corporations ,
Tax Evasion ,
Tax Haven ,
Trusts ,
White Collar Crimes
Prosecutors and regulators are signaling an intent to expand accountability amongst cryptocurrency platforms under U.S. laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). On October 8, 2020, the United States...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
1/26/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Capital Requirements ,
Credit Rating Agencies ,
Cybersecurity ,
FinTech ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
IFRS ,
Liquidity Coverage Ratio ,
No-Action Relief ,
Passporting ,
TLAC
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
11/21/2016
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank of England ,
Banking Sector ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
CFTC ,
Credit Ratings ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Financial Services ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Action Task Force ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
FSMA ,
HM Treasury ,
Mary Jo White ,
MiFID II ,
OCC ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Retail Banks ,
Ring-Fencing ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Technical Standards ,
UK ,
Universal Proxy Cards
In May 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued final rules regarding beneficial owner identification obligations for legal entity customers (the “Rule”).
Under the Rule, covered...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
2/8/2016
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Market Abuse ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Mexico ,
Prudential Standards ,
Rating Agencies ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
SEFs ,
South Africa
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
10/30/2015
/ Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Requirements ,
Consultation ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On August 25, 2015, the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), the bureau of the Department of the Treasury with principal responsibility for implementing anti-money laundering rules and regulations, issued a...more
In this issue:
- Bank Prudential Regulation & Regulatory Capital
- Bank Structure
- Derivatives
- Financial Market Infrastructure
- Financial Services
- People
- Events...more
12/9/2014
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset-Backed Securities ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banks ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
European Commission ,
Examination Manual ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Markets ,
Payment Systems ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)