Regulatory Developments -
FinCEN Proposes Form of Report to Collect Beneficial Ownership Information and Application to Obtain FinCEN Identifiers -
On January 17, FinCEN proposed a form of report to collect beneficial...more
1/27/2023
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Federal Reserve Invites Public Comment on Proposed Principles for Large Banking Organizations to Manage Climate-Related Financial Risks -
On December 2, the Federal Reserve announced that it...more
12/12/2022
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CFPB Issues Guidance on Investigation Practices by Consumer Reporting Agencies -
On November 22, the DOL announced a final rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to...more
12/2/2022
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After years of relative silence related to variable annuity exchanges on the regulatory front, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced last week settled charges against RiverSource Distributors, Inc...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) initial public offering (IPO) allocations rules, expanding the exemptions and exclusions...more
Editor's Note -
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter that closes the gap in investor protection created by the SEC’s approval of FINRA Rule 2165; the SEC’s Investment...more
Editor's Note -
Regulatory Relief, One Way or Another. It seems that banks may finally be the beneficiaries of meaningful regulatory relief and such relief is coming from several different sources. Yesterday, May 8, 2018,...more
5/10/2018
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