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Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more
FINRA previously announced in Regulatory Notice 25-04 that it is launching a broad review to modernize its rules regarding member firms and associated persons and identified the modern workplace as its area of initial focus....more
On October 21, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Division of Examinations ("Examination Division") announced its 2025 Examination Priorities ("Report"). Investment advisers and broker-dealers should...more
AI has revolutionized the way many businesses operate. Firms in the financial sector are eager to take advantage of rapidly developing technologies but do not want to risk running afoul of relevant Securities and Exchange...more
Companies in the growing “wealthtech” space often face novel regulatory and legal issues under the federal securities laws. Wealthtech companies blend traditional asset management and brokerage services with new technologies:...more
The SEC is Keeping a Watchful Eye on Companies' Claims about their AI Capabilities and Issued a Recent Warning: Don't "AI-Wash" - In July 2023, the SEC proposed new rules that would require broker-dealers and investment...more
On November 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") proposed a new rule, to be codified at 12 C.F.R. § 1090.109, that would bring general-use digital payment processors who process more than five million...more
In light of concerns associated with artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-adjacent technologies such as machine learning in the field of investment advisory, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules on...more
Welcome to the third edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! After five class actions were filed between June 28 and July 11 (as reported on in our first edition of this series), on July 21, another class action lawsuit...more
We are probably still years away from Wall Street being overrun by actual robots. Nonetheless, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are divisively integrating into all aspects of society—from the classroom to the courtroom....more
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) constantly updated record of disciplinary actions contains a mixed bag of run-of-the-mill infractions, unethical behavior, and large-scale corporate misconduct and...more
On April 27, 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nasdaq, along with certain technology and biotechnology groups, released a policy paper titled “Expanding...more
On the Hill yesterday, Fed Chair Yellen acknowledged that the recent election would likely mean changes for the economy, but she said it was “too soon” to predict the nature of that economic impact at this time (though that...more