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Bennett Jones LLP

Screening By the Authorizing Judge: Québec Court of Appeal Upholds the Principle of Partial Dismissal in Salko c. Financière...

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On January 30, 2025, the Québec Court of Appeal rendered a judgment in Salko c. Financière Banque Nationale inc., 2025 QCCA 74 (Salko) providing clarity on the application of the Quebec Consumer Protection Act (QCPA) and on...more

Allen Matkins

Broker-Dealers, Investment Advisers And Others May Soon Face Enforcement Under the California Consumer Financial Protection Law

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In 2020, the legislature enacted the California Consumer Financial Protection Law.  The CCFPL significantly expanded the regulatory authority of the the Department of Financial Protection & Innovation by granting it the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Broker Dealer Commissions: UK Supreme Court Hears Appeal in Johnson, Wrench, Hopcraft v Close Bros. and FirstRand

Executive Summary - The UK Supreme Court last week heard arguments in the joined test cases of Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, Wrench v FirstRand Bank Ltd and Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd. At issue were findings by the...more

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UK Supreme Court opens three-day hearing on motor finance commission complaints

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The three-day hearing of the significant Supreme Court case involving motor finance commission complaints has begun. The case involves the conjoined appeals involving two lenders who are challenging the decision of the Court...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Consults on Regulatory Perimeter Guidance for Trading Venues

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation paper on proposed guidance on the regulatory perimeter for multilateral trading facilities and on possible future changes to smaller trading venues' regulatory...more

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Does the SEC "Best Interest" Regulation Go Far Enough?

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a new standard called Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) that shifts the focus on protecting customers first and foremost. Although the regulation possibly puts...more

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New SEC Chairman Gives His First Speech on Crypto

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Gary Gensler asserts the SEC’s broad powers over digital assets, and puts consumer protection at the forefront. On August 3, 2021, Gary Gensler, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), gave a speech on...more

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Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities

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On July 8, the staffs of the Division of Trading and Markets (TM) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission and of the Office of General Counsel of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. issued a joint statement...more

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