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Key Takeaways From the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Revised Enforcement Guide

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Following a two-part consultation, which began in February 2024 (i.e., CP 24/2 and CP 24/2: Part 2) and was accompanied by a Policy Statement (PS25/5) setting out the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority publishes its revised Enforcement Guide

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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Policy Statement PS25/5, Our Enforcement Guide and greater transparency of our enforcement investigations, setting out the changes it is making to its Enforcement Guide...more

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FCA policy statement on finalised ENFG for the publication of enforcement measures

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published policy statement PS25/5 accompanied by a press release, outlining final revisions to its Enforcement Guide (now abbreviated as ENFG). The revisions follow a two-part...more

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The FCA Has Revamped its Enforcement Guide – Here’s What You Should Know

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On Tuesday the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued an updated version of its Enforcement Guide, which will now be referred to as ‘ENFG’ in the FCA Handbook, to distinguish it from the previous version. The ENFG is...more

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Florida Investigates Proxy Advisors Over DEI and ESG Investing Policies

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Florida AG James Uthmeier announced an investigation into whether proxy advising companies Glass Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. may have misrepresented their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Regulation in Flux, March 2025 - UK Financial Conduct Authority Abandons “Name and Shame” Proposals

The UK Financial Conduct Authority is no longer pursuing its high-profile proposal to announce the start of enforcement investigations into regulated firms. However, we may see a more robust interpretation of existing rules...more

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State Attorney General Investigations: What Consumer Financial Services Companies Need to Know

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State attorneys general (AGs) have long played a significant role in consumer protection enforcement, often acting as frontline regulators alongside federal agencies. For consumer financial services companies, an AG...more

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UAE's enhanced AML and CTF Regime: a journey from grey list to compliance

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The UAE has continued to implement significant legislative and structural reforms during 2024 in areas including financial crime compliance, whistleblowing, and virtual assets regulation. These improvements demonstrate the...more

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Second Financial Conduct Authority Consultation on Proposals for the Publication of Enforcement Measures

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published its second consultation on a proposed new approach to publicising its enforcement investigations and changes to its Enforcement Guide. The FCA first consulted on these...more

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UK: Trends in FCA enforcement activity 2023/24 and what lies ahead

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This month the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Annual Report and Accounts covering the period April 2023 – March 2024, which includes information on its enforcement activity during that period. The FCA has...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] FinTech University: Fear the Reaper - FinTech and Digital Assets Litigation - September 3rd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

With the past year marked by a number of enforcement actions and investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators against major actors in the digital assets space. This webinar will...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Private Equity Firms Need to Know About the Ongoing SEC Investigation of “Off-Channel” Communications

Over the last several years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has been laser-focused on the use of so-called “off-channel communications” in the financial services industry. On the theory that employees’ use of...more

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FAQs: UK FCA consults on plans to publicise investigations and amend its Enforcement Guide

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By now, you may have heard that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on changes to its approach to publicising enforcement investigations, as well as other changes to its Enforcement Guide. If they come into...more

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OIG report finds CFPB can enhance certain aspects of its enforcement investigations process

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Reserve Board and CFPB has issued a report on its evaluation of the CFPB’s process for conducting enforcement investigations.  OIG concluded that the CFPB can enhance...more

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FCA publishes its 2022/23 Annual Report and Enforcement data

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The FCA released its 2022/23 Annual Report last week together with data on its key enforcement trends. We consider below some of the key takeaways....more

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Five tips for implementing the UK FCA’s consumer duty

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Regulatory change programmes are no small undertaking. Failure to implement change thoroughly can lead to intensified regulatory scrutiny or, if sufficiently serious, investigations and enforcement action....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB and State Regulators Hone in on Interest-Bearing Crypto Accounts

On November 22, the CFPB denied a crypto lending institution’s petition for an order modifying a pending civil investigative demand (“CID”) that the Bureau issued to the institution in December of 2021. The CFPB issued the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OCC and FinCEN Issue $200 Million in Penalties for BSA-AML Violations

On March 17, the OCC and FinCEN issued civil monetary penalties against a federal savings bank for “willfully” failing to meet minimum compliance program requirements and shoddy suspicious transaction reporting. The consent...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OCC and FinCEN Issue $9 Million in Penalties for BSA-AML Violations

On December 16, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued civil monetary penalties against a Texas community bank for violations of the Bank...more

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Changes to decision making at the UK FCA: enforcement action

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Despite concerns being raised through the consultation process, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has implemented its proposals to shift some decision making from the Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC) to senior FCA...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] The SEC and FCA Annual Reports: Facts, Figures, Trends

In this episode, Akin Gump financial regulatory partner Helen Marshall and white collar defense and government investigations practice co-head Michael Asaro look at SEC and FCA’s annual reports to discuss similarities,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The FCA And SEC Annual Reports – A Statistical Comparison

Key Points - The SEC and the FCA each publish annual reports on their enforcement actions. Whilst enforcement data only shows a snapshot of the regulators’ activities, there is much to be learned from these reports,...more

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SEC Issues No-Action Relief On Registered Funds’ Custody Of Loan Interests

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In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.15.2020 | Top Story: Dating Apps Face Scrutiny for Likely Data Privacy Violations

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Popular app-based dating services—from Tinder to OkCupid to Grindr—are the subject of unwanted scrutiny this week after a report by the Norwegian Consumer Council that they’re “spreading user information like dating choices...more

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New York DFS and Other Regulators Launch Investigation into Payroll Advance Industry

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On August 6, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Linda A. Lacewell announced that the DFS will lead a multistate investigation into the payroll advance industry and allegations of unlawful...more

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