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Let’s say, once upon a time, you worked from home during the pandemic. If so, did you use a variety of communication methods (perhaps switching among different platforms, never sure which camera or microphone would be...more
April 9, 2025- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence held a hearing entitled “American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets...more
December 20, 2024- The Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Payment Systems Regulator have a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which sets out the high-level...more
December 18, 2024- The Federal Open Markets Committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point to 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 percent. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System...more
Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law that amends key provisions of the state’s pay-to-play statute which limits political contributions by state and local contractors and their agents....more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
August 9, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
January 9, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board released the minutes from the recent meetings that occurred on November 13 through December 13, 2023 to review and determine the discount rates provided to depository institutions...more
The 2023 elections are a little over a month away, and hopefully, if your corporation holds or seeks state and local government business, you have been regularly reminding your directors, officers, and other employees about...more
Several years before announcing the first “off-channel” communications enforcement action, the SEC and FINRA cautioned broker-dealers and investment advisers about problematic record-keeping practices involving the use of...more
June 12, 2023 The Accountability Through Confirmation Act and the Protecting Small Business Information Act have each been introduced to reform the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)....more
One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges - FTX Trading Ltd. - and many of its affiliates filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. While the full impact of the FTX bankruptcy is not yet clear, various responses from...more
October 6, 2022- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced that Treasury has signed a loan agreement for the Clean Technology Fund—a multilateral trust fund which helps to scale up low carbon technologies in...more
August 10, 2022- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an interpretive rule laying out when digital marketing providers for financial firms must comply with federal consumer financial protection law....more
Major Developments- Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement- June 15, 2022- The Federal Reserve issued a statement regarding the Federal Open Market Committee meeting held June 14-15.-...more
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more
Interactive Brokers LLC (“Interactive Brokers”) recently settled with three separate regulatory entities for a total of $38 million, without admitting or denying the findings. According to the SEC, Interactive Brokers failed...more
My View: Since the first edition of what has become Bridging the Week on February 23, 2013, I have tried on an almost weekly basis to summarize legal and regulatory developments that I thought might be of interest to persons...more
Key Points - - This Katten Advisory focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on regulatory compliance obligations of financial firms operating in the United States, with a focus on securities and derivatives industry...more
Last week, financial services firms and regulators worldwide continued to anticipate and try to mitigate potential issues related to the expected increase in remote working in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unrelatedly, the...more
Last week, international regulators began issuing guidance and/or relief to impacted firms in response to the spread of COVID-19. The impact of this novel coronavirus has already begun materially to affect operations and...more
On October 11, 2019, the leaders of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a...more
Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued a joint statement setting forth concerns they have with the ability of broker-dealers to comply with the SEC’s Customer...more
BROKER-DEALER - SEC Adopts Rules and Interpretations To Enhance Protections and Preserve Choice for Retail Investors - On June 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt a package of rules and...more