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Investment Management Roundtable Discussion – Regulatory and Enforcement Update
Regulation Best Interest Videocast Series: Establishing An Investment Platform Post-Regulation BI
Investment Management Update - Focus on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
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
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
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
On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Corner Post, Inc. v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in which the Court determined when a Section 702 claim under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)...more
April 17, 2024- The U.S. Department of the Treasury released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for February 2024. April 17, 2024- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a Liberty Street Economics blog...more
January 24, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") announced that the Bank Term Funding Program, where the FRB purchased government bonds at par, will cease making new loans as scheduled on March 11, 2024, ending a key...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
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
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
In This Issue. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released stress test scenarios to assess...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
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to modernize filing fee disclosure and payment methods; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced an examination of...more
The new Anti-Money Laundering laws and regulations continue to roll out with new risks, liabilities and compliance requirements. There is a coming AML enforcement storm, fueled by a new AML whistleblower program that will...more
The Situation: On January 4, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") issued an Interpretive Letter permitting national banks and federal savings associations ("Banks") to participate in independent node...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
In This Issue. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have extended for an additional...more
Editor's Note - Investment Company Institute Publishes FAQ on SEC No-Action Letter Regarding Auditor Independence. On September 23, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) published a memorandum (ICI Memo) responding to...more