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U.S. FinCEN's Order Targeting CIBanco Will Upend Mexican Fiduciary Market

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In late June 2025, the U.S. Treasury’s FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network), under new authorities granted pursuant to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, and in line with President Trump’s...more

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Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - July 24, 2025

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On July 18, the GENIUS Act (the Act) was signed into law by President Donald Trump. According to a fact sheet released by the White House, the legislation aims to position the United States as a leader in the development of...more

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CFTC Issues Guidance on ‘US Persons’ Determinations

On May 21, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) Market Participants Division (MPD) and Division of Market Oversight (DMO) jointly issued a staff interpretive letter regarding cross-border definitions and...more

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Fed’s Powell discusses uncertainty in monetary policy amid Trump administration policy changes

On March 7, Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell delivered his prepared remarks at an event regarding the current economic outlook and U.S. monetary policy. Powell highlighted, despite any uncertainty, the U.S. economy was performing...more

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2024 CFTC Year in Review: An Overview of a Transitional Year

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Coming off a busy 2024, we expect that 2025 will be a landmark year for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission). Rostin Behnam’s resignation as Chairman on January 20 marked the end of the Biden...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 33

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Potential Priorities for Trump SEC Chair Nominee, Paul Atkins

On Wednesday, Dec. 4, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Paul Atkins as the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Atkins, who served as an SEC commissioner from 2002 to 2008...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Trump Prevents FSOC Designations and Bank Liquidations

In a Presidential Memorandum, President Trump directed the Secretary of the Treasury, as a member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, not to cast a nonemergency vote to subject nonbank financial companies to...more

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Funds Bulletin - February 2017

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Funds Bulletin (a monthly round-up of topical legal, regulatory and tax issues affecting the fund industry). Features our summary of the FSCP's position paper on the impact of Brexit on financial services consumers, as well...more

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Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign: Changes in Store for SEC Enforcement under the Trump Administration

Even before President Trump’s nomination of Jay Clayton as the next Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”), signs have been appearing that changes are afoot within the Division of...more

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Regulation D Battlefield Heating Up as Acting Chairman Piwowar Suggests Doing Away with Concept of Accredited Investors

On the same day that President Trump signed an Executive Order instructing federal agencies to create task forces designed to identify regulations for potential elimination, Michael Piwowar, Acting-Chairman of the Securities...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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A collection of corporate heavy hitters are betting big on the blockchain technology behind bitcoin rival Ethereum to build a computing system to track data and financial contracts. The project is seen by some as a way to...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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FinCEN is extending its campaign to press title insurance companies to reveal the real buyers behind shell companies that pay cash for high-end real estate deals in select cities around the country....more

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Will President Trump's Regulation Cuts Reduce Ongoing Disclosure for Bond-Financed Projects?

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President Donald Trump on Feb. 3, 2017, signed an executive order entitled "Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System," which directed the Treasury Secretary to consult with financial regulators,...more

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The Trump Administration-Part III: Preparing for a Catastrophe

Writing in her weekly New York Times (NYT) Fair Game column, in a piece entitled “The Trump Effect: Time To Buckle Up”, Gretchen Morgenson noted, “investors are now scratching their heads trying to figure out what his...more

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Executive Order Could Lead to Changes in the Regulation of US Financial Markets

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President Trump’s order sets forth core regulatory principles and requires an extensive report in 120 days, which could lead to broader changes in the regulation of the US financial markets....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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RBS has agreed to pay $85 million to the CFTC to resolve allegations that its traders “manipulated the ISDAfix benchmark rate over a period of five years to benefit the bank’s derivatives positions”....more

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Executive Order on Dodd-Frank Rollback

President Trump has signed an executive order titled “Presidential Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System.“ The “Core Principles” are...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Snap Inc. filed its first public prospectus yesterday in advance of its fast-approaching offering date, playing up the strength of its ad revenue in just two short years as part of its pitch for big-time value....more

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Trump's "Two for One" Regulation Order Excludes SEC, Maybe All of Dodd-Frank

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The White House clarified that Trump’s January 30 “two for one” Executive Order doesn’t apply to the SEC and other independent regulatory agencies, Reuters reported. ...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - Federal Reserve Board Announces Finalized Rule Adjusting the Board's Maximum Civil Money Penalties - On January 18, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it was adjusting...more

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Emerging Trends Newsletter - Q4

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The Volcker Rule Under the Trump Administration - The so-called Volcker Rule—named after Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board—was part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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On the heels of Deutsche Bank’s $7.2 billion deal, Credit Suisse has finalized the terms of its own MBS-related settlement. The Swiss bank will pay $5.3 billion to resolve claims that it misled investors about the standards...more

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In Conversation with Norm B Coleman

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1. Despite dire predictions about how his election might affect investor confidence, the U.S. stock market is surging.  Still, global markets see Trump as an uncertainty. What does a Trump presidency mean for businesses...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Trump Administration: Change By Appointment

The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, along with the Republican control of the majority of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, will likely result in significant changes in...more

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