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Bipartisan AI Bill Reintroduced; Senate Challenges China Chip Reversal — AI: The Washington Report

On July 30, Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill was reintroduced to “establish regulatory guardrails at financial regulatory agencies for regulated entities to test AI projects.”...more

Mayer Brown

UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of July 14, 2025

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RUSSIA SANCTIONS - UK Lowers Oil Price Cap on Seaborn Russian Crude Oil, OFSI publishes related FAQs: On July 18, 2025, the UK Government, alongside the EU, announced that it will lower to Oil Price Cap on seaborne Russian...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Payments industry associations argue against remittance transfer tax proposal

On May 28, the Senate Committee on Finance received a joint letter from several payments industry associations urging lawmakers to reject a proposed 3.5 percent tax on remittance transfers, which includes any transfer...more

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Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 68 - Why Geopolitical Risk Matters to Compliance and Legal Staff with Mark Nuttal and Chad Olsen

The hasty U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 under the Biden administration—and the fallout that followed—along with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the ongoing war, have created inflationary...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more

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The Real Estate Impact of FinCEN's Beneficial Ownership Reporting: Are You Prepared?

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In a move heralded as a significant step toward transparency, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has adopted its final Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Rule pursuant to the Corporate...more

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Russian Law Restricts Compliance with US National Defense Authorization Act

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Russia President Vladimir Putin signed the federal law, “On Amendments to the Federal Law ‘On Measures of Influence (Counteraction) on Unfriendly Actions of the United States of America and Other Foreign States,’” on May 1,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] 2022 Enforcement Outlook Webinar Series - Managing AML Risk Under Heightened Scrutiny - May 10th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

To help you stay up-to-date on the enforcement trends impacting your organization’s compliance strategy, McDermott is pleased to invite you to the 2022 Enforcement Outlook webinar series, which covers key areas of enforcement...more

The Volkov Law Group

FINRA Reminds Broker-Dealers on Importance of Compliance with New AML Rules

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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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The UK National Security and Investment Act – New Regime Effective on 4 January 2022

The new UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI Act) received Royal Asset on 29 April 2021 and, at the time, the UK Government indicated that further guidance regarding the scope and the effective date of the NSI...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK National Security and Investment Law Adopted: New UK Rules for Reviewing Foreign Direct Investment

On 29 April 2021, the UK's National Security and Investment Bill (NSI Bill) gained Royal Assent. The NSI Bill, dubbed by some as CFIUK – a nod to the United States' Committee on Foreign Investments (CFIUS) – has now become...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New York Department of Financial Services and National Securities Corporation Agree to $3 Million Settlement in Cybersecurity...

Earlier this month, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a settlement and consent order with National Securities Corporation (National Securities) for $3 million in connection with National...more

White & Case LLP

A Few Words on DORA – Proposal for Regulation on Digital Operational Resilience in Financial Sector

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The financial sector is greatly dependent on information and communication technologies (ICT). The importance of ensuring remote access to financial services increased to an even greater extent during the COVID-19 pandemic,...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.7.2020 | Top Story: Treasury Department Releases Details of $660 Billion PPP Loans

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With the Treasury Department’s release of PPP data on Monday, we now have a clearer picture of the top recipients of the government’s “$660 billion small business relief program,” with “restaurants, medical offices and car...more

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FinCEN Deputy Director Stresses Technological Innovation, Virtual Currency Enforcement and the U.S. Culture of Compliance

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Last Wednesday, FinCEN Deputy Director Jamal El-Hindi appeared at the annual conference of the Money Transmitter Regulators Association and delivered prepared remarks. The topics of his address covered three issues of...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2018 #4

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on July 19, 2018, that it is directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) “to develop and submit modifications to the NERC Reliability...more

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