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Don’t miss this complimentary webinar spotlighting the five most pressing regulatory developments reshaping compliance in Canada’s financial sector. From board-level liability, to shifting enforcement priorities, get up to...more
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed legislation that will impact the banking and financial services industries in the state. It becomes effective July 1, 2025. The Georgia General Assembly adjourned the 2025 legislative...more
In an earlier alert, we described the potential impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill on withholding taxes imposed on loans made by foreign banks to U.S. borrowers. ...more
Federal banking agencies under a second Trump Administration are expected to be more receptive to industry proposals for bank mergers, acquisitions, and related transactions. We've previously explored national trust banks and...more
On November 21, 2024, the Biden Administration announced sweeping new sanctions targeting numerous Russian banks, financial institutions and officials, including one of the largest remaining unblocked Russian banks,...more
The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority is consulting on a proposed rule and policy changes relating to the establishment and maintenance of third-country branches and subsidiaries within ring-fenced banking groups. The...more
This Article discusses the recent plea agreement between the United States and Danske Bank. It argues that the Department of Justice has advanced a new and evolving theory of liability for foreign banks that access the U.S....more
On January 13, 2023, the New York State Commercial Division issued a decision in Bangladesh Bank v. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., et al., Index No. 652051/2020, that continued New York courts’ tendency to assert personal...more
As the Russia – Ukraine war rages on, one outcome so far is clear: the Western nations remain aligned and united to confront Russian aggression. The West’s synchronized, roll-out of economic and trade sanctions against...more
The guiding principles are similar to related proposals from other banking regulators, but will require further clarification through the comment process. On December 2, 2022, the Board of Governors of the Federal...more
Después de una investigación de un año, el Comité de Finanzas del Senado de los EE. UU. investigó una escapatoria (FATCA Loophole) y entregó un Reporte de investigación titulado “The Shell Bank Loophole” que expone un esquema...more
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the "Federal Reserve") has over several decades defined when an activity engaged in by foreign banks subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the "BHCA"), which are thus...more
On New Year’s Day 2021, Congress passed the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA). As we reported last April, the AMLA 2020 included sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening protections against money laundering, terrorism...more
A recent decision out of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals sets limits on plaintiffs’ ability to transform regulatory violations into the basis for securities class actions. The decision further clarifies that issuers do...more
On January 1, 2021, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, an omnibus bill that includes the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”). The AMLA bans the use of anonymous shell companies...more
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA 2020) became law on Jan. 2, 2020, when Congress overrode President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. AMLA 2020 is the most consequential anti-money...more
On January 1, 2021, the US Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). As part of the NDAA, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020...more
Expanded compliance obligations will have far-reaching implications for regulated financial institutions and most companies operating in the US. On January 1, 2021, Congress overrode President Trump’s veto and enacted the...more
Le 27 octobre 2020, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (« BSIF »), soit l’organisme de réglementation des institutions financières fédérales du Canada, a lancé une consultation publique sur le nouveau...more
On October 27, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s federal financial institutions regulator, launched a public consultation on new Draft Guideline E-4: Foreign Entities Operating...more
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed S8428/A10530 and S8243-C/A10351-B into law on June 17, 2020. Collectively, in relevant part, the legislation creates N.Y. Banking Law § 9-x, which relates to residential forbearances as a result...more
In This Issue. The ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow in scale and scope, creating public health and humanitarian challenges worldwide. Global economies are also being impacted. Federal...more
The OJK introduced new regulation to facilitate the transformation of foreign bank branches into subsidiaries and address certain existing uncertainties in executing bank M&A. The key change is the introduction of branch...more
On January 30, the five federal financial agencies (Agencies) responsible for the administration of the Volcker Rule—the federal prohibitions on proprietary trading and private fund (covered funds) investments and sponsorship...more
Growing Chinese illicit finance threats, vulnerabilities, and exposure are combining to increase illicit financing risk in the international financial system, judging from a series of recent advisories, sanctions actions,...more