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The Corporate Transparency Act
John Wick - What You Need To Know about the Corporate Transparency Act
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US Expatriate Tax Planning - Part 2 - A Podcast with Janathan Allen
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US Expatriate Tax Planning - Part 1 - A Podcast with Janathan Allen
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Episode 12: A General Counsel’s Map for International Business Expansion - Part 2
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Our investment funds team outline the latest developments within the investment funds market in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"), including the funds statistics from the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission...more
On April 17, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's ("CFTC") operating divisions ("Divisions") provided guidance in an advisory on the criteria they will use when determining whether to refer self-reported...more
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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published its finalised Format for Incident Reporting Exchange (FIRE), together with a press release and updated webpage. FIRE provides a standardised format for financial institutions...more
The staff of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) on April 17, 2025 issued an advisory outlining the criteria the agency’s Market Participants Division, Division of Clearing and Risk, and Division...more
On April 17, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Market Participants Division (MPD), the Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR), and the Division of Market Oversight (DMO)—collectively the Operating...more
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In a January 27 client alert, we discussed final regulations issued on December 30, 2024, covering tax reporting requirements applicable to certain decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms operating as noncustodial brokers of...more
On April 17, 2025, three operating divisions of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly issued an advisory to provide guidance on the materiality or other criteria they will use in deciding whether to make a...more
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In the previous 3 articles of this 4-part series I identified and explained three types of fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule: 1. The unreliable and sometimes misleading performance ratings based on unrealistic assessment...more
The Single Resolution Board (SRB) has published a press release confirming it had launched a public consultation on its expectations on valuation capabilities (dated 1 April). The consultation forms part of the Single...more