Securities Exchange Act, Anti-Money Laundering

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: 2024 Fourth Quarterly Review

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 2/4/2025

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

“Decentralized Finance (DeFi),” Fintech, Regtech, and the Financial Services Industry (Ch. 8A)

WilmerHale on 2/9/2024

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is an umbrella term used to describe financial services provided outside of the traditional markets, that rely on blockchain technologies to create innovative products instead of relying on...more

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for November 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/19/2023

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - November 2023 # 4

Troutman Pepper Locke on 11/28/2023

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Twinkle-Twinkle Little SAR: SEC & FINRA Settle with Broker-Dealers and Registered Rep

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/9/2023

In a series of settlements announced this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) penalized several broker-dealers for allegedly failing to file...more

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - November 2023

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/30/2023

Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more

SEC Enforcement Actions Reflect Expansion of SEC’s AML Compliance Focus: Broker-Dealers, Investment Advisers, Registered...

WilmerHale on 9/29/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced anti-money laundering (AML)-related charges against an individual registered representative for failing to escalate red flags of potentially suspicious activity,...more

Top 5 SEC Developments for July 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/15/2023

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources. This...more

Preparing for the Corporate Transparency Act: What you should be doing now

Quarles & Brady LLP on 8/4/2023

Although you have probably been bombarded with news about the Corporate Transparency Act which is set to take effect on January 1, 2024, its actual impact for most operational companies in the U.S. will likely be...more

FinCEN Issues Final Rule Implementing Corporate Transparency Act Requirement

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/7/2022

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule on Sept. 29, 2022, implementing the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement of the Corporate...more

Red Flag Refresher: Broker-Dealers and the Importance of Strong AML Compliance

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/6/2022

The SEC continues to focus a portion of its enforcement attention on registrants' obligations with regard to anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and transaction monitoring. In this post, we provide a refresher on the...more

Material Investment Management Developments and Template Annual Compliance Checklists for Registered Investment Advisers, Exempt...

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 5/5/2022

Summaries of recent legislative and regulatory developments with respect to: •SEC’s 2022 Examination Priorities • Proposed Amendments to Form PF Requirements- •Proposed New Rules Applicable to Private Fund Advisers and...more

FinCEN Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Corporate Transparency Act

Miller Canfield on 12/21/2021

On December 8, 2021, the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) implementing Section 6403 of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which gives the public until...more

FinCEN Announces Proposed Regulations to Implement Corporate Transparency Act Requirement

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/15/2021

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released proposed regulations on Dec. 7, 2021, seeking to implement the "beneficial ownership information" (BOI) requirement of the Corporate...more

Continuing AML regulatory issue focus: A look at a recent SEC enforcement case, the SEC’s response to Petition for Certiorari, and...

BCLP on 10/21/2021

Garcia Case Highlights Necessity of Knowing Your Customer and Listening to Internal Fraud Watchdogs. The SEC’s recent Order against a broker-dealer (the “Firm”) imposed a $750,000 financial penalty for the Firm’s failure...more

Danske Bank Secures a Big Victory in Investor Suit Based on Alleged AML Violations

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/9/2021

Danske Bank (Danske) recently secured a big victory in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On August 25, 2021, the appellate court unanimously affirmed the Southern District of New York’s dismissal of...more

House Votes to Repeal OCC True Lender Rule

Goodwin on 7/28/2021

In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence

Goodwin on 7/27/2021

SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence; Stockholders Strike $110 Million Settlement In Suit Alleging Breaches Of Fiduciary Duties By Former...more

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