Daily Compliance News: July 17, 2025, The COSO Yanked Edition
Five Tips for a New Public Company Director
Daily Compliance News: July 7, 2025 the Disaster on the River Edition
Daily Compliance News: June 25, 2025, The PCAOB Elimination Hits Roadblock Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 71 – Crypto Fault Lines: Stablecoins, Meme Coins & the Fight for Clarity PLUS: Sanctions, Shell Companies & Fragmented Global Trade
Everything Compliance: Episode 155, To Tesla and Beyond Edition
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants - Episode 155
Daily Compliance News: June 2, 2025, The Unintended Consequence Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: How Should Crypto Companies Be Thinking About New Laws?
The LathamTECH Podcast — Where Digital Assets Slot Into a Shifting Fintech Regulatory Landscape: Insights From the US, UK, and EU
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and Sold? (Part 2)
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants - Episode 154
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 52 – The Big Jet Plane Edition
Daily Compliance News: May 13, 2025, The Leaving on a Jet Plane Edition
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and Sold? (Part 1)
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Exploring the Administration's Regulatory Impact on Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 49 - The Depression Episode
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 5, 2025
Who may be interested: Exchange-Traded Funds, Broker-Dealers, Registered Investment Companies, Registered Investment Advisers, Compliance Staff, Boards of Directors - Quick Take: The Securities and Exchange Commission (the...more
On May 12, 2025, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”), Paul Atkins, announced his plan to “develop a rational regulatory framework for crypto asset markets” during his keynote...more
On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Alpine Securities Corp. in Alpine Securities Corp. v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. In doing so, the Supreme Court declined...more
On May 15, 2025, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Trading and Markets (the “Staff”) published responses to certain frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) relating to crypto asset activities...more
Situation Overview: The SEC’s Crypto Task Force is advancing its exploration of regulatory frameworks for digital asset custody. What: The SEC hosted its third roundtable, Know Your Custodian, focusing on challenges and...more
The new presidential administration began on January 20, 2025, and change came quickly to many federal agencies, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On Inauguration Day, Paul S. Atkins was nominated...more
On Friday, April 25, 2025, newly sworn in SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins spoke for the first time in his new role at the SEC’s third roundtable in its series discussing crypto asset regulation called Know Your Custodian: Key...more
In a section titled “Annuities Securities Products,” FINRA’s 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, issued on January 28, 2025, addresses regulatory obligations related to the sales of variable annuities (VAs) and...more
FINRA’s continued focus on account recommendations and rollovers is evident in its 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report), Based on the Report, broker-dealers and their registered representatives...more
2025 is here, and so is FINRA’s 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (Report). On January 28, 2025, FINRA published the Report, which provides firms with insight into FINRA’s findings from recent observations and...more
Is FINRA constitutional? According to the D.C. Circuit’s November 2024 opinion in Alpine Securities Corp. v. FINRA, FINRA proceedings may be unconstitutional in one narrow set of circumstances. ...more
In addition to basic blocking and tackling, compliance officers often have the thankless job of performing the annual review of their compliance program required by Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7....more
Private Fund Rules Cancelled, Survey Says Marketing Rule is a Lot of Work and the Intersection of Regulation BI and Investment Adviser’s Fiduciary Duty - Welcome to our June Regulatory Roundup, where we provide you with a...more
Compliance Update for the week Ending April 5, 2024 - For our clients and compliance colleagues, this weekly update will give you a quick look at the latest regulatory developments. Enjoy!...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to expand the definition of “accredited investor” to include additional entities that could bear the economic risks of investment and certain financially sophisticated...more
Litigation Risks Posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest - Pete Tepley and Meredith Lees highlight litigation risks posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg-BI), litigation risks that may arise from Reg-BI’s...more
The SEC Division of Enforcement’s 2019 Annual Report, released earlier this month, shows a continuing focus on activities involving blockchain and cryptocurrency, and its website shows an increase in cases since last fiscal...more
Earlier this month, the leaders of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released a joint statement reminding individuals...more
Last week, the Staffs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (collectively, the Staffs) released a Joint Statement concerning the application of the SEC’s...more
SEC Tells Firms to Stop Missing the Basics on Cybersecurity - The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) reported in a recent Risk Alert that many investment advisers and broker-dealers are failing to...more