October 28, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of privately-held net marketable borrowing for the October–December 2024 and January–March 2025 quarters....more
The Bank of England considers the latest wave of AI developments to be a “step change” for financial modelling that brings substantial opportunities as well as risks. AI governance is a developing field and financial...more
The Bank of England has published a consultation paper on amendments to its statement of policy on setting the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities. The proposals are designed to ensure that the U.K.'s...more
October 23, 2024 The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded 48 organizations $246.4 million for the development of affordable housing and community facilities serving...more
October 22, 2024- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized the Section 1033 Open Banking rule that requires financial institutions, credit card issuers, and other financial providers to unlock an individual’s...more
October 18, 2024- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen convened a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council in executive session at the U.S. Department of the Treasury....more
On September 30, 2024, the UK Digital Securities Sandbox was officially declared open. The announcement was made by the Bank of England (BoE) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), following the consultation earlier...more
October 16, 2024 - New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued new guidance to assist regulated entities in addressing and combating cybersecurity risks arising from artificial intelligence....more
October 15, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Board released the minutes from its recent meetings to review and determine the discount rates provided to depository institutions through the discount window. The minutes cover the...more
October 14, 2024- Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher J. Waller gave a speech entitled “Thoughts on the Economy and Policy Rules at the Federal Open Market Committee,” at “A 50 Year Retrospective on the Shadow Open...more
The Payment Systems Regulator has published a policy statement confirming the maximum level of Authorized Push Payment scam reimbursement. The statement follows the PSRs recent announcement confirming its decision to reduce...more
October 11, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund announced an agreement to issue three guarantees worth $498 million under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, the...more
The Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority have published a joint policy statement providing feedback to responses received to the Digital Securities Sandbox joint consultation (CP24/5). We discussed the proposals in...more
October 10, 2024- TD Bank N.A., the 10th largest bank in the United States, and its parent company TD Bank US Holding Company pleaded guilty and agreed to an aggregate of $3 billion in fines and penalties—$1.8 billion in...more
October 8, 2024- Federal Reserve Board Governor Adriana D. Kugler gave a speech entitled “The Global Fight Against Inflation,” at the Conference on Monetary Policy 2024: Bridging Science and Practice, European Central...more
The Bank of England has published a joint press release with the Financial Conduct Authority and the Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates (Working Group) on the end of LIBOR. On September 30, 2024, the...more
The Bank of England has announced the establishment of an Artificial Intelligence consortium. Its purpose is to provide a platform for public-private engagement to gather input from stakeholders on the capabilities,...more
Many governments are grappling with the question of how to regulate artificial intelligence to ensure it is adopted safely and used responsibly without hampering innovation. Governments have generally indicated similar...more
Our UK Financial Services Group examine the UK’s new mandatory reimbursement rules that will require payment service providers (PSPs) to reimburse victims of scam transactions....more
October 3, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a staff report entitled “Need for Speed: Quality of Innovations and the Allocation of Inventors.” October 3, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York...more
October 2, 2024- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and state financial regulators, issued a...more
September 30, 2024- Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell gave a speech entitled “Economic Outlook,” at the National Association for Business Economics Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee....more
On 25 September, the U.K. Payment Systems Regulator confirmed that the maximum reimbursement limit for victims of Faster Payments Authorized Push Payment scams will be £85,000. The PSR began consulting on reducing the...more
September 26, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury is undertaking actions as part of a coordinated international effort to disrupt Russian cybercrime services. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...more
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled “Regulatory Recipe for Economic Uncertainty: The Endless Basel Endgame and an Onslaught of...more