On February 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued the America First Investment Policy memorandum (Investment Policy Memo), outlining the US policy on investment security and directing substantial changes with regard to both...more
2/26/2025
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration
During its last week before the inauguration, the Biden Administration issued significant and complex new export controls on semiconductors and related technology for artificial intelligence (AI) applications worldwide. These...more
1/27/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The US Departments of State and Commerce have recently issued a series of rules that modernize space-related export controls to make the US more competitive and to strengthen international space partnerships while protecting...more
On October 28, 2024, the US Treasury Department announced the Final Outbound Investment Rule implementing President Joe Biden’s August 2023 “Outbound Order” (Executive Order 14105). The Outbound Order and associated Final...more
Last week, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a widely anticipated final rule to police the estimated $125 trillion-plus investment adviser market. The new rule extends...more
9/5/2024
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Compliance ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
National Security ,
Private Funds ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Terrorism Funding