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The SEC's Reach Beyond Publicly Traded Companies
Compliance Tip of the Day: Superforecasting
Everything Compliance: Episode 151, The What is Illegal DEI Edition
Daily Compliance News: March 13, 2025, The Uncle Jeffrey Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Taming Complexity
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Hill Country Podcast: Upcoming Exhibits and Events at the Museum of Western Art
Compliance into the Weeds: More Compliance Challenges in the Trump Era
Great Women in Compliance: Stop, Collaborate, & Listen with Kristy Grant-Hart
Daily Compliance News: March 12, 2025, The Ruth Marcus Resigns Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: The Last Mile
Everything Compliance, Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 151, The What is Illegal DEI Edition
Innovation in Compliance: Navigating AI Governance in 2025 with Christine Uri
Daily Compliance News: March 11, 2025, The Shift in View Edition
Building a Business at the Intersection of Neurodata and Innovation With Rob Cooley
Compliance Tip of the Day: Chatbots in Compliance
FCPA Compliance Report: Eric Morehead on Understanding The Role and Function of The U.S. Sentencing Commission
Daily Compliance News: March 10, 2025, The Measles at Dulles Edition
Sunday Book Review: March 9, 2025, The Defending the Mind Edition
Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance...more
How Did We Get Here? The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect on January 1, 2024, and was enacted as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020....more
US privacy lawyers have long used the “patchwork” metaphor to describe the US privacy legal landscape. Early signs suggest that metaphor may also soon apply to US AI regulation: Colorado adopted An Act Concerning Consumer...more
ISSUES AFFECTING ALL SCHEMES - PENSION SCAMS – UPDATED MEMBER LEAFLET - The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its member leaflet on pension scams to remove the reference to Pension Wise....more
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published the Omnibus Simplification Package, a set of proposals designed to streamline key EU sustainability regulations, eliminate redundancies, and reduce administrative burden...more
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria or standards or sustainability issues have impacted all sectors of society, including corporate and professional policyholders and their risk managers, insurance...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the current Trump administration has swiftly adopted a new agenda. Some of the first initiatives dealt with shareholder engagement and shareholder proposals. These...more
ESTABLISHING A BUSINESS ENTITY IN HONG KONG - 1. Introduction - Hong Kong as an international centre for finance, commerce and trade is often considered as one of the most attractive places to do business owing to its...more
The keenly awaited details of the EU’s proposed first omnibus package were published on 26 February 2025. The package includes amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) (including revision and...more
On February 26, 2025, the EU Commission presented the first part of the Omnibus Simplification Package announced in January 2025. This formal legislative initiative aims to simplify and harmonise existing EU regulations...more
On March 2, 2025 the U.S. Treasury Department laid waste to about a million law firm postings about the Corporate Transparency Act, announcing that Treasury now intends to propose fundamental changes to the CTA Rule and that...more
The Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 were published, alongside an explanatory memorandum. The Regulations amend the Register of Overseas Entities (Delivery, Protection and...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on remand from the United States Supreme Court, unanimously reversed the district court’s denial of a technology company’s (the “Company”) motion to dismiss claims...more
The regulators have said they will not pursue their proposals on announcing enforcement investigations and on D&I. On 12 March 2025, the FCA and PRA made important announcements regarding the long-awaited outcomes on certain...more
Tipping has been part of the modern-day American restaurant experience for decades. Like most forms of income, these tips are taxable and subject to income tax. But what if this income was free from income tax liability?...more
After a series of legal detours, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) now finds itself on a track with fewer paths as the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) took a major step to reduce the burden of reporting...more
On March 6, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging GTCR BC Holdings, LLC's (GTCR) proposed acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. (Surmodics). The complaint alleges that the transaction...more
There are approximately 16,000 companies registered in Bermuda, of which approximately 14,000 are international companies. As a result, Bermuda is a jurisdiction which deals with a large number of corporate governance...more
In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital infrastructure, data center developers face unique challenges and opportunities. This blog post delves into the intricacies of structuring investments and working with investors in...more
On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance announced significant enhancements to the accommodations available for issuers confidentially submitting draft registration...more
Under federal trademark law, a winning trademark owner can seek a defendant’s profits from infringing use of the trademark. But just who is the “defendant” whose profits can be reached? Is it the corporate affiliate of the...more
Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands has become a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds, with nearly 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and over 17,000 regulated closed-ended funds....more
In the recently released 2025-2026 Budget, the Hong Kong Government has mentioned that it will further strengthen the city’s role as a leading international financial centre. It extends various favorable policies and reforms...more
Management teams of companies acquired by private equity (PE) firms often find themselves in a unique position. For a time, they are both selling owners and operators who will continue to run the business after the sale....more
Interpretive guidance unlocks general solicitation in Regulation D offerings with user-friendly, bright-line approach. On March 12, 2025, Latham & Watkins obtained SEC Staff guidance on the use of general solicitation in...more