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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new rule addressing its supervision of large nonbank companies offering US consumers certain digital funds transfer services and payment wallets and apps....more
What Happened? President Biden has proclaimed January 9, 2025, a federal holiday for the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter; as a result, Federal government agencies and departments will be closed that day. Is...more
On December 30, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order closing all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on January 9, 2025, in observance of a national day of mourning for former President...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 16 – 20, 2024. ...more
Until fall 2023, there were few SEC enforcements or litigations involving securities issues with non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). This has changed dramatically. In rapid succession last fall, the SEC undertook two enforcements...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a Dear CEO Letter setting out its key concerns and priorities over the next two years for benchmark administrators. The FCA's supervisory priorities include: - corporate...more
Many countries finalized new regulations and released new guidance in 2024 regarding global equity plans. Multinational companies should confirm whether their equity grant materials and plan administration align with such...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority published a Dear CEO letter setting out its strategy for providers and distributors of contract for differences over the next two years. The FCA's planned work relates to: - Consumer...more
December 30, 2024- U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released his 2024 Year-in-Review and Oversight Report for the 118th Congress, highlighting Banking Committee...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a Dear CEO letter for data reporting services providers. Since its previous letter in May 2022, the FCA has seen improvement in some areas such as within firms' data quality...more
A Segregated Portfolio Company (SPC) provides for the protection of the assets held under one portfolio by ring-fencing them from the liabilities of other portfolios in the same company. SPCs were introduced in the Cayman...more
This year, the SEC has ramped up its enforcement efforts against digital asset marketplaces for selling non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) (and other digital assets) the agency alleges are securities. In response, some potential...more
The Financial Conduct Authority, Prudential Regulation Authority, and the Bank of England have launched consultations on operational incident and third-party reporting. The regulators propose to establish a framework to...more
On October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Final Rule establishing the new Outbound Investment Security Program, set to take effect on January 2, 2025. This program, implemented under Executive Order...more
On December 23, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed the nationwide injunction enjoining the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and the corresponding reporting...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated and then subsequently suspended the reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) over the course of the last week by staying the original...more
On December 30, 2024, the Massachusetts Legislature passed House No. 4653, “An Act Enhancing the Health Care Market Review Process.” This bill includes sweeping changes focused on increased regulatory oversight and healthcare...more
Most U.S.-based business entities are now required by a federal statute to report their “beneficial ownership information” (BOI) to an agency known as “FinCEN,” the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. BOI reporting is...more
Having survived Hurricane Sandy with 5 feet of water downstairs, I’ve had my fill of natural disas- ters. Whether it’s climate change or not, the weather is more unstable than ever be- fore. Whether it’s 70 degrees by me in...more
On December 26, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit VACATED a ruling early this week to stay the nationwide injunction enjoining the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and...more
As an ERISA attorney for 26 years, I have seen a lot of strange things that plan sponsors have done to risk the ire of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor (DOL). Many of these strange things could...more
On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved a district court injunction that had stayed the January 1, 2025 deadline for compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Therefore, the Fifth...more
In an Alert earlier last week, we reported that on December 23, 2024, a motion panel of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) motion for a stay, or...more
The ongoing legal saga in the federal courts surrounding the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) (31 U.S.C. § 5336) has reversed course, yet again. On December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more
I want to wish you all a happy and healthy 2025. Despite challenging headlines, 2024 delivered extraordinary wins in our clean energy transition. But first, better stock up on espresso and cocoa now. Coffee and cocoa prices...more