Sunday Book Review: December 22, 2024 – The Top Business Ethics Books from 2024 Edition
Daily Compliance News: December 20, 2024 – The First Post-Wirecard Client Edition
Classroom Insiders, Season 2 – A Deep Dive into Panuwat and Shadow Insider Trading
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 42 – The Holiday Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 60 - The Evolution of Fintech: Asia, The US and the Implications for Inclusion with Theodora Lau
The CFPB Takes Action Against VyStar Credit Union
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 57 - A Path to Financial Inclusion Through Technology with Eelee Lua
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 58 - The AI-fication of Jobs with Huy Nguyen Trieu
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 59 - Four Decades Fighting Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery – A Diplomat Reflects with Matt Friedman
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast: Banks Aren’t Over-Regulated, They Are Over-Supervised
Uncovering Disparities: The CFPB's Small Business Lending Study – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Daily Compliance News: December 19, 2024 - The Prison Labor Edition
AdvisorEsq Podcast Series - Episode 10 - Planning Ahead: The Valuation Equation
TechLaw10: Online Fraud & How to Stop It
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What is a Private Offering?
Post-Election Analysis and Its Impact on the Debt Settlement Industry
"Monsters Inc." y la reorganización empresarial
Compliance into the Weeds: NRA Governance Reforms: A Compliance Case Study
The Hill Country Podcast: Behind the Scenes at Kerrville Daily Times with John Wells
Great Women in Compliance – Holiday GWIC-tacular
The foundations for the Loan Market Association's ("LMA") fund finance work plans are now in place. Over the last months, LMA has thoroughly studied the market, listened to the voices of members and key stakeholders, and...more
This article is an update to the December 9, 2024, article: UPDATE: FinCEN Alerts That CTA Reporting Is Voluntary While Preliminary Injunction Remains in Effect - On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for...more
On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed the nationwide injunction that temporarily halted enforcement of and compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act....more
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an Order that served to stay the nationwide preliminary injunction in respect of CTA enforcement. In that ruling, the Fifth Circuit found the government...more
On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s emergency motion for a stay, effectively blocking a nationwide injunction issued by a district court against the Corporate Transparency Act...more
On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted the injunction issued earlier this month that had paused enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). In response, the U.S....more
With the end of the year quickly approaching, now is good time to ensure you make your annual exclusion gifts for the year to reduce your taxable estate. For 2024, an individual can give $18,000 (and a married couple...more
On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Department of Justice’s motion to lift a preliminary injunction, which blocked the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This decision...more
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an Order that served to stay the nationwide preliminary injunction in respect of CTA enforcement. In that ruling, the Fifth Circuit found the government met...more
COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11772 - Nippon Express / SH)- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11783 - Luxshare / Pierer / Leoni)...more
Introduction - On 5 December 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Divisions of Clearing and Risk, Data, Market Oversight, and Market Participants issued a staff advisory on the use of artificial intelligence...more
I – ADDITIONAL CSLL - Following the House of Representatives’ approval just one day before, the Brazilian Federal Senate approved, on December 18, 2024, Bill of Law No. 3,817/2024 (the “bill”), which introduces an...more
On 18 December 2024, the German Parliament (Bundestag) passed the Act on the Digitalization of Financial Markets (Finanzmarktdigitalisierungsgesetz, the "Act"). The Act is intended to complement key measures of the European...more
On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the District Court’s nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et...more
On December 23, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order granting the government's emergency motion for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act...more
Subscription credit facilities are a widely utilized product in the fund finance market, offering sponsors access to a reliable source of financing to bridge capital call and to lenders collateral backed by investors’ capital...more
On December 17, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it had settled charges against Ohio-based Express, Inc. (“Express”). The SEC ultimately found that Express violated Sections 13(a) and 14(a)...more
On 29 November 2024, the Australian Parliament passed the long-awaited Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Bill)....more
As noted in our client alert yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the enforceability of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and lifted the preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the enforceability of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), and the preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...more
The Fifth Circuit has granted the government’s request to stay temporarily the order and injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which had issued a nationwide stay prohibiting...more
The Continuing Resolution (CR) that was actually passed by Congress on Friday, December 20, 2024, did not contain language extending the reporting deadline under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) that was in a previous...more
As a follow-up to our alert on December 23, 2024 that the nationwide injunction related to the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act has been lifted and filings of beneficial ownership information reports by reporting...more
In a recent client alert, we notified clients that on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and...more