The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vs. the Video Game Industry
Business Better Podcast Episode: FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Regulations to Strengthen and Modernize AML/CFT Compliance Programs
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Companies and the Corporate Transparency Act
Examining FinCEN FAQs, Proposed Legislation and Other CTA Developments
Practical Lessons Learned Regarding the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering for Financial Institutions - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Analyzing the Treasury's Illicit Finance Risk Assessment of Decentralized Finance - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Look at the Treasury Department’s April 2023 Report on Decentralized Finance or “DeFi”
Evaluating Fraud Under the Bank Secrecy Act - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Recent Developments in Anti-Money Laundering - The Consumer Finance Podcast
How Will the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and the Corporate Transparency Act Impact Banks’ Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Under the Bank Secrecy Act? A Discussion with Guest Matt Haslinger
A Conversation with Third Party Payment Processors Association President Marsha Jones - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Integrity Matters: AML Trends for 2022
Anti-Money Laundering Act Priorities Released: Takeaways for Companies
Innovation In Compliance - Episode 210 - Money Laundering Regulation and Compliance with Alexander Dill
BSA, OFAC, KYC, and CIP – What do they mean to me? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 29]
Credit Eco To Go Podcast: “You are either in front of the dragon, or behind the dragon”
Cryptocurrency: Wild West or Wall Street? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 22]
The New BSA Whistleblower Law: What You Need to Know
#WorkforceWednesday: EEOC Withdraws, DOL Rolls Back, and OSHA Expands - Employment Law This Week®
Crypto in the Crosshairs: What Regulatory Themes Characterized 2020?
Advisers Drafted by FinCEN for AML Duty, More Fines for E-Comm Retention Failures and a September Miracle, SEC Falls Back on Broken Windows Strategy, and a Refusal to Give Up on Private Fund Rules - FinCEN added to advisers’...more
The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, also known as the “BSA,” enacted in 1970, established requirements for record-keeping and reporting by banks and other financial institutions. The BSA is designed to, among...more
Hope for a resurgence during 2024 in Venture Capital fundraising, investment, and returns was strong at the beginning of this year, with optimism fueled by the recovery in 2023 of U.S. stock markets (lead by the performance...more
FinCEN is focused on customer due diligence, and both the 2024 Investment Adviser Risk Assessment and proposed rule indicate that investment advisers will be expected to assess customer identity, business model, and sources...more
On October 16, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Division of Examinations ("Examination Division") announced its 2024 Examination Priorities. Registrants should ensure that policies, procedures, and...more
On July 31, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Examinations issued a risk alert presenting observations regarding deficiencies with respect to compliance with key anti-money laundering (AML) requirements observed in compliance...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is responsible for protecting investors and ensuring the integrity of the securities markets. As part of this mission, the SEC requires broker-dealers to comply with...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources. This...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important and interesting SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
Nearly 10 years after former employee Howard Wilkinson blew the whistle on Danske Bank, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have issued over $2 billion in penalties against the...more
This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more
Welcome to Wilson Sonsini’s Focus on Fintech quarterly newsletter. This quarterly newsletter provides ongoing analysis and commentary on regulatory developments impacting the fintech industry....more
What is Tokenization? Tokenization is the process of converting an asset into a token on the blockchain. It operates by dividing—or fractionalizing—the ownership of an asset (whether the asset is a piece of real estate or...more
Speaking at the Munich Cyber Security Conference on February 17, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) plans to prioritize “cyber disruption,” foster international...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to modernize filing fee disclosure and payment methods; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced an examination of...more
In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (EXAMS) published its report on 2021 Examination Priorities on March 3, 2021. The 2021 Examination Priorities cover eight broad topics: - The protection...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants must provide to investors for the first time in 30...more
Asset managers will need to consider how FinTech developments impact their business model in 2020, including developments related to digital asset securities, cryptocurrency-based ETFs and blockchain. In this Bottom Line...more
Recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Investor Alert (the Alert) warning investors to use caution before investing in initial exchange offerings (IEOs) through online trading platforms. The...more
Investors and investment managers around the globe are seeing increasing rules and regulations on how they can deploy their money, how they can advertise their services, and how they have to report to regulators. ...more
Over the past two years, prices for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets have experienced extreme gains and declines, while billions of dollars have been raised through Initial Coin Offerings (“ICOs”). In this dynamic...more
• The rapid proliferation of technological advancements in global financial markets has caused regulators in several countries to increase their scrutiny of investments in, and implications of, cryptocurrencies. • This...more
There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more
On January 4 and January 12, 2017, respectively, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) each...more