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Investment Advisers and Generative AI

Start Planning Now to Reduce Your Increased Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Conflicts of Interest Risks The introduction and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and predictive data analytics (PDAs) by...more

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New Emphasis in SEC 2021 Examination Priorities

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its 2021 Examination Priorities on March 3.  The Examinations group – elevated last December to Division status (formerly the Office of Compliance Investigations...more

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FINRA Issues Compliance Guidance on Low-Priced Stocks

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The Wall Street Journal reports traders on Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum – the same social medium that helped fuel the GameStop short squeeze – have started bidding up cannabis stocks.  Mentions on the forum jumping from near...more

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Year in Review: Select SEC and FINRA Developments and Enforcement Cases

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The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement and examination developments, and cases...more

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Italy towards the implementation of a legal framework on blockchain

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The Ministry of Economic Development launched a public consultation setting out recommendations for the use of DLT and blockchain in a number of fields, including the regulatory banking and financial industry. ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 4.29.2020 | Top Story: White House Declares Meat Processing “Critical Infrastructure” Even as Unions Object...

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Despite [actually, more likely because of] a rash of recent closures at meat processing facilities due to COVID-19 outbreaks, the White House issued an executive order classifying the slaughterhouses as “critical...more

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2019 Year In Review: Select Sec And FINRA Developments And Enforcement Cases

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The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement and examination developments, and cases...more

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Virtual Currency Regulation: It’s Here. It’s There. It’s Everywhere.

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The European Union’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive recently became binding upon EU Member States. This latest directive must be enacted by member states by January 10, 2020. ...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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More trouble for Wells Fargo, as news emerged yesterday that some employees in the company’s business banking wholesale unit “altered information on documents related to corporate customers” without customers’...more

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The Marijuana Industry and the Securities Laws

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Part Three of a Three-Part Series - In the third and final part of this series on marijuana-related businesses (“MRBs”), we explore how the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”)...more

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Are Banks Ready for a KYC Revolution?

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Many of the world’s largest financial institutions have invested in distributed ledger technology—known popularly as blockchain technology—to improve their business operations. An area where this disruptive innovation holds...more

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SEC’s 2017 Exam Priorities

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OCIE released its 2017 exam priorities on January 12. The priorities list was most notable for being shorter than prior years. But that likely means only more focus, rather than less vigor....more

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Investment Management Update - October 2015

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Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. Schwab...more

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FinCEN's Recently Proposed AML Rule: A Road Map for SEC-Registered Investment Advisers

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The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) on September 1, 2015 that would impose anti-money laundering (AML) requirements for investment...more

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