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Holland & Knight LLP

A Look at Increased Oversight of Financial Institutions in Florida

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For several years, leaders in the Florida executive and legislative branches have sought regulatory and legislative changes to increase banking oversight at the state level. During the 2023 legislative session, House Bill 3...more

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FDIC Urges Financial Institutions to Complete Voluntary Diversity Self-Assessments

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The FDIC is urging financial institutions it supervises to voluntarily submit self-assessments of their diversity policies and practices to the agency by Oct. 31, 2024....more

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Reliable Expectations May 2024 - Diversity in Fund Finance Boundary Breaker Speaker Series with Henry Tang

The US Diversity in Fund Finance Committee of the Fund Finance Association held the latest event in their Boundary Breaker speaker series this week. The event, co-sponsored by Haynes Boone and Standard Chartered, was a great...more

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2024 Financial Institutions Outlook & Trends

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This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritized by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more

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CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion Publishes Annual Report to Congress

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The CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) provided its annual report to Congress covering the agency’s efforts in 2023. Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank, Wall Street Reform, and Consumer Protection Act...more

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Insights Special Edition: Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month, we present a special edition of our quarterly Insights publication, highlighting the talent and insights of women at Skadden. The issue spotlights their authorship on such topics as the...more

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CFPB Addresses ASC Appraisal Bias Hearings and Structure of The Appraisal Foundation

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The CFPB published a blog discussing a few key takeaways from a series of public hearings addressing appraisal bias....more

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Government Report Finds Financial Services Sector Could Work Better for Women

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The Sexism in the City report highlights key issues affecting women in financial services and sets out a number of recommendations to address them. On 8 March 2024, the House of Commons Treasury Committee published its...more

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Personal Matters - How will the risks to firms from individuals’ behaviour increase in 2024?

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Financial regulators in the UK have been interested for some years in the question of how personal behaviour can affect the risk profile of a financial institution. A recent SEC case suggests that US regulators may now be...more

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UK Bankers remuneration rules transitioning into 2024 and beyond

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2024 promises to be another busy year in the regulatory remuneration space. Banks will already be thinking about changes to their arrangements now the bonus cap has been lifted. Here’s a round-up of what else is new – some of...more

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UK regulators expectations on governance and DI within financial services firms

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The recent proposals from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on diversity and inclusion (D&I) include proposals in respect of governance and oversight within in-scope firms....more

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D&I as a non-financial risk: considerations for control functions

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Proposals from the UK financial regulators aimed at improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the UK financial services sector include an explicit expectation for all in-scope firms to consider a lack of D&I as a...more

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Not so 'plain and simple': the new draft FCA rules for non-financial misconduct

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In 2018, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") stated publicly that "non-financial misconduct is misconduct, plain and simple", emphasising their view that the Conduct Rules applicable to most employees within...more

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Tracking and improving inclusion in financial services: practical challenges and how to navigate them

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The latest UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) proposals for improving diversity and inclusion in financial services include requiring firms to report on six new inclusion metrics....more

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D&I in financial services: UK proposals for mandatory data reporting and public disclosure

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Post six in our blog series on the UK Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority proposals to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) in UK financial services considers the D&I data firms would be required...more

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FCA and PRA DI Proposals - Balancing data protection considerations against D&I reporting duties

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The latest post in our blog series looking at the UK Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority proposals to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial services industry focusses on data...more

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D&I disclosures: what D&I information will the UK regulators expect financial services firms to disclose?

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The UK financial services regulators’ proposals for creating a new regulatory framework for diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial services include proposals that in-scope firms report various aspects of their D&I data on...more

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D&I in FS: Data protection and D&I reporting

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are consulting on proposals to introduce a new financial services regulatory framework on diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial...more

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What the UK regulators’ proposals mean for D&I strategies in financial services firms

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The UK financial services regulators’ latest proposals for improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) include detailed proposals in respect of in-scope firms’ D&I strategies. The proposals, if implemented, would represent a...more

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FCA and PRA Publish Consultation on New Rules Relating to Diversity and Inclusion

Key Points - -Following a joint Discussion Paper in 2021 issued by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), both regulators have now issued Consultation Papers proposing new...more

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New blog series: deep dive into the FCA and PRA proposals for D&I in financial services

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The UK financial services regulators are setting out to move the dial when it comes to diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial services sector. D&I strategies, targets and disclosures are all included in their new...more

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UK Consults on Proposals to Boost Diversity and Inclusion in Regulated Firms

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have released a joint consultation on new regulatory framework on diversity and inclusion. This article focuses on the FCA’s Consultation Paper CP23/20....more

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The FCA Consults: D&I Standards for Large Firms, Nonfinancial Misconduct Rules for All

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On 25 September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its consultation paper CP23/20: Diversity and inclusion in the financial sector – working together to drive change alongside a similar consultation paper...more

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Project W - QA with Samer Yousif

Samer Yousif has spent his career building entrepreneurial and investor ecosystems and is on a mission to bring racial equity to the venture ecosystem. Samer shared with us how BLCK VC and Investors of Color aim to increase...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] FinTech University: Diversity in FinTech - September 5th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on Diversity in FinTech. This webinar will examine diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within the FinTech industry. Experienced Nelson Mullins attorneys Erin...more

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