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Seward & Kissel LLP

Pausing Bribery Prosecutions: What Companies Need to Know

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Last week President Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement of the nation’s most robust anti-bribery statute, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). The EO seeks a complete overhaul of the FCPA enforcement...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CLOs and Material Nonpublic Information: Key Takeaways from the SEC’s Settlement with Sound Point

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In this alert, we present the key lessons to be learned from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the SEC) settlement with Sound Point Capital Management, LP (Sound Point), and discuss whether a similar enforcement...more

A&O Shearman

Whistleblowing: ensure programs are fit for 2025

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Whistleblowing has become an increasingly critical aspect of corporate governance and compliance, especially for multinational companies operating across diverse legal and regulatory landscapes. We see increased efforts by...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Anticorruption and FCPA Enforcement: Takeaways and Lessons Heading into 2025

This is the second in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

A Tale of Two Regulators: The SEC and FCA Address AI Regulation for Private Funds

2023’s excitement for generative artificial intelligence (AI) prompted the SEC to respond on multiple fronts – stump speeches, rulemaking, new exam priorities and sweeps and previewing potential enforcement actions. SEC Chair...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

U.K. Parliament Giving Whistleblower Protections a Fresh Review

Recent legislative developments in the United Kingdom, public remarks from the new director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and recent parliamentary hearings on the Post Office Horizon scandal put a spotlight on...more

BCLP

On Watch - Do regulators now expect firms to monitor communications using AI?

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword, but a reality that is firmly on the radar of regulators and regulated firms in the US and UK. Recently, considerable investment into this area has prompted...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd Forum on Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight - October 17th - 18th, New York, NY

With so many new, emerging risks coming to the forefront, ACI is excited to announce our Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight. Unlike other conferences, this highly anticipated event stands apart...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Introducing a ‘SOX-Lite’ Regime in the UK: Learning From Experience in the US

Nearly two decades after the enactment of SOX, which was precipitated by several high-profile corporate and accounting scandals in the US during the late 1990s and early 2000s, UK and European regulators are grappling with a...more

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FCPA Digest - Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - June 2023

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In 2022, the DOJ and the SEC resolved a total of ten corporate enforcement actions under the FCPA, more than double the number in the previous year. While the average corporate penalties only slightly increased to $168...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

In Practice: Conflicting signals? Potential impacts of the SEC’s proposed conflicts of interest rule on UK and EU CLO managers

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On 25 January 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a far-reaching rule (Rule 192) to prohibit securitisation transactions involving or resulting in a material conflict of interest between certain...more

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UK Serious Fraud Office's Annual Report 2021-2022: A Call for Investment

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The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently released its 2021-2022 Annual Report. The report highlights major successes for the SFO along with key challenges the prosecutor needs to tackle going forward....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 5

On July 27, 2022, FINRA filed a proposed rule change with the SEC to make it easier for brokers to work from home. The proposed rule will add a category termed a “Residential Supervisory Location” under FINRA Rule 3110...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US vs EU/UK Margin Rules Comparative Summary

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This updated guide lays out the margin requirements for uncleared derivative transactions in a user-friendly comparative table. ...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on SEC Issues Staff Statement on SPAC Transactions, FINRA Modifies TRACE...

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Corp Fin Staff Issues Statement on SPAC Transactions - On March 31, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a staff statement...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Anti-Corruption 2021

This is the third in our First 100 Days series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the early days of the Biden administration. Our previous entry discussed sanctions and export control trends....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on New Rule 3241 from FINRA, Requests for Comment from the SEC on Money...

BROKER-DEALER - FINRA New Rule 3241 Becomes Effective February 15 - On February 15, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) new Rule 3241 — “Registered Person Being Named a Customer’s Beneficiary or Holding a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments For July 2020

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

Dechert LLP

COVID-19 Coronavirus: Regulatory Impact – Focus on Global Market Abuse Risks

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Key Takeaways - The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has undoubtedly increased firms’ exposure to market abuse risks in a number of ways: Due to the rapidly changing consequences of restrictions caused by COVID-19 for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 9.5.2019 | Top Story: YouTube Fined $170 Million for Violating Kids’ Privacy Law

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Google will pay a “record $170 million fine and make changes to protect children’s privacy on YouTube” as part of a deal it reached this week with the FTC and NY AG’s office, both of whom had accused YouTube of “violating the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Regulators’ approach to enforcement – an international comparison

On July 9, 2019, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its latest Enforcement annual performance report for the year 2018/19. This follows the publication of its final FCA Mission: Approach to...more

A&O Shearman

Governance & Securities Law Focus: Europe Edition - July 2019

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Below is a summary of the main developments in US and EU corporate governance and securities law and certain financial markets regulation developments since our last update in April 2019. ...more

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FCPA Digest - Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - July 2019

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Recent Trends And Patterns In FCPA Enforcement - Although the DOJ and SEC brought a relatively low number of FCPA enforcement actions in the first half of 2019, an unusually large portion of those enforcement actions...more

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