In the latest instalment of our Regulation Around the World series, Financial Services partners in 15 jurisdictions cover recent developments concerning anti-money laundering.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on September 17, 2024 that it has withdrawn its 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines, effectively overhauling how it reviews M&A transactions involving banks and bank holding companies. According to the DOJ, the 2023 Merger Guidelines are its sole authoritative statement across all industries that identify the factors and
On August 28, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule that will impose new anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) program requirements on registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers (collectively, Covered IAs) by, among other things, including Covered IAs within the definition of “financial
On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a decision holding that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) practice of seeking civil monetary penalties in securities fraud cases filed in its administrative forum violates the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution. SEC v. Jarkesy, No. 22–859 (June 27, 2024). The Supreme Court’s reasoning could
In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on May 16, 2024 that the current funding structure for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is constitutional. In Consumer Financial Protection Bureau et al. v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd., et al., the Court held that the CFPB’s independent funding
In this edition of Regulation Around the World we review the position regarding beneficial ownership registers which has come into the spotlight following work by the Financial Action Task Force and the introduction of reforms in a number of jurisdictions. Identifying beneficial owners has always been a difficult task for both regulators and financial institutions
As many of you are aware, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a bank licensed by the State of California whose deposits are insured by the FDIC, was seized by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and placed into FDIC receivership on Friday, March 10.
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As we reported previously, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on October 19, 2022 that the current funding mechanism for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional. Specifically, in Community Financial Services Association of America v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the court held that the
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on October 19 that the current funding mechanism for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional. Specifically, in Community Financial Services Association of America v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the court held that the CFPB’s independent funding through
Noting that ransomware incidents have become increasingly prevalent in the financial services sector, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has released an update to its Cybersecurity Resource Guide for Financial Institutions – a publication that was last updated in October 2018. Read our update here.