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The Entrepreneurs Report – Q1 2026
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present the Q1 2026 edition of The Entrepreneurs Report. We’ve compiled a range of data on venture, convertible note, and SAFE financing transactions in which the firm was involved during the first quarter, with the objective of identifying relevant trends in activity and valuation levels for the U.S. venture capital industry in general....By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Managing IOLTA funds under amended Rule 1.15
Recent amendments to Mass. R. Prof. C. 1.15 have significantly changed how Massachusetts lawyers must handle unclaimed and unidentified funds held in IOLTA accounts. What was once an area marked by uncertainty and inconsistent practices is now governed by a framework that imposes affirmative duties, defined timelines, and increased oversight by both financial institutions and the Board of Bar Overseers. Originally published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - May 25, 2026....By: Conn Kavanaugh
[Video] AI Today in 5: June 3, 2026, The From No Control to Total Control Edition
Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the AI Today In 5. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest about AI. Top AI stories include: • AI compliance needs risk management from day one. (FinTech...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
The intersection between private credit BDCs and insurance
The private credit market, and particularly business development corporations (“BDC”), have been increasingly discussed in the news, often in a negative light. However, this still evolving market is often not fully understood or appreciated by those who may soon be called to address major problems that will arise should the global economy turn sour....By: Kennedys
Spring Economic Update 2026: Key Initiatives for the Infrastructure Industry
On April 28, 2026, the Department of Finance Canada published the Spring Economic Update 2026 (Economic Update). The Economic Update is issued against a backdrop of global uncertainty tempered by national resilience. It provides an overview of the Canadian economy’s current state and outlines the country’s economic policy priorities....By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Your Annual Plan Review Is Probably a Waste of Time
Every year, plan sponsors sit through the annual 401(k) review. There’s a deck. There are charts. Investment performance gets discussed. Fees get mentioned. Everyone nods, a few questions get asked, and then the meeting ends....By: Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.
SEC Proposes to Fundamentally Reshape the Rules Governing Public Company Reporting and Registered Offerings
What Public Companies Need to Know - On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued two complementary rule proposals that, taken together, would substantially restructure the disclosure framework governing public securities offerings and periodic reporting in the United States....By: Maynard Nexsen
Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – June 2026
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week. Federal Activities: On May 31, Bloomberg Law reported that European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said the best way to address the financial stability and monetary policy risks posed by dollar‑pegged stablecoins is to ensure that public money remains the anchor of the system, chiefly...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
FCA Shares Joint Vision on Tokenisation for UK Wholesale Markets
Technological innovation continues to reshape traditional financial systems and infrastructure, but the regulatory response is now entering a more decisive phase. As explored in our Emerging Themes in Financial Regulation and Disputes 2026 articles to date, the focus is shifting from exploration to implementation across digital assets and market infrastructure....By: BCLP
FDIC Issues Proposal on Illicit Finance Standards under GENIUS Act
The Proposal would establish principles-based AML/CFT and sanctions compliance standards for stablecoin issuers aligned with FinCEN and OFAC, as well as supervision and enforcement provisions....By: Latham & Watkins LLP
Advocacy Groups and Private Companies File Lawsuit Against Revised ECOA Rule
As expected, advocacy groups and private companies have filed a lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s recent final rule (Final Rule) revising Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). The lawsuit was filed in the federal district court for the District of Columbia by the National Fair Housing Alliance, Rise Economy (fka California Reinvestment Coalition), BLDS, LLC and SolasAI. The first two entities are nonprofit organizations focusing on the provision of various services...By: Ballard Spahr LLP
[Video] Great Women in Compliance: Wildly Effective, 10 Years Later
Author and compliance professional Kristy Grant-Hart on the 10th anniversary of her book. Sarah Hadden sits down with Kristy Grant Hart to discuss the 10th anniversary edition of her influential book, How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer. They explore how the compliance profession has evolved over the past decade — from a rules-and-regulations mindset toward a more human-centered approach grounded in influence, resilience, storytelling, and leadership. They also dig into some of...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Compensating Victims of Deep Fake Fraud: Global Responses
Our firm has a pro bono client who lost thousands of dollars trusting someone she met online. Over two years, the fraudster convinced her to move her funds to a US “bank” that would help her pay for her daughter’s expensive hospital stays. The sophistication of this ongoing fraud was incredible. When we researched the transactions on the blockchain, however, we discovered that her funds had been moved to an Eastern European digital wallet holding more than a billion dollars....By: K&L Gates LLP
[Video] Compliance into the Weeds: Why the Compliance Job Market Feels Frozen
The award-winning Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to explore it in greater depth. Looking for some hard-hitting insights on compliance? Look no further than Compliance into the Weeds! In this episode of Compliance into the Weeds, Tom Fox and Matt Kelly discuss a recent slowdown in compliance and internal audit hiring, with more layoffs and fewer job openings over the last several months....By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 284
Food Venture Financing Trends - CVC Capital Partners entered into an agreement to purchase IFF 's food ingredients business for $4.3 billion....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
SEC Chairman Invites Comment on Modernizing the IPO Process
In remarks delivered on May 26, 2026, at the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission or SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins expressly invited public input on how the Commission should improve and modernize the IPO process. The remarks indicate that the Commission is prepared to consider whether long-standing rules governing offering communications, routes to the public markets, and disclosure obligations continue to serve capital formation...By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
[Video] Daily Compliance News: June 3, 2026, The Rubicon of Corruption is Crossed Edition
Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional. Top stories include: • Trump crosses the Rubicon of corruption....By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Prohibited Transaction Claims After Cunningham v. Cornell: Have District Courts Responded to the Supreme Court’s Suggestions?
Just over one year ago, the US Supreme Court addressed the pleading requirements for prohibited-transaction claims under ERISA, holding that a plaintiff need only allege the elements of a prohibited transaction in ERISA Section 406 without also needing to address any potential prohibited transaction exemptions in Section 408. The Court recognized the “serious concern” that its decision could lead to an “avalanche of meritless litigation,” and suggested five tools that district courts could use...By: Mayer Brown
RegFi Episode 100: Innovation, Regulation and What Lies Ahead
Marking RegFi’s 100th episode, co-hosts Jerry Buckley, Sasha Leonhardt, Sherry Safchuk, and Caroline Stapleton revisit the thesis on which they launched the podcast in October 2023: that financial regulation, driven by technology, will change more in the next 10 years than it has over the previous 50. When RegFi launched, generative AI was less than a year old, agentic AI was still on the horizon, the GENIUS Act had yet to be written, prediction markets were in their infancy, state privacy...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Adapting, Learning, and Leading in the Cryptocurrency Industry
Tools of the Trade is now viewable! In the first video episode, watch (and listen) as Jon talks with Ryan VanGrack, president of legal and head of litigation at the cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase. Before joining Coinbase, Ryan worked in both the public and private sectors. He has served as general counsel at Citadel Securities, in addition to serving as senior advisor at the US Securities and Exchange Commission and White House attorney under President Barack Obama....By: Mayer Brown
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