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Venezuela Update: May 28, 2026 (English)
Holland & Knight's Venezuela Strategic Advisory Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments impacting the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. Holland & Knight's Venezuela Update is produced in conjunction with Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez, a prestigious Caracas-based law firm with which we have had a long-standing relationship, and Arca Análisis Económico, a respected financial, tax, legal and compliance...By: Holland & Knight LLP
Fair Housing Groups Challenge CFPB’s Regulation B Rollback
On May 27, several fair housing and advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against the CFPB and Acting Director Russel Vought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the CFPB’s April 2026 final rule revising Regulation B under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The complaint alleges that the CFPB’s rule unlawfully dismantles long-standing fair lending protections by eliminating disparate impact liability under ECOA, narrowing prohibitions on discouragement of...By: Sheppard
[Video] Episode 419: Polymarket Insider Trading Charges Illustrate DOJ and CFTC Prediction Markets Enforcement Strategy
Recent insider trading charges connected to Polymarket highlight the Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s evolving enforcement strategy toward prediction markets and digital trading platforms. In this episode, Michael Volkov analyzes how regulators are applying traditional insider trading, fraud, and market manipulation theories to emerging event-based trading ecosystems. Michael also explores the growing compliance expectations for prediction market operators,...By: The Volkov Law Group
[Video] Episode 418 -- European Union Gives Final Approval to Landmark Anti-Corruption Directive
The European Union has formally approved its landmark Anti-Corruption Directive, creating the first comprehensive EU-wide anti-corruption framework. In this episode, Michael Volkov examines the Directive’s major provisions, including harmonized corruption offenses, expanded corporate liability, turnover-based penalties, whistleblower protections, and increased compliance expectations for multinational companies. Michael also discusses practical implications for compliance programs, third-party...By: The Volkov Law Group
Operation of the register of beneficial owners: have we finally reached a turning point?
On May 21, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its long-awaited ruling on the protracted dispute arising from two preliminary references submitted by the Italian Council of State concerning access to the register of beneficial owners (the "Register"). This dispute had, among other things, caused the non-implementation of the Register's operability....By: A&O Shearman
UK FCA findings from the transition finance pilot
on barriers to scaling finance for UK climate solutions. The FCA focused on UK-led climate solutions and drew on extensive engagement with capital providers and climate solutions companies at different stages of maturity. The FCA found no material regulatory barriers but identified three system level challenges: (i) many climate solutions struggle to reach sufficient commercial maturity to attract private capital; (ii) capital is not always well matched to opportunities, despite strong appetite,...By: A&O Shearman
SEC Semiannual Reporting Proposal: What Canadian Issuers and Advisors Should Be Watching
On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments that would permit eligible U.S. public companies to move from quarterly reporting to an optional semiannual reporting framework through a new Form 10-S filing. Although separate initiatives, the SEC proposal follows the recent adoption of Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 in Canada, which introduced limited semiannual reporting relief for certain Canadian venture issuers....By: Cozen O'Connor
Your 401(k) Isn’t Broken—But It’s Probably Not As Good As You Think
Most plan sponsors I talk to don’t think their 401(k) plan is broken. Contributions are going in, participants have investment options, and nobody is banging down the door with complaints. On the surface, everything looks fine....By: Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.
IOSCO reports on market liquidity and extended trading hours for equity markets
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation report on regulatory considerations and good practices on the evolution of market liquidity during the trading day for equity markets. The consultation highlights a growing concentration of trading activity at market close, driven by technological developments and trading strategies, noting that while deeper closing auctions may enhance price discovery, they may also pose risks. IOSCO therefore proposes...By: A&O Shearman
[Video] AI in Healthcare: Five Healthcare AI Stories You Need to Know This Week – May 29, 2026
Welcome to AI in Healthcare in 5 Stories. This podcast is a Weekly Briefing of the five most important AI developments shaping healthcare, medicine, and life sciences. Each week, Tom Fox breaks down the latest stories on clinical innovation, regulation, privacy, compliance, patient safety, and operational transformation through a practical, business-focused lens. Designed for healthcare compliance professionals, executives, legal teams, clinicians, and industry leaders, the podcast moves beyond...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
How Will the SEC's Registered Offering Reform Proposal, if Adopted, Affect de-SPACs?
In February this year, we wrote about how certain stock exchange rules have made going public via a “de-SPAC” transaction with a special purpose acquisition company or “SPAC” (whether currently or formerly listed) preferable over a reverse merger with a shell company....By: Loeb & Loeb LLP
Beyond Alternative Assets: Takeaways of DOL’s Proposed 401(k) Designated Investment Alternative Selection Rule
The US Department of Labor’s proposed rule on Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives could influence how fiduciaries—and courts—evaluate 401(k) investment options. Although rooted in an executive order on alternative assets, the proposal addresses more than just alternative assets and outlines a new process-based safe harbor for fiduciary decision-making. This LawFlash outlines key themes and implications from the proposal....By: Morgan Lewis
FDIC Proposes AML and Sanctions Standards for Stablecoin Issuers
On May 22, the FDIC approved a proposed rule establishing Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and sanctions compliance standards for certain FDIC-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) under the GENIUS Act. The proposal would apply to PPSIs that are subsidiaries of insured state nonmember banks and state savings associations supervised by the FDIC....By: Sheppard
[Video] AI Today in 5: May 29 2026, The AI as Real Estate Agent 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 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: • Corlytics gets a new CEO. (FinTech Global):...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Implementation of the Canada-Alberta MOU: Key Takeaways for Carbon Markets in Alberta
On May 15, 2026, the governments of Canada and Alberta announced an Implementation Agreement to address several aspects of the November 2025 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on energy collaboration. In addition to commitments regarding a west coast oil pipeline and electricity grid growth, the Implementation Agreement codifies forthcoming changes to carbon pricing in Alberta and at the federal level....By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
UK permanent equivalence regime for EU and EEA STS introduced
The UK Securitisation (Overseas STS Equivalence) (European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) Regulations 2026 have been laid before Parliament. The Regulations introduce a permanent equivalence regime for European securitisations designated under the EU Securitisation Regulation as "simple, transparent and standardised" (STS)....By: A&O Shearman
[Video] 2 Gurus Talk Compliance - Episode 77 - The Bullying Edition
What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories This Week Include: • End of SEC Gag Rule – Radical Compliance: https://www.radicalcompliance.com/2026/05/14/ethics-culture-and-end-of-the-gag-rule/ • Binance, Monitorship and Funding Iran – Bloomberg:...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
UK PSR consults on final remedy following market review of card scheme and processing fees
The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its consultation paper CP26/1 on proposals to require specific card schemes to report UK financial performance. The proposals stem from one of four remedies identified as possible ways to address the findings of the market review of card scheme and processing fees, which were published last year. Proposals in relation to two of the other remedies (the information, transparency and complexity remedy and the price governance remedy) have already...By: A&O Shearman
Scam Likely: (S)he’s Just Not That Into You
Welcome to the second installment of our “Scam Likely” series where we blow the lid off recent scams, frauds, and other financial crimes. In our first post, we examined the growing threat of bank impersonation scams and the staggering financial losses caused by fraud each year. In this second installment, we shed light on so-called “romance scams.” These scams have been around for some time, but new technology is making them more and more convincing (and effective) every day – love is a...By: Miller Nash LLP
Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for April 2026
Following leadership changes earlier this year (covered in our Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for January 2026), the SEC announced the appointment of David Woodcock as Director of the Division of Enforcement on April 8, 2026. Woodcock joins the SEC from private practice, and he previously served as the Director of the Fort Worth Regional Office from 2011 to 2015. He replaced Acting Director Sam Waldon effective May 4, 2026....By: Morrison & Foerster LLP
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