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Stop Trying to Sell — Start Solving Problems
Too many plan providers approach the retirement plan business like traditional salespeople. They focus on pitching services, promoting features, and explaining why their company is better than the competition. The problem is that plan sponsors aren’t looking for sales presentations. They are looking for solutions to real problems....By: Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.
Foreign Nationals Charged In International Operation Targeting Wash Trading In Cryptocurrency Markets
On March 30, 2026, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced indictments of ten executives and employees of four cryptocurrency focused financial services firms. The firms purport to make markets in various cryptocurrencies. The indictments flow from an undercover operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation targeting “wash trading” in cryptocurrency markets....By: A&O Shearman
FCA Open Finance Roadmap: Another stage of the UK’s smart data revolution
Hot on the heels of the UK government's Smart Data Strategy – to which banking and financial services are central - the FCA has published its long-awaited Roadmap aimed at turning open finance's potential to be the ‘next major step in the UK's smart data revolution' into delivery between now and 2030. The FCA views the establishment of the open finance regime as an opportunity to support the move to outcomes-based regulation driven by data, allowing it to develop more holistic solutions across...By: Hogan Lovells
Capital markets in Germany: Regulatory overview
A Q&A guide to capital markets law in Germany. The Q&A provides a high-level overview of the main equity and debt markets/exchanges, and the main regulators and legislation that govern them. The prospectus/main offering document requirements are also covered, together with any reduced disclosure obligations and exemptions from the requirements to publish/deliver a prospectus/main offering document....By: Hogan Lovells
[Video] Daily Compliance News: April 23, 2026, The Who Gets Profit Disgorgement 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: • Spain seeks to close the investigation into the...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
SEC And CFTC Enter Memorandum Of Understanding To Promote Cross Agency Collaboration
On March 11, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to “guide coordination and collaboration” between the agencies. The MOU specifically seeks to address what SEC Chairman Paul Atkins called the “regulatory turf wars, duplicative agency registrations, and different sets of regulations between the SEC and CFTC” that have led to duplicative or fragmented oversight for financial...By: A&O Shearman
United States: Form PFffft: SEC and CFTC Propose Rolling Back Reporting Burdens for Private Fund Managers
On 20 April 2026, the SEC and CFTC jointly proposed yet another round of amendments to Form PF to eliminate filing obligations for many private fund advisers and reduce burdens for many of those who remain subject to the form....By: K&L Gates LLP
Economic secretary announces new measures to boost the UK’s competitiveness in payments and digital markets
As has become customary for the keynote slot at the Innovate Finance Global Summit, the Government used the occasion to make a significant announcement on its plans and vision for the future of fintech in the UK—and this year was no different. On 21 April 2026, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby set out plans to position the UK as the leading destination for fintechs to start, scale and succeed, with a number of measures targeting payments, stablecoins and digital finance more...By: Hogan Lovells
Polling, history point to Democratic takeover of House and possibly Senate – clients should prepare now
Democrats are currently favored to take control of the House of Representatives in the November 2026 elections, and the possibility is growing that Republicans will lose control of the Senate as well. Democrats in Congress have been meeting and organizing. They are energized and would enter the 120th Congress in January 2027 ready and eager to do battle with the Trump Administration....By: Hogan Lovells
Mexican Supreme Court Validates the Blocking of Bank Accounts
On April 6, 2026, the Mexican Supreme Court (“SCJN”), when ruling on the constitutional challenge (acción de inconstitucionalidad) 58/2022, recognized the constitutionality of Article 116 Bis 2 of the Credit Institutions Law (“LIC”), validating the blocking of bank accounts by the Mexican Ministry of the Treasury, through its Financial Intelligence Unit (“UIF”), based on the “Blocked Persons List” when there is sufficient evidence to believe that these persons are involved in crimes of (i)...By: Foley & Lardner LLP
Relocating investment management businesses to the Channel Islands
For international investment and fund managers, particularly those operating across alternative strategies, Jersey and Guernsey present a compelling and well‑established international platform....By: Walkers
[Audio] Bankruptcy 101 for Consumer Creditors: Automatic Stays, Discharge Injunctions, and Common Pitfalls — The Consumer Finance Podcast
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by colleagues Joe DeFazio, Brad Knapp, and Punit Marwaha for a practical introduction to consumer bankruptcy from the creditor’s perspective. The panel walks through the core bankruptcy chapters that consumer financial services companies encounter most often and explains how the automatic stay, co-debtor stay, and discharge injunction operate in real-world servicing and collection environments. They discuss treatment of...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
[Audio] Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Fair Lending Risks at the Checkout Counter — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
In this special joint episode of Payments Pros and The Consumer Finance Podcast, guest host Taylor Gess joins Chris Willis and Lori Sommerfield to unpack fair lending risks in point-of-sale finance. They explain how traditional fair lending concepts under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Fair Housing Act play out when merchants interact directly with consumers, highlighting risks around discouraging credit applications, discretionary offers, differential assistance, and steering between...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
When is a Crypto Interface a Broker? SEC Staff Draws a Functional Line
Our Investment Funds and Financial Services teams review the Securities and Exchange Commission statement addressing when crypto trading interfaces may fall within the definition of a broker under federal securities laws....By: Alston & Bird
Highlights from the NAIC Spring 2026 National Meeting
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2026 Spring National Meeting from March 22-25 in San Diego, California. As has become the norm, a number of relevant NAIC working groups and task forces met virtually in the weeks prior to (or just after) the National Meeting. Consequently, in this report, we highlight notable developments from the Spring National Meeting and other recent meetings of NAIC working groups and task forces....By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
FinCEN and OFAC Propose AML/Sanctions Rules for Stablecoin Issuers Under GENIUS Act
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) on April 8, 2026, jointly published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act's (GENIUS Act) directive to treat permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) as financial institutions for purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The agencies also issued a corresponding fact sheet....By: Holland & Knight LLP
SEC shortens tender offer windows for certain offerings
On April 16, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division) issued exemptive relief relating to tender offers of equity securities that would shorten the minimum offering period from 20 business days to 10 business days if certain conditions are met (Relief). The Relief applies to tender offers for reporting companies made pursuant to Regulation 14D or Rule 13e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), as well as to tender...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
CP26/13: The FCA Sharpens the Cryptoasset Regulatory Perimeter
As crypto moves from the margins to the mainstream of the UK financial system, regulatory uncertainty is giving way to structured supervision, authorisation and enforcement....By: BCLP
State AGs Turn Up the Heat on Payment Processors Over Unauthorized E‑Cigarette Sales
On April 14, Iowa Attorney General (AG) Brenna Bird, leading a coalition of 13 state AGs, sent a pointed letter to Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Their message was clear: payment networks are expected to help shut down the U.S. market for unauthorized e‑cigarette products....By: Troutman Pepper Locke
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Sterling Group Acquires Healthcare Linen Services Group From York Private Equity
The Sterling Group has announced its acquisition of Healthcare Linen Services Group (HLSG) from York Private Equity. HLSG, founded in 2009 and based in St. Charles, Illinois, is a provider of healthcare laundry services in the Midwest and Central United States. The company operates processing plants across six regional brands that serve customers in 13 states....By: McGuireWoods LLP
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