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CFS Bites of the Month - 2025 Annual Review - Fintech
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for the past year applicable to fintech. Although we can identify numerous developments in the space in 2025, the most prominent development is the "all systems go" approach many fintechs have adopted this year in the wake of relaxed regulation and enforcement at the federal level....By: Hudson Cook, LLP
[Video] 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 14 - Internal Controls
Welcome to 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program. Over this 31-day series in January 2026, Tom Fox will post a key component of a best-practice compliance program each day. By the end of January, you will have enough information to create, design, or enhance a compliance program. Each podcast will be short, at 6-8 minutes, with three key takeaways that you can implement at little or no cost to help update your compliance program. I hope you will join each day in January for this...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Venezuela After Maduro: Key Legal and Commercial Considerations for US Companies and Investors
Recent US actions resulting in the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power represent a significant inflection point in US–Venezuela relations. These developments have prompted renewed scrutiny of sanctions, sovereign assets, and future commercial engagement, creating material legal and compliance considerations for US companies, investors, and individuals with Venezuela-related exposure....By: McCarter & English, LLP
Saudi CMA Broadens Main Market Access for Foreign Investors
The reforms aim to widen participation in the Saudi capital markets, deepen market liquidity, and enhance the attractiveness of the Main Market to international capital....By: Latham & Watkins LLP
Trump’s proposed 10% credit card interest cap: Key considerations
On January 9, 2026, President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that he supports a temporary 10% cap on credit card interest rates (a concept raised during his 2024 presidential campaign), beginning on January 20, 2026. He described the proposal as an effort to address high credit card APRs and improve affordability for consumers....By: Ballard Spahr LLP
OCC Publishes NPR on National Bank Chartering
On January 12, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) entitled “National Bank Chartering.” The proposal addresses the standards and procedures the OCC uses to evaluate applications to charter new national banks....By: Ballard Spahr LLP
CFTC No-Action Letter Restores the “QEP Exemption” From CPO Registration Available to Registered Investment Advisers of Private Funds
On December 19, 2025, the Market Participants Division (MPD) of the CFTC published CFTC Letter No. 25-50, issuing interim relief in response to a request from the Managed Funds Association....By: Goodwin
Retail Capital in Private Markets: Key ILPA Takeaways
Following changes announced by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August 2025, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has recently published an analysis underscoring a structural shift as US retail capital accelerates into private markets through semi‑liquid, evergreen vehicles. ILPA points out that these products differ materially from traditional institutional drawdown funds in terms of governance, liquidity, valuation, investment allocation and fees, which frame...By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – January 2026 # 2
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week. Federal Activities: On January 12, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed a rule that would amend 12 CFR 5.20 to clarify that national banks whose operations are limited to those of a trust company and related activities (national trust banks) may also conduct nonfiduciary...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
Commissioner Mohseni of California’s DFPI Provides Insight into Agency’s Regulatory Priorities
On December 17, 2025, Commissioner Khalil “KC” Mohseni of California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI” or “Department”) spoke to and answered questions from the Consumer Financial Services Committee of the California Lawyers Association. This author currently serves as the co-chair of the committee....By: Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads
[Video] Great Women in Compliance: When Women Speak Up: Gender, Whistleblowing and Retaliation
In this roundtable episode of the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, Lisa Fine and Ellen Hunt are joined by whistleblower attorney Mary Inman and Professor Kate Kenny from the University of Galway to explore what really happens when women speak up. Drawing on Professor Kenny’s decade-long research on whistleblowing—including recent work with Transparency International—the conversation examines why women whistleblowers often face greater challenges, which deter them from raising con The...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
[Video] AI Today in 5: January 14, 2026, The Apple Folds 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: • Apple admits defeat on AI, will use Google to power Siri....By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
[Video] Compliance into the Weeds: The Department of Retribution
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 more fully. Looking for some hard-hitting insights on compliance? Look no further than Compliance into the Weeds! In this episode, Tom Fox and Matt Kelly look at the new DOJ AAG position, which will report directly to the White House. They also explore the implications of this move, the regulatory chaos it may create, and the...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Navigating China’s Health Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges for Multinationals
The intensity of China’s transformation over the past decades has unleashed unparalleled momentum while also presenting profound challenges to its socioeconomic ambitions, impacting how multinationals navigate this new environment. Nowhere is this tension more critical than in its health system, where building a more prosperous society hinges on reducing stark health disparities that have constrained China for decades......By: Ankura
OCC Proposes to Raise Threshold for Applying Guidelines Establishing Heightened Standards for Certain Large Financial Institutions
The OCC published a proposed rule amending its guidelines relating to heightened standards for certain OCC-supervised institutions—insured national banks, insured federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks—to increase the applicable threshold from $50 billion in average total consolidated assets to $700 billion. The guidelines set forth heightened standards for the design and implementation of an institution's risk governance framework and for a board of...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Recent IRS Guidance on Branch Profits Tax Treaty Benefits for Foreign Reverse Hybrid Entities
The IRS recently issued a Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum (AM 2025-002) (the CCA) that provides helpful guidance regarding the application of the branch profits tax (BPT) in connection with reverse foreign hybrid (RFH) entities and U.S. income tax treaties with foreign countries. The CCA’s conclusion that treaty benefits are available for the BPT based on the qualifications and residence of an RFH’s owners is significant for investment funds that use them in a “Bring Your Own Treaty” fund...By: Foley & Lardner LLP
FinReg Monthly Update - December 2025
Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK, EU and U.S. financial services regulation....By: Proskauer Rose LLP
Canada's Q4 2025 M&A Landscape
The value of Canadian M&A transactions surged in 2025, driven primarily by large cap deals and an acute focus on infrastructure and resources. Total deal value last year was US$118 billion higher than 2024 on slightly fewer deals. Transaction value hit a remarkable US$131 billion in the third quarter of 2025—the highest three-month tally since Q4 2020, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence....By: Bennett Jones LLP
[Video] Daily Compliance News: January 14, 2026, The Ghost of Odebrecht 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: • Why didn’t Trump think of this? (Haaretz) sub...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Key Issues to Watch in ERISA Defined Contribution Plan Class Action Litigation in 2026
2025 was a very busy year for the benefits industry and for ERISA class action litigation involving defined contribution plans. As we celebrate the New Year and look forward to 2026, below are some key issues to watch that may have a significant impact on ERISA class action litigation involving defined contribution plans in the coming year and beyond....By: Mayer Brown
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