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Does a New Trust Override an Old Will?
Dear Jonathan: I recently prepared a trust that includes very specific provisions regarding the beneficiaries that I want to receive certain assets when I die. Does my trust override who I named as my beneficiaries in the will I prepared several years ago and the beneficiary that I named to receive the proceeds from my life insurance policy and inherit my retirement accounts?...By: Foster Swift Collins & Smith
Updates in the Central Bank of Irelands OpRes Guidance
In the revised OpRes Guidance the Central Bank notes that there has been a gradual maturing of operational resilience frameworks within firms, industry shocks and ongoing change in financial services since the original OpRes Guidance was published in December 2021. Updates to the OpRes Guidance have been informed by these recent developments and ongoing industry engagement....By: Walkers
2025 Project Perspectives: Exploring Trends and Developments in Alternative Project Delivery
Rapid changes in public policy and the underlying economy provide opportunities for alternative project delivery to demonstrate its adaptability and usefulness in bringing large infrastructure projects online. Project Perspectives is Husch Blackwell’s eighth annual report on alternative project delivery and public-private partnerships (P3s). This year, we have collected perspectives from across our law firm highlighting the challenges project owners, developers, and investors face in the...By: Husch Blackwell LLP
Keeping the Scalpel Sharp: The CFPB’s Proposal in the Larger Arc of Second-Term Trump Deregulation
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) latest proposed rule to define risks to consumers may appear technical, but its implications reach far beyond the narrow mechanics of supervisory designation. By binding itself to a clearer standard requiring a high likelihood of significant harm directly tied to financial products and services, the Bureau is signaling a philosophical shift toward narrower, more predictable regulation....By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
[Video] AI Today in 5: September 16, 2025, The No Robo Bosses Episode
Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI, so 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 four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest related to AI. Top AI stories include: • SecurityScorecard secures HyperComply. (SiliconAngle):...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
[Audio] Navigating the GENIUS Maze: Sanctions and AML Adventures in Crypto — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
In this episode of The Crypto Exchange, hosts Ethan Ostroff and Genna Garver are joined by their colleague Pete Jeydel to explore the implications of the GENIUS Act on sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML), and efforts to combat the financing of terrorism within the stablecoin sector. The discussion focuses on the act's goal to create a regulated ecosystem for payment stablecoin issuers, known as PPSIs, by transitioning offshore activities to U.S. jurisdiction. This strategic shift is...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
[Video] Daily Compliance News: September 16, 2025, The End of Quarterly Reporting 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, including compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest, relevant to the compliance professional. Top stories include: • Trump calls for the end of...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
DOJ Using Broad Civil Forfeiture Authority After Designating Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
On September 3, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had seized 300,000 kilograms of precursor chemicals used to produce methamphetamine that had been shipped from China and were intended for clandestine labs controlled by the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico. The DOJ used an expansive civil forfeiture authority—the terrorism forfeiture statute, which is the broadest forfeiture authority available to prosecutors—unlocked by the February 20, 2025 designation of eight cartels and...By: White & Case LLP
Recently Proposed Bills That May Reshape Key Venture Capital Exemptions – What Venture Capital Fund Managers Need to Know
Two bills are currently being advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives that, if enacted, will significantly impact two key exemptions that venture capital funds and their managers often rely on. The Developing and Empowering Our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2025 (DEAL Act) would expand the category of qualifying venture investments to include fund-of-funds and secondary investments....By: Foley Hoag LLP
Ninth Circuit Affirms SEC Disgorgement Award Without Pecuniary Harm Showing, Deepening Circuit Split
In Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sripetch, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a disgorgement award and determined that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) need not show that investors suffered any pecuniary losses for the SEC to obtain disgorgement as a remedy in a civil enforcement action. The Ninth Circuit’s decision endorsed a broader interpretation of the SEC’s disgorgement powers, aligning with the First Circuit’s decision in SEC v. Navellier and...By: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Arbitration in the Fifth – August 2025
In August 2025, the Eastern District of Texas considered and rejected sweeping challenges to the FINRA arbitration structure in Mansour v. Morgan Stanley, and in Fortis Advisors, LLC v. Atos IT Sols. & Services, Inc., the court denied arbitration, finding that a post-closing dispute resolution clause called for expert determination and not arbitration....By: Haynes Boone
UK Pensions: What’s New This Week? September 15, 2025
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions....By: A&O Shearman
UK FCA Publishes New Webpage on Its Approach to AI
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new webpage to support the safe and responsible adoption of AI in UK financial markets. The FCA confirms it does not intend to introduce new AI-specific regulations, opting instead to rely on existing frameworks which mitigate many of the risks associated with AI....By: A&O Shearman
Mise à jour du BOFiP relatif aux BSPCE
Depuis le 1er janvier 2025, les titres souscrits en exercice de bons de souscription de parts de créateurs d’entreprises (« BSPCE ») sont soumis à une nouvelle distinction entre deux catégories de gains : d’une part, le gain d’exercice, assimilé à un avantage de nature salariale et, d’autre part, le gain net de cession, traité en principe comme une plus-value mobilière....By: Mayer Brown
The Hidden Stakes: Gilbert Arenas, High‑Stakes Poker, and the Legal Risks of Private Gambling
On July 30, 2025, former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was federally indicted for allegedly operating a high‑stakes illegal poker ring from his Encino mansion, alongside five co-defendants—including a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime group. The indictment includes charges of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, operating the illegal gambling business, and making false statements to federal investigators....By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
UK FCA Publishes Feedback Statement on AI Live Testing Service
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published feedback statement FS25/5, summarising responses to its April engagement paper on AI live testing. The AI live testing service aims to promote the safe and responsible adoption of AI in UK financial services through a collaborative, real-world testing environment....By: A&O Shearman
Wolfsberg Group Issues Guidance on the Provision of Banking Services to Fiat-backed Stablecoin Issuers
The Wolfsberg Group has published comprehensive guidance on managing financial crime risks for financial institutions (FIs) that provide banking services to fiat-backed stablecoin issuers. While recognising the legitimate benefits of stablecoins, such as pseudonymity, rapid settlement and global reach, the Group also highlights that these same benefits introduce unique risks....By: A&O Shearman
VC-Backed IPOs in 2025
PitchBook’s recently published Q3 2025 Analyst Note shows how the market has shifted since the 2021 IPO boom. Through June 30, 2025, only 18 US companies completed IPOs, pacing the year for the lowest total in a decade. Within that small group, 10 unicorns went public, including seven tech companies....By: Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives
Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly—Senate Market Structure Released and Administrative Agencies Release Joint Statements on Planned Digital Asset Regulatory Agendas: September 11, 2025
As expected, September started with what has been dubbed a “crypto sprint,” as various branches of government look to quickly put into place digital asset regulations and legislation before the end of the year. In the Senate, the Senate Banking Committee has released its updated market structure legislative draft — maintaining key differences from the House’s market structure bill — the CLARITY Act, which passed by an overwhelming bipartisan vote earlier this year....By: Polsinelli
UK FCA Market Watch 83
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Market Watch 83, sharing findings from a series of reviews on market abuse risks and related systems and controls at corporate finance firms that provide advisory and corporate broking services to small and mid-cap companies....By: A&O Shearman
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