By Associated Press | September 21, 2017
The U.S. Treasury is advising banks to be on the lookout for suspicious financial activity involving corrupt Venezuelan officials as the Trump administration tightens its financial noose around President Nicolas Maduro's embattled socialist government.
By Rhys Dipshan | September 21, 2017
Given the nature of token and cryptocurrency trades, investment advisors may run afoul of SEC rules concerning employees' personal trades.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | September 21, 2017
Charles Hoff, former senior vice president and international counsel at Equifax says there's a roadmap to follow to regaining public trust that relies on the company's own playbook.
By Marcia Coyle and Mike Scarcella | September 20, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court's fall term begins on Oct. 2. Noel Francisco, newly confirmed as U.S. solicitor general, has just days to prepare. Of course, it's likely Francisco, formerly a top appellate lawyer at Jones Day, hasn't been thinking about the cases and issues that the justices will confront—and he will argue—this term. Here's a snapshot of things to know about Francisco and matters on his plate as he prepares to step up to the lectern at the high court.
By Christian Everdell | September 20, 2017
Christian Everdell writes: First, it was digital currencies like bitcoin. Then, it was distributed ledger technologies like blockchain. Now, another potentially groundbreaking innovation from this same community of technologists has vaulted to the forefront and taken center stage—the Initial Coin Offering. But all of the froth has spawned a Wild West atmosphere where investors are throwing money at what can be, at best, unproven technologies and, at worst, outright scams. Enter the SEC.
By Jeffrey B. Steiner and Jason R. Goldstein | September 20, 2017
In their Financing column, Jeffrey B. Steiner and Jason R. Goldstein discuss the implications for real estate lenders in the wake of the anticipated phase-out of the much-used LIBOR index rate.
By Scott Flaherty | September 19, 2017
Richard Walker, the longtime Deutsche Bank general counsel and former SEC enforcement chief, has joined King & Spalding in the firm's special matters and government investigations group in New York.
By Meredith Hobbs | September 19, 2017
A fast-growing industry plus regulatory uncertainty equals lots of work for lawyers.
By C. Ryan Barber | September 19, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned billions of dollars to consumers while confronting abuses carried out by large banks, mortgage lenders and law firms—successes that are reflected in the agency's court record and settlements. But the CFPB has also suffered a string of setbacks this summer. Proponents of the agency caution not to read too much into the losses—the CFPB, they say, is willing to litigate. Still, others see an agency that's still pushing the limits of its authority.
By Andrew Denney | September 19, 2017
Investors allege that the agency failed to protect its data systems and thus made false statements in recent financial statements about the soundness of its cybersecurity.
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