By: Michael E. Ruck, Rosie L. Naylor, Petr Bartos, Helen J. Phizackerley, and Laura Scott
On 13 February 2025, the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published an assessment of suspected sanctions breaches involving UK financial services firms since February 2022. It highlights three areas of concern:
Read MoreBy: Jennifer L. Klass and Pablo J. Man
On 27 March 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the financial industry that was designed to solicit feedback on the risks, benefits and governance of AI.
Read MoreBy: Jim Bulling, Simon Kiburg and Eddie Frost
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed reforms to strengthen core prudential standards and guidance on governance, currently set out in SPS 510 Governance, SPS 520 Fit and Proper, and SPS 521 Conflicts of Interest.
Read MoreBy: Stacy L. Fuller, Kevin R. Gustafson, Richard F. Kerr, Jessica D. Cohn, and Christine Mikhael
On 31 January 2025, the Texas Stock Exchange LLC (TXSE) filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a fully electronic, national securities exchange.
Read MoreBy: Pablo Man and Ruth Delaney
On 12 March 2025, the SEC staff issued a no-action letter for offerings under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D. In the letter, the Staff concurs that an issuer will have taken “reasonable steps to verify” a purchaser’s accredited investor status in an offering conducted under Rule 506(c) if the issuer requires purchasers to agree to certain minimum investment amounts, subject to a few additional conditions:
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