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UK Parliamentary Committee Publishes Report on AI in Financial Services
The Committee believes that the financial services regulators are not doing enough to manage the risks presented by AI....By: Latham & Watkins LLP
California’s Venture Capital Diversity Registration and Reporting Deadlines Approach: Survey and Reporting Forms Now Available; Registration Portal Pending
The initial registration and reporting deadlines under California’s Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies (FIPVCC) Law are fast approaching....By: Ropes & Gray LLP
The Robins Kaplan Spotlight, Vol. 10 No. 4 - December 2025
When a person manipulates someone into changing their will, what’s a family member who finds themselves cut out of an inheritance to do? The answer has played out in courtrooms for hundreds of years and increasingly in statehouse debates as lawmakers seek more options for people who find themselves wrongfully disinherited by another’s undue influence....By: Robins Kaplan LLP
California DFPI Seeks Comment on Potential Registration and Supervision of Consumer Reporting Agencies
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) is sharpening its focus on the credit reporting ecosystem. On January 12, 2026, the DFPI issued a second invitation for public comment, seeking input on whether consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) and related credit reporting market participants should be required to register with, and be supervised by, the DFPI under the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL)....By: Morrison & Foerster LLP
2026 Government Shutdown: What’s New, What’s Not
On Saturday, January 31, funding lapsed for many government agencies – including the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unlike the government shutdown we experienced last fall, many folks expect the current shutdown to be short-lived – possibly ending this week....By: Cooley LLP
NDAA for FY 2026 and the impending changes to the US Outbound Investment Security Program
On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (“NDAA FY2026”) into law. As we outlined in a previous post, the NDAA FY2026 does not solely fund defense programs or refine acquisition processes – it is also a tool used by Congress to enact broader policy objectives. To that end, the NDAA FY2026 included changes to the United States’ regulatory regime governing American investment in sensitive technologies in “countries of concern.”...By: White & Case LLP
HMT Consultation Response On Reforms To OFSI Civil Enforcement Processes
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a consultation response and blog on proposed reforms to the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation's (OFSI) civil enforcement processes. The reforms aim to increase efficiency in resolving enforcement cases and would apply solely to OFSI's civil enforcement powers concerning financial sanctions breaches, including Russia-related designated person asset reporting....By: A&O Shearman
FDIC creates new office to handle appeals of material supervisory determinations
In a move viewed favorably by FDIC-regulated institutions, the FDIC has approved amendments to the agency’s Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations that were proposed back in July of 2025 new supervisory appeals office will now establish review panels that include someone with bank supervisory experience and someone with industry experience....By: Ballard Spahr LLP
What We Heard at JPM and What It Signals for Biotech in 2026
JPM is more than a snapshot of market sentiment; it’s where strategy starts to crystallize. In conversations with executives, investors, and operators across the week, the message was clear: 2026 feels more actionable than the past two years, with teams shifting from “wait and see” to “let’s get ready.”...By: Fenwick & West LLP
Venezuela Oil Sector Sanctions Update: Analyzing OFAC General License 46
After weeks of anticipation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control is authorizing certain transactions involving Venezuelan-origin oil by “established US entities.” Likely not the broad sanctions relief the Venezuelan government was hoping for, this newly issued general license allows for the sale and transport of Venezuelan oil, with the US government retaining control over all funds payable to the Government of Venezuela....By: Morgan Lewis
What Asia’s Market Initiatives and Nasdaq’s New Rules Mean for Asian Companies Eyeing U.S. Listings in 2026
Thanks to sweeping market reforms, return of international investors and support of the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission for Chinese companies to pursue listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), there were 119 initial public offerings (IPOs) raising more than HK$285.8 billion (or US$36.7 billion) in Hong Kong in 2025....By: Loeb & Loeb LLP
Location Promotion Act (Standortfördergesetz): Broad VC and Infrastructure Investments Regulations Take Effect
The recently adopted Location Promotion Act is intended to facilitate investments in renewable energies and infrastructure, mobilize venture capital, and strengthen Germany’s position as a financial center. The new provisions are of particular relevance for fund initiators and asset managers, private equity and venture capital investors, and institutional investors....By: Morgan Lewis
UK FCA Updates On Stablecoin Sprint And New Cryptoasset Regulated Activities Applications
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published two separate updated webpages... The first updated webpage confirms an extension to the application deadline for those wishing to participate in the stablecoin sprint on 4-5 March and the trade payments roundtable on 15 May....By: A&O Shearman
FCA Publishes Further Consultation on Application of the FCA Handbook to Cryptoasset Activities
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation on proposed rules and guidance for firms conducting regulated cryptoasset activities (CP26/4), together with a guidance consultation on the application of the Consumer Duty to cryptoasset firms (GC26/2). CP26/4 is the second part of an earlier consultation on the application of the FCA’s rules to cryptoasset activities, published in September 2025 (CP25/5), and reflects feedback to CP25/5 and other related consultations....By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Corporate Governance Snapshot: Preparing Your Annual Report And For Your AGM In 2026
This snapshot summarises the key developments and issues which have arisen over the last 12 months and which UK-incorporated listed companies should have on their radar when preparing their annual report to be published in 2026 and for their 2026 annual general meeting (AGM). It also considers the status of various ongoing reform programmes relating to shareholder engagement and corporate governance....By: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Financial Services Horizon Report 2026
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) set out its strategic priorities for 2025/26 in April 2025. Priority 1 is to maintain and ensure the safety and soundness of the banking and insurance sectors and ensure continuing resilience. Priority 2 is for the PRA to be at the forefront of identifying new and emerging risks, and developing international policy...By: A&O Shearman
Court of Appeal confirms an incoming mortgage lender can maintain prevailing SVR, and clarifies the limits of the unfair relationships regime
A group of former customers of Northern Rock claimed that when their mortgages were acquired by the defendant, TSB Bank, TSB was obliged to apply an SVR which it already operated for other borrowers under a different loan portfolio that it owned, rather than maintain and operate the borrowers' prevailing SVR....By: Hogan Lovells
Fidelity Investments Announces Launch of Stablecoin (FIDD)
On January 28, 2026, Fidelity Investments announced the upcoming launch of its own stablecoin, the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD)....By: Loeb & Loeb LLP
UK sustainability reporting: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publishes proposals for new ISSB-aligned rules to replace TCFD-aligned rules for listed companies
On 30 January 2026, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published a consultation paper (CP 26/5) proposing the replacement of its current Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) aligned rules for listed companies' climate disclosures to align them with international standards. The proposal intends to promote international alignment, increase transparency, and boost the quantity, quality, and comparability of sustainability disclosures....By: Hogan Lovells
The Future of Compliance and Ethics: Trends for the Field into 2026
What about collaborative AI, large-language models, etc.? This technology will be put to work by very creative people developing more sophisticated ways of committing crimes. We will need to use AI just to keep up....By: NAVEX
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