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Navigating OFAC Sanctions Risks From North Korean Remote Workers
With the continued rise in remote work, companies now face a unique vector for potentially significant sanctions risks that continues to catch even the most vigilant companies off guard. This threat comes from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea “DPRK” or “North Korea”) and its deployment of IT and software development workers to generate illicit revenue. I’ve worked with a few clients that have dealt with this issue and, believe it or not, many of the workers are actually productive and...By: Stankie Law
[Video] Daily Compliance News: October 30, 2025, The End of the (Banking) Nerds 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 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, all relevant to the compliance professional. Top stories include: • Is AI replacing the nerds? (FT):...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
UK PRA Consults on Low-Impact Amendments to PRA Rules and Policy Material
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published consultation paper LIAC02/25, proposing a series of low-impact amendments to its Rulebook and policy materials....By: A&O Shearman
ESMA Publishes Final Report on Supervisory Expectations for the Governance Arrangements of Supervised Entities
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report setting out supervisory expectations for the governance arrangements of entities under its direct supervision. These include credit rating agencies, benchmark administrators of EU critical benchmarks and third-country recognised benchmarks, Tier 2 central counterparties, data reporting service providers, securitisation repositories and trade repositories. The report contains feedback from ESMA's July 2024...By: A&O Shearman
BoE Publishes Approach to Responsible Innovation in AI, DLT and Quantum Computing
The Bank of England (BoE) has published its approach to supporting responsible innovation across artificial intelligence (AI), distributed ledger technology (DLT) and quantum computing. Recognising these as potentially transformative technologies, the BoE emphasises its role in enabling safe adoption while safeguarding monetary and financial stability....By: A&O Shearman
Equivalence Regime for Third-country Covered Bonds – EBA Recommends an Equivalence Regime in Principle, Though Real-world Implementation May Prove Challenging
The European Banking Authority ("EBA") published, in response to the European Commission's ("EC") call for advice of July 2023, its advice on the EU Covered Bond Framework (the "EBA Advice") on 23 September 2025. The EBA Advice is detailed in nature, covering recommendations to improve the EU Covered Bond Framework and focusing on the main components of Directive (EU) 2019/2162 (the "Covered Bond Directive") (including, amongst other items, the scope of eligible assets and composition of cover...By: Mayer Brown
Florida Housing Board Approves Temporary MMRB Round Opening for November 2025
This is an update to our alert published on October 23, 2025. This past Friday (October 24, 2025), the Board of Directors of Florida Housing Finance Corporation (“Florida Housing’) approved the temporary opening of a tax-exempt bond (MMRB) round, which will open on November 3, 2025...By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Key Takeaways From the 2025 Private Credit Connect: East Conference
The 2025 Private Credit Connect: East conference brought together key players from across the private credit landscape – including investors, banks, non-bank lenders, and service providers – for an opportunity to network and discuss market trends....By: DLA Piper
UK FCA Updates Webpage With New FAQs Section on Proposed Motor Finance Redress Scheme
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on its consultation on the motor finance consumer redress scheme to include a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section. The FCA's responses reflect queries raised during initial stakeholder engagement and aim to clarify operational and legal aspects of the scheme....By: A&O Shearman
EBA Publishes 2024 Annual Report on Supervisory Convergence
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released its 2024 annual report on the convergence of supervisory practices across the EU. The report outlines the EBA's ongoing efforts to strengthen the alignment of supervisory approaches across Member States and across key areas of its activities, including prudential, resolution, digital finance, consumer protection and until the end of this year anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT)....By: A&O Shearman
Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 218
Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) e Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU), bem como importantes questões a serem votadas pela Câmara dos Deputados e Senado Federal....By: Mayer Brown
Comprehensive Reform of Italian Capital Markets Regime Approved
Italy has been in the process of reforming its capital markets laws and regulations for several years with the goal of creating a simpler and more competitive regime that facilitates capital formation....By: Moore & Van Allen PLLC
ESMA Finalises Draft Technical Standards for External Reviewers Under European Green Bonds Regulation
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report on the regulatory and implementing technical standards (RTS and ITS) under the European Green Bonds Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/2631)....By: A&O Shearman
[Video] Great Woman in Compliance: Compliance with Courage
In today’s episode, Lisa speaks with Danielle Herrick, VP of Risk, Compliance, and Ethics at Bloom Energy. After being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, Danielle began sharing her journey through her “Compliance with Courage” posts on LinkedIn. And her candor and openness, in turn, are inspiring the Ethics & Compliance community. Danielle shares how her experience became a turning point – reshaping how she leads, works, and views life in compliance. She talks about finding balance after years as...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
UK Financial Conduct Authority Consults on Fund Tokenisation
Historically, the FCA’s position on crypto assets was consistently to repeat to consumers that “if you decide to invest in crypto then you should be prepared to lose all the money you have invested”. Suffice to say, the FCA’s tone in relation to these technologies and assets was – pretty uniformly – negative....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
OFAC Designates Rosneft and Lukoil in Significant Expansion of Sanctions Targeting Russia’s Energy Sector
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced significant new sanctions for Russia’s energy sector, designating Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft) and Lukoil OAO (Lukoil) under Executive Order 14024 as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs), along with dozens of directly named subsidiaries....By: Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law
Federal Court Finds No Monetary Damages in ERISA Fiduciary Breach Case, Orders Governance Changes
Last May, we provided a client alert about a recent federal district court case (Spence v. American Airlines, No. 4:23-cv-00552-O, 2025 WL 225127, at *2 (N.D. Tex. Jan. 10, 2025)), in which a plan sponsor and certain plan fiduciaries were found to have breached their ERISA fiduciary duty of loyalty based primarily on conduct related to proxy voting of securities held in certain of the 401(k) plans’ investment funds. At that time, the court left open the question of whether the breach resulted in...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
Franchise Regulatory Update: What Franchisors Need to Know Now
The 2026 franchise renewal season is already shaping up to be anything but routine. Evolving state examiner focus, regulatory changes and NASAA updates are altering the playbook for franchisors — impacting how franchise systems disclose, register, market and operate....By: Fox Rothschild LLP
CFPB Revokes 2022 Interpretive Rule on FCRA Preemption Scope
On October 28, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a new interpretive rule replacing its 2022 interpretive rule (withdrawn in May 2025) concerning the scope of preemption under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)....By: Troutman Pepper Locke
NCUA proposes rule to eliminate ‘reputational risk’ from supervision process
The NCUA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to codify the elimination of reputational risk from its supervisory program, becoming the latest federal financial regulator to do so....By: Ballard Spahr LLP
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