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[Video] Daily Compliance News: October 24, 2025, The CZ Pardoned 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: • Need a pardon, invest with Trump....By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 34
Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Clear Skies Ahead? Predicting the Use of the Floor Trader Exemption in Event Contract Markets to Avoid Swap Dealer Registration
The availability of prediction markets has exploded for American consumers, as contracts that allowed people to bet on the outcome of the 2024 presidential election gained popularity. Prediction markets are generally "platforms where participants buy and sell contracts based on the outcomes of future events." These contracts cover a wide variety of events, from the outcome of sports games and the weather to political elections....By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
AI and Tech Are Powering Agribusiness Deal Flow
Investment in agribusiness experienced a boom in the early 2020s, when investor enthusiasm for food security, supply chain resilience and agricultural innovation surged in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Venture capital deployed unprecedented levels of funding into agrifood technology, while private equity groups targeted food processing, logistics and packaging platforms. At its peak, Canadian venture funding across the economy reached record highs in 2021 and 2022, and agribusiness was a...By: Bennett Jones LLP
The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 3, 2025)
The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter published by Littler on a quarterly basis to provide high-level and concise coverage of global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries across the Americas, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). The GGQ aims to help multinational enterprises stay informed about important changes in the L&E law framework by covering enacted legislation, significant judiciary or regulatory decisions,...By: Littler
ESMA Issues Second Statement on the Transition for the Application of the MiFID II/MiFIR Review
The European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a second public statement providing transitional guidance on the application of revised provisions under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) review. Key updates include the extension of position management controls to derivatives on emission allowances, a new weekly position reporting obligation for trading venues options and the removal of the quantitative...By: A&O Shearman
Retirement Plans 2025 Year-End Action Items
The following non-exhaustive list describes year-end action items and the annual notices for retirement plans, which generally must be distributed within a reasonable time prior to the start of the plan year. For calendar year plans, providing the notices outlined below by December 1, 2025, will meet that requirement in most cases....By: Haynes Boone
Treasury Takes Initial Steps Towards GENIUS Act Rulemaking
In July, Congress passed, and President Donald Trump signed, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”). The GENIUS Act was a watershed moment in the history of cryptocurrency. It establishes a comprehensive federal regulatory scheme for a type of cryptoasset—specifically, stablecoins. It also broadly preempts state regulation in this area....By: Mayer Brown
Countdown to Expanded Obligations Under Reg S-P
The compliance deadline for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s amended Regulation S-P is fast approaching, requiring financial institutions to meet new safeguards for customer data privacy and incident response. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team outlines how the rule broadens coverage, heightens service-provider oversight, and adds recordkeeping requirements consistent with today’s cybersecurity standards....By: Alston & Bird
NFA Proposes Repeal of Interpretive Notice on Members’ Digital-Asset Risk Disclosures
The National Futures Association (NFA) has proposed repealing Interpretive Notice 9073 and amending Compliance Rule 2-51 in a submission to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Our Investment Funds Team highlights how the proposal would broaden digital-asset conduct standards and affect members’ disclosure requirements....By: Alston & Bird
EBA Issues Opinions on Amendments to Draft RTS on Prudential Matters Under MiCAR
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published two opinions in response to the European Commission's (EC) proposed amendments to the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) concerning the composition and liquidity requirements of the reserve of assets under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The EBA considers the EC's proposed changes to be inconsistent with the prudential framework established by MiCAR....By: A&O Shearman
US–Australia Critical Minerals: Investment and Growth Prospects
On October 20, 2025, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a United States–Australia policy framework (the Framework) to secure and diversify critical minerals and rare earths supply chains spanning mining, separation, and processing....By: DLA Piper
CUM-EX and Dividend Arbitrage — Update on Developments
Dividend arbitrage is a long-standing, historic issue in the financial services industry. It continues to impact businesses in numerous jurisdictions across Europe and has the potential to affect more- including in the United States- following recent successful lawsuits involving pension funds. This episode of our Financial Services Focus updates on developments following our June 2025 webinar....By: Mayer Brown
The Structural Achievements of President Milei and the Challenges of Turning Them Into State Policy
Amid a complex global context and after years of economic instability, significant achievements under the administration of President Javier Milei have occurred across a variety of sectors in Argentina, including fiscal policy, energy production, and technology. Some of these milestones, such as ending hyperinflation and attracting transformative levels of foreign investment, are unprecedented....By: DLA Piper
Florida Housing Finance Corporation Weighs New $100MM MMRB Funding Round
At this Friday’s Board of Directors Meeting, Florida Housing Finance Corporation (“FHFC”) will consider a recommendation to open its Multifamily Mortgage Revenue Bond program ("MMRB") application cycle until FHFC receives $100MM in requests, at which time the cycle will close....By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Credibly Challenged Podcast - Interview with Nolan Andelin, Founder of Verita
Matt Bisanz interviews Nolan Andelin, the founder of Verita, on how his technology for tracking wine provenance can be adapted to the financial sector. They discuss what makes this technology work and how it might grow to tokenize all types of real world assets....By: Mayer Brown
Trump Administration tells Appeals Court that union is not entitled to an en banc hearing in CFPB lawsuit
Contending that it cannot abolish the CFPB on its own, the Trump Administration said that the union arguing that such a plan exists should not be entitled to an en banc hearing before an appeals court....By: Ballard Spahr LLP
UK Equity Capital Markets: FCA publishes important guidance in preparation for the UK’s forthcoming new prospectus regime
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Primary Market Bulletin 58 (PMB 58), which provides key guidance in respect of the forthcoming Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations (POATRs) regime taking effect on 19 January 2026. In this edition, the FCA details procedures for market participants managing transactions ahead of that date, including guidance on the submission and review of documents. Additionally, the FCA has launched consultations on its proposed new and...By: Hogan Lovells
NYDFS: Final set of cybersecurity requirements under amended Part 500 take effect November 1, 2025
On November 1, 2025, additional cybersecurity requirements introduced by the Second Amendment to the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) (the “Second Amendment”) will take effect. The updated requirements for all covered entities consist of expanding multi-factor authentication (“MFA”) and adopting written procedures for creating and maintaining information system asset inventories. The regulation grants a limited exemption to the...By: Hogan Lovells
[Audio] PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Private Markets, Public Plans: What Sponsors Need to Know
On this episode of Williams Mullen’s Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt talks with Sarah Parker of SageView Advisory Group about the growing interest in private markets within defined contribution retirement plans. They explore what “private markets” really mean, why more plan sponsors are considering them, and how these investments could impact participants’ long-term outcomes. Whether you’re a plan sponsor, fiduciary, or benefits professional, this episode offers insights into the...By: Williams Mullen
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