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EU MAR and UK MAR: Where Are We Now?
The EU Listing Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2809), which was published in November 2024 and forms part of the EU’s wider Capital Markets Union project, is a package of reforms designed to make the EU public capital markets more attractive for companies of all sizes....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Comparative table: close-out netting and set-off provisions comparison between jurisdictions
Legal framework Section 235 of the Companies Act 1981 and Section 37 of the Bankruptcy Act 1989. Section 150 of the BVI's Insolvency Act 2003 (the "Insolvency Act") governs insolvency set-off, applicable to mutual dealings between a debtor and a creditor....By: Carey Olsen
FDIC, OCC, and Federal Reserve Announce Removal of Reputation Risk From Internal Guidance Documents
Continuing the current federal shift away from reputation risk in the bank supervisory space, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System jointly announced on June 2, 2026 that they had removed all references to “reputational risk” in an array of interagency documents, including guidance on lending, risk management, and cyber security....By: Goodwin
White House Executive Order on Integrating Financial Technology Innovation into Regulatory Frameworks - Also, is Fintech Geopolitical?
On May 19, the White House released a unique executive order demonstrating the Administration’s intent to promote fintech innovation. Given the complexity of existing financial regulatory frameworks, there is reason to be skeptical of major changes in the short term....By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
The CFTC’s New Cooperation Playbook: What Practitioners Need To Know About Letter No. 26-15
In a recent Staff Advisory to the Enforcement Division, the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) released guidance on how companies can avoid enforcement actions—or receive substantial penalty reductions—through early and full disclosure of potential misconduct....By: Benesch
Chapter 11 and CCAA: A Cross-Border Comparison
Cross-border restructuring and insolvency proceedings can be complex and challenging for international companies. This plain-language guide compares Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), and highlights each jurisdiction’s unique processes and requirements. The guide examines more than 30 key concepts, including how cases begin, the powers courts exercise and the roles of monitors, trustees and other supervisory authorities. By...By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
[Video] AI in Healthcare: Five Healthcare AI Stories You Need to Know This Week - June 5, 2026
Welcome to AI in Healthcare in 5 Stories. This podcast is a Weekly Briefing of the five most important AI developments shaping healthcare, medicine, and life sciences. Each week, Tom Fox breaks down the latest stories on clinical innovation, regulation, privacy, compliance, patient safety, and operational transformation through a practical, business-focused lens. Designed for healthcare compliance professionals, executives, legal teams, clinicians, and industry leaders, the podcast moves beyond...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
HL UK Pensions Law Digest 5 June 2026
A bite-sized summary of recent UK pension news Welcome to our latest update, in which we cover: Abolition of lifetime allowance (LTA): draft regulations Draft regulations making further amendments following the abolition of the LTA on 6 April 2024; Collective defined contribution (CDC): consultation response and regulations...By: Hogan Lovells
[Video] AI Today in 5: June 5, 2026, The Tech Review, Not Political Review Edition
Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the AI Today In 5. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest about AI. Top AI stories include: • Smaller banks are missing out on financial crime prevention...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Sagemount Invests in LSPedia
Bregal Sagemount has made a strategic growth investment in LSPedia, according to a news release. LSPedia, founded in 2013 and with its U.S. headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan, is a provider of compliance, traceability and supply chain software to the pharmaceutical industry....By: McGuireWoods LLP
Scam Likely: Better Call Vendor
Welcome to the third installment of our “Scam Likely” series. In our prior posts, we examined bank impersonation scams and romance scams; here, we turn to a threat that hits even closer to home: invoice fraud. The Set Up Your accounting department just received a routine email from your trusty vendor—attached is a monthly invoice for their services....By: Miller Nash LLP
Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - June 4, 2026
Clarity Act Reported to the Senate and Placed on the Legislative Calendar - On June 1, H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, was reported to the Senate by Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar. The measure had cleared the Senate Banking Committee on May 14 in a 15-9 bipartisan vote and still must be reconciled with the parallel Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act (S. 3755) approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee....By: Lowenstein Sandler LLP
SEC Proposes Registered Offering Reforms with Significant Implications for BDCs and REITs
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed broad amendments to the rules governing how companies raise capital through public offerings. The proposal would significantly change the registration, communication, and offering process for business development companies (BDCs), registered closed-end investment companies (registered CEFs, and, collectively with BDCs, affected funds), and real estate investment trusts (REITs). Comments on the proposed amendments are due by July 27....By: Morgan Lewis
Launch of systematic checks on compliance with the rules relating to the Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Owners
On May 4, 2026, a press release issued by the Luxembourg and Diekirch public prosecutor's offices announced the launch of a campaign of systematic checks on compliance with the legislation governing the Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Owners (RBO). It has been announced that these checks, conducted by the Grand Ducal Police, are expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks across the country's four police regions....By: A&O Shearman
United States Expands Cuba and Latin American Enforcement: Brazil FTO Designations and New Cuba Sanctions Target Terrorists and Hostile Regimes
The Executive Branch continues to expand its influence south of the border, pursuing its agenda of the “total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations” and the economic isolation of hostile regimes in the Western Hemisphere......By: Bracewell LLP
Multi‑Entity ERP Data Migration from Legacy Accounting Systems
Following the merger of three legacy subsidiaries, a private‑equity‑owned investment software and support company embarked on a full enterprise resource planning (ERP) data migration to support its newly integrated operating model. The organization needed to move historical financial data from six separate QuickBooks environments into a single NetSuite instance ahead of a hard cutover date....By: Ankura
Navigating Pension Governance and Compliance in 2026
Recent Canadian pension developments reflect increasing regulatory scrutiny, evolving transaction requirements and growing attention to technology-related governance risks for pension plans and capital accumulation plans alike....By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Stop Selling What Plan Sponsors Don’t Need
My wife loves Le Creuset, which means, by extension, so do I. I’ve been to enough factory-to-table sales across the country to know one thing: for every cooking need, they’ll happily sell you three different versions of the same product. Bread oven, Dutch oven, braiser—at some point, it’s all just cast iron doing roughly the same job. Beautiful, yes. Necessary? Not always....By: Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.
Opening the Door to “Perps” The CFTC Approves U.S.-Listed Perpetual Futures
In late May 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) approved the listing of the first perpetual futures contract on a CFTC-regulated exchange, a cash-settled perpetual derivative referencing the spot price of Bitcoin, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of U.S. digital asset markets. The approval brings to the United States additional options to trade a product that has long dominated offshore crypto derivatives trading and signals that perpetual contracts can, under...By: Proskauer Rose LLP
Supreme Court Expands Flexibility for Multiemployer Plans in Setting Withdrawal Liability Assumptions
“Prediction is easy — being right is hard.” The Supreme Court’s May 21, 2026, decision in the multiemployer withdrawal liability space affirmed this principle. In M & K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund, the Court held in a unanimous decision that multiemployer pension plans (MEPPs) may use actuarial assumptions adopted after the “measurement date” to calculate an employer’s withdrawal liability, so long as those assumptions are reasonable and represent the...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
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