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Trump accounts: The basics
On December 2, 2025, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the new “Trump accounts,” which were created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The following questions and answers provide some of the basics of these new Trump accounts......By: McAfee & Taft
The Impact of the ASC 842 Lease Accounting Standards on a Toll Agreement for Stand-Alone BESS
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) recent lease accounting standards (ASC 842) are impacting toll agreements for stand-alone battery energy storage systems (BESS). These standards require offtakers (lessees) to recognize assets and liabilities arising from an operating lease with a term greater than 12 months, which affects the lessees’ initial measurement of the lease liability....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
New Mandatory Trainings for Local Government Elected Officials, Appointees and Certain Staff
The following training requirements are triggered on January 1, 2026: Department heads and certain staff must take a minimum of two hours of ethics training every two years (commonly known as “AB 1234 ethics training”); Elected officials, certain appointees and department heads (and equivalent staff positions) must take two hours of fiscal and financial training every two years....By: Best Best & Krieger LLP
OCC Conditionally Approves National Trust Bank Charter Applications and Issues Interpretive Letter 1188, SEC Issues Tokenization No-Action Letter and House Passes INVEST Act
Last week, federal regulators took several notable steps affecting digital asset markets. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced conditional approval of five national trust bank charter applications. It also issued Interpretive Letter 1188, confirming that national banks may engage in riskless principal crypto-asset transactions, intermediary transactions in which a bank purchases an asset from one counterparty for immediate resale to another. The OCC also reiterated its...By: Paul Hastings LLP
The Ohio SALT Chronicle - Issue 5
The nation recently slid past Black Friday and now is bounding through the busy holiday retail season. Retailers should be preparing for a unique challenge that awaits in the New Year....By: Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Spreading the wealth: Sovereign funds step up their deal activity
For years, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) were viewed as discreet operators, circling the edges of global M&A. They quietly diversified away from domestic markets, largely by committing capital to PE funds. Recently, however, sovereign investors have emerged as one of the most assertive forces in global dealmaking....By: White & Case LLP
Northern dealmaking heats up: Nordic M&A and PE activity on the rise in 2025
Economies across the Nordic region are posting steady growth despite geopolitical headwinds. Denmark has had a relatively strong year, with its economy set to grow 2 percent in 2025. Underlying factors such as healthy industrial production, renewed North Sea gas extraction and demand for pharmaceutical exports are all contributing to this expansion....By: White & Case LLP
Strategic Planning for Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights Before Seeking Investment in the US: A Playbook for Foreign Investors
Executive Summary - Foreign investors entering the U.S. market face compressed timelines, intense competition, and exacting diligence. Intellectual property — patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights — is a core asset of a foreign investor’s business in the U.S. that increases valuation of the U.S. entity. Yet, many foreign investors prioritize setting up a U.S. entity or other structures, selecting the physical location of a U.S. office or manufacturing site, or applying for work...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
IRS Continues to Tighten its Focus on U.S. Cryptocurrency Investors
2025 has brought substantial new challenges as the IRS continues to tighten its focus on U.S. cryptocurrency investors. Cryptocurrency brokerages are required to report gross proceeds for each digital asset transaction they manage on IRS Form 1099-DA. This requirement applies to all digital currency transactions on or after January 1st of this year (2025)....By: Allen Barron, Inc.
Structuring Your European Capital in the U.S.: Choosing the Right Investment Instrument (SAFE, Convertible Note, or Stock)
Foreign investment in the U.S. market, particularly in high-growth technology companies, often begins with the formation of a Delaware corporation. This is a common choice for U.S. startups seeking capital, primarily due to Delaware’s mature, predictable, and investor-friendly corporate law....By: Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP
Tax in a Time of Transition: Navigating the Shifting Global Tax Policy Landscape
The global tax environment is becoming increasingly complex and interconnected, with significant implications for compliance, risk management, and strategic planning. Recent developments such as the OECD’s Pillar Two global minimum tax, EU regulatory reforms, and evolving US and Asian tax policies are reshaping how multinational enterprises operate....By: DLA Piper
State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - November 2025
November 2025: A flurry of activity from the states, from privacy cases in Arizona and California to a multistate coalition investigating BNPL providers just as the holiday shopping season gets underway...By: Hudson Cook, LLP
Education Beats Enrollment — Every Time
There’s a metric that every plan provider loves to brag about: enrollment rates. Auto-enrollment has made it so easy that even the most indifferent employee ends up in the plan. Great, right? Well… not so fast....By: Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.
[Audio] Deck the Halls, Not the Trade Lines: Auto Fraud Talk — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
On today’s episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso discuss TransUnion’s study on fraud-related charge-off losses in auto lending, exploring how bad actors enter the car-buying journey through tactics such as application phishing, synthetic identities, trade-in data exposure, and “digital warming.” They examine why auto fraud can have outsized impacts compared to other products, the surprising concentration of losses among higher credit tiers,...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
[Video] Compliance Tip of the Day – Preparing for an Investigation
Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast that brings you daily insights and practical advice for navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements. Whether you’re a seasoned compliance professional or just starting your journey, we aim to provide you with bite-sized, actionable tips to help you stay on top of your compliance game. Join us as we explore the latest industry trends, share best practices, and demystify complex compliance issues to keep your...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
The Big Leap Into Stablecoins and Bitcoin
Stablecoins have come a long way from being a tool mostly used by crypto traders looking to avoid volatility. Today, they are sitting at the center of digital finance, attracting serious attention from policymakers, banks, and compliance professionals alike......By: Ankura
The Likely Road Ahead for the CFTC Under Chair Selig
In October 2025, the Administration nominated Michael Selig to serve as Chairman of the CFTC, which currently is under the leadership of CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline Pham. Selig currently serves as chief counsel to the SEC's Crypto Task Force and previously worked in private practice, where his client roster included a number of crypto firms......By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Talking Trends: The Annual Download and 2026 on the Horizon
In Women in Private Credit: Talking Trends, we dive into the world of private credit through the lens of eminent women in the field – from professionals at the forefront of the industry to our own lawyers. Together, we navigate the trends and topics influencing private credit against the backdrop of today’s ever-evolving geopolitical landscape....By: Proskauer Rose LLP
HUD Recently Announced the 2026 Loan Limits for FHA Forward Mortgages and HECMs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced the 2026 loan limits for FHA insured forward mortgage loans and FHA insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs). The announcements were made in Mortgagee Letter 2025-23 and Mortgagee Letter 2025-22, respectively....By: Ballard Spahr LLP
[Video] AI Today in 5: December 16, 2025, The Things to Never Tell a Chatbot Edition
Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest edition 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 four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest related to AI. Top AI stories include: • 4 things to never tell a chatbot. (BusinessInsider):...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
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