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New Jersey Law Journal

Are US Lawyers a Weak Link in the Fight Against Money Laundering?

Earlier this month, for the first time in 10 years, an intergovernmental organization called the Financial Action Task Force graded the United States on its efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The group, which includes government representatives from more than 30 countries, gave the U.S. the lowest possible score in five of the 51 categories it uses to judge countries' efforts.
28 minute read

Daily Report Online

Guidelines for Cybersecurity Will Impact Banks, Insurers

Bank compliance departments, which already contend with federal cybersecurity laws and industry-wide cybersecurity guidelines, will face the New York State Department of Financial Services' (NYDFS) expansion of regulation into cybersecurity risk management.
12 minute read

Legaltech News

Guidelines for Cybersecurity Will Impact Banks, Insurers

24 minute read

Daily Business Review

Banks Just Can't Quit Charging You Overdraft Fees

About $11 billion a year in overdraft fees goes to the bottom line of the nation's banks.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Brazil to Crack Down on 476% Annual Credit Card Rates, Again

The Brazillian government is signaling it wants to tackle triple-digit credit card interest rates.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Justice Department Faults Ruling that Threatens CFPB Power Scheme

Obama administration lawyers on Thursday urged a Washington federal appeals court to revisit a dispute over the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, arguing that a panel of judges improperly assessed the extent to which the agency leadership intrudes on presidential power.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Government Alleges Fraud by Barclays in Sale of RMBS

Barclays Bank and two of its former executives were sued Thursday by the federal government for an allegedly fraudulent scheme to sell residential mortgage-backed securities built on subprime mortgages.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Britain's Attorney General Talks About Brexit and the Rule of Law

Jeremy Wright, Britian's attorney general, met in New York with representatives of Baker & McKenzie, Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells and other firms to assure them that Britian's legal services sector remains competitive.
28 minute read

National Law Journal

Widespread Tax, Regulatory Easing on Horizon Under Trump

As the Donald Trump administration and a new Congress take control in Washington, advisers can expect widespread easing of the regulatory reins around such areas as retirement, tax and investing policies. Debates are in full swing regarding the fate of the U.S. Labor Department's fiduciary rule on retirement accounts, leadership of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the anticipated full-frontal focus by the Trump administration and Congress on tax reform—both individual and corporate.
14 minute read

Daily Business Review

Election Impact on Exempt Offerings and Private Fund Advisers

The Trump administration and the new Congress may roll back recent regulations on advisers to private equity funds, writes attorney Mark D. Hobson.
13 minute read

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