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Domestically Controlled REIT Ownership Update: Proposed Regulations Would Remove Domestic Corporation Look-through Rule

On October 20, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under Section 897...

United States Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

New OFSI Decision Gives Best Guidance Yet On Sanctions Due Diligence

On 26 January 2026, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI") provided its clearest guidance yet on the baseline level of due diligence it expects businesses to undertake when assessing sanctions risks.

United States Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

AIFMD 2.0 Digest: Investor Disclosures And Reporting (Podcast)

The AIFMD 2.0 regime will take effect across EU member states on 16 April 2026. While most of the reforms will apply to EU-authorised alternative investment fund managers and EU funds...

United States Finance

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

How Does The FCA Tackle Non-financial Misconduct, I.e. Discrimination, Harassment And Similar?

This follows a consultation on non-financial misconduct (NFM) and how this might constitute a breach of the conduct rules in the FCA's Code of Conduct (COCON).

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Canada Moves Forward On Its Consumer-Driven Banking Framework

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Goodmans LLP

SEC And CFTC Announce Joint 'Project Crypto' Initiative At Historic Harmonization Event

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Government Streamlines Tokenised Funds Legislation

Cayman Islands Finance

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Cayman Islands Government

BVI Professional Fund – The Most Popular BVI Investment Funds Product

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Campbells

US Treasury's Outbound Investment Security Program: Lessons And Insights

Worldwide Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Coming Thursday February 12: A First Look At New York's FAIR Business Practices Act — Straight From The AG's Office

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Inside Year One: Finance Developments Under A New Administration

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Deadline Approaches For U.S. Persons To Report Foreign Financial Accounts

United States Finance

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Rich May

ABF: The New Frontier For Private Credit In Europe

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Insights on the NAV Financing Market - Full Year 2025

Worldwide Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Artificial Intelligence In ADR: A Neutral's Evolving Perspective

United States Technology

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JAMS

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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SEC And CFTC Announce Joint 'Project Crypto' Initiative At Historic Harmonization Event

After years of regulatory turf wars and jurisdictional uncertainty, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Canadian Securities Administrators Modernize Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure: Final Amendments Released

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have finalized a package of amendments to modernize the continuous disclosure regime for investment funds.

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Dentons Canada LLP

Toronto Stock Exchange Original Listing Amendments: Key Changes And Practical Guidance

In March 2025, the Toronto Stock Exchange (the TSX) published proposed amendments to its original listing requirements aimed at improving clarity, increasing flexibility, and reducing the need...

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Cassels

Revitalizing U.S. Capital Markets: The Case For State-Led Reform

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Private Credit In The Middle East: Navigating Regulatory Frameworks Through Cayman Island Structures

Cayman Islands Finance

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Walkers

Treasury Dusts Off The Rulebook For Sovereign Wealth Funds

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Debt Download - January 2026

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Market Analysis: 10 Trends Affecting Global Private Markets For 2026

Worldwide Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Avoiding Pitfalls As Litigation Finance Takes Off

United States Litigation

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McDermott Will & Schulte

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Leasing

Aviation Finance & Leasing 2025: Law And Practice

The Cayman Islands currently have no form of income, corporate or capital gains tax and no estate duty, inheritance tax or gift tax. Stamp duty may be payable on documents executed in, or brought to, the Cayman Islands...

Cayman Islands Finance

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Walkers

Anti-money Laundering Compliance Alert: New Requirements For Financing And Leasing Companies In Effect As Of April 1, 2025

Major changes to Canada's Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (the "Act") came into effect on April 1, 2025.

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Miller Thomson LLP

Subleasing Your Office Space? You May Have Triggered An Impairment Of Right-of-Use Assets

Adopting Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 842, Leases, introduces new considerations for companies with leases. One such complex consideration is accounting for the potential impairment...

United States Accounting

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Marcum

Anti-Money Laundering Amendments Accelerated: Businesses Face Unexpected Compliance Rush

Canada Government

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Conformité En Matière De Lutte Contre Le Recyclage Des Produits De La Criminalité : Exigences Renforcées Pour Les Entités De Financement Ou De Location À Bail, En Vigueur Le 1er Avril 2025

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Miller Thomson LLP

Anti-money Laundering Compliance Alert: New Requirements For Financing And Leasing Companies Come Into Effect On April 1, 2025

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Miller Thomson LLP

Transport Canada Seeks To Encourage Private Investment In Canadian Airports

Canada Transport

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Torys LLP

Judge Albright Shifts Approach To Automaker Venue After Federal Circuit Reversal

United States Finance

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RPX Corporation

Department Of Finance Seeks Consultation By December 30 On Changes To Canada's AML Regime

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Fund Management/ REITs

Domestically Controlled REIT Ownership Update: Proposed Regulations Would Remove Domestic Corporation Look-through Rule

On October 20, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under Section 897...

United States Finance

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

AIFMD 2.0 Digest: Investor Disclosures And Reporting (Podcast)

The AIFMD 2.0 regime will take effect across EU member states on 16 April 2026. While most of the reforms will apply to EU-authorised alternative investment fund managers and EU funds...

United States Finance

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

How Does The FCA Tackle Non-financial Misconduct, I.e. Discrimination, Harassment And Similar?

This follows a consultation on non-financial misconduct (NFM) and how this might constitute a breach of the conduct rules in the FCA's Code of Conduct (COCON).

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

BVI Professional Fund – The Most Popular BVI Investment Funds Product

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Campbells

New Mandatory VC California Diversity Reporting: Act Now On 2026 Deadlines

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

Fund Annual Return Services – Private Funds

Cayman Islands Finance

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Conyers

Hedge Clauses In Focus: The SEC Charges An Investment Adviser With Four Advisers Act Violations

United States Wealth Mgt

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Canadian Securities Administrators Modernize Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure: Final Amendments Released

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Dentons Canada LLP

Private Credit In The Middle East: Navigating Regulatory Frameworks Through Cayman Island Structures

Cayman Islands Finance

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Walkers

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

NCUA Issues 2026 Supervisory Priorities Letter Emphasizing Safety, Soundness, And Risk-Focused Examinations

On January 14, the NCUA issued a letter outlining its supervisory priorities and examination program updates for 2026. The letter emphasizes risk-focused supervision, continued reliance on defined-scope examinations...

United States Finance

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Sheppard

Prudential Regulation In 2026: Priorities In Capital, Ring-fencing, Recovery And Resolution, And Operational Resilience Requirements

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) continues to encourage full, timely and consistent adoption and implementation of the Basel standards.

Worldwide Finance

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A&O Shearman

Cheat Sheet—FCA's New Targeted Support Regime—other Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

This will not be permitted at the outset but the Treasury will review the position in due course.

United States Consumer

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A&O Shearman

Art Basel Miami Beach: An Art Appraiser's Perspective

United States Finance

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter - September 2025

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

OCC And FDIC Rescind Interagency Leveraged Lending Guidance

United States Finance

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Federal Banking Agencies Finalize The ESLR Rule, With Some Adjustments

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

How Regulatory Change Is Reshaping Global Lending

United States Finance

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World Law Group

Federal Banking Agencies Propose Lower Community Bank Leverage Ratio Requirements

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

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Latest Videos

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Implications Of The CFPB's Proposed Rule Under The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Podcast)

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Mayer Brown

Navigating Compliance Challenges: SEC Exams, Enforcement, Marketing Rule, And AI Trends (Video)

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Lowenstein Sandler

Mondaq Podcast: The Evolution of Fund Finance Products in the U.S.

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Travers Thorp Alberga

The Who, When And How Of The New UK Prospectus And Public Offer Rules From An Equity Perspective (Podcast)

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A&O Shearman

FSxT Connect Regulatory Pulse Igniting Innovation (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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