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SEC hits pause on proposed investment fund and adviser rules

Acting US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Mark Uyeda has hit pause on proposed rules covering safeguarding of advisory...
By Niece Prayoonrat 19th March 2025
SEC hits pause on proposed investment fund and adviser rules

Americas

States step up as Trump’s US financial regulators step down

State attorneys general have emerged as one of the biggest checks on presidential power after winning a series of US...
By Richard Satran 17th March 2025
States step up as Trump’s US financial regulators step down

Cryptocurrency Regulation

Stablecoins are booming, but regulation remains in flux 

Discussions on how stablecoins should be classified for regulatory purposes continue – despite the product’s global market cap exceeding $200...
By Elizabeth Lumley 11th March 2025
Stablecoins are booming, but regulation remains in flux 

Americas

SEC’s future is secure with nominee Atkins, independence question remains

Paul Atkins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), has had such high-profile roles, in both...
By Richard Satran 10th March 2025
SEC’s future is secure with nominee Atkins, independence question remains

Americas

US deregulation by job cuts limits legal challenges, increases uncertainty

The US administration of Donald Trump has found a way to sidestep the time-consuming process of changing rules to curb...
By Richard Satran 3rd March 2025
US deregulation by job cuts limits legal challenges, increases uncertainty

Retail

Open banking’s promise has yet to deliver, policymakers search for reset button

This year marks the seventh anniversary of the second iteration of the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) coming into force....
By Elizabeth Lumley 3rd March 2025
Open banking’s promise has yet to deliver, policymakers search for reset button

Digital Assets

Central banks should launch CBDCs to ensure economic stability — report

Central banks should continue to develop sovereign digital currencies for the sake of economic stability, according to a new report,...
By Elizabeth Lumley 24th February 2025
Central banks should launch CBDCs to ensure economic stability — report

Financial Crime

US debanking laws, politics complicate financial crime compliance

New state “anti-debanking” laws, as well as congressional investigations into the alleged “weaponisation” of agencies that police banks’ anti-money laundering...
By Rachel Wolcott 19th February 2025
US debanking laws, politics complicate financial crime compliance