ArticleCybersecurity Collaboration: Routes To Stronger DefensesAs an industry, the financial sector outpaces other economic sectors in cybersecurity preparedness. United StatesFinance and BankingWilmerHale
ArticleEnsuring A Level Playing Field For Federal Virtual Currency RegulationThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), the US Department of the Treasury bureau responsible for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, has been by far the most impactful federal regulator of Bitcoin and other virtual currency. United StatesFinance and BankingWilmerHale
ArticleFCPA Update: Implementation of U.K. Bribery Bill Postponed Until April 2011mplementation of the U.K. Bribery Bill (discussed in our update of April 6, 2010) has been postponed for nine months while the government evaluates comments to the Bill raised by various business constituencies. United StatesFinance and BankingFenwick
ArticleFinCEN's Caesars Penalty A Cautionary Tale For CasinosIn a guest column they penned for Law360, McGuireWoods lawyers J. Patrick Rowan and Jeffrey M. Hanna discuss an $8 million civil penalty the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network imposed on Caesars Palace for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.United StatesFinance and BankingMcGuireWoods LLP
ArticleFinCEN Extends Temporary Relief For Rollovers And RenewalsThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") extended previously granted relief that temporarily exempts certain products and services from the Beneficial Ownership Rule.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFincen Fines Virtual Currency Exchange For AML ViolationsIn the U.S. Department of the Treasury's first action against a foreign-located money services business, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") fined BTC-e...United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFINRA Cautions Investors Of Risks In Trading Binary OptionsFINRA cautioned investors on the risks associated with binary options and offered guidance on how to avoid certain frauds.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFormer Commodity Traders Settle CFTC Charges For Manipulating Agricultural MarketsTwo former traders of a commodity merchandising firm settled CFTC charges for attempting to manipulate the price of wheat futures and options contracts traded on the Chicago Board of Trade.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFormer Investment Portfolio Manager Admits Insider DealingOn November 2, 2016, the Financial Conduct Authority announced that Mark Alexander Lyttleton had pleaded guilty to two counts of insider dealing at Southwark Crown Court.United StatesFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleFormer Precious Metals Trader Pleads Guilty To Spoofing Conspiracy And Commodities FraudThis case illustrates that the misconduct involved in spoofing may also provide the basis for a charge of price manipulation.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFRB Issues Enforcement Actions Against Bank And BHC Employees For Alleged CARES Act FraudThe Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") announced on April 5 that it had entered into six separate consent orders with individuals who were previously employed at a state member bank...United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleLessons For Hedge Fund Managers From The Government's Failed Prosecution Of Alleged Insider Trading Under Wire And Securities Fraud LawsThe Supreme Court stated clearly that the mere fact that a person receives material nonpublic information and then executes a trade based on that information does not constitute a crime. United StatesFinance and BankingMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleRBS Motion To Dismiss RMBS Fraud Claim Granted In PartOn March 20, U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe of the Southern District of New York granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss a complaint filed by several HSH Nordbank affiliates...United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleRescue Scammers Stall Foreclosures By Filing False Documents To Cloud TitleIn recent years, the industry has seen various types of foreclosure rescue fraud perpetrated against borrowers, lenders, and servicers. United StatesFinance and BankingTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
ArticleRMBS Fraud Claims Against Bank Of America DismissedOn February 6, 2015, Judge Stanley Chesler of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted in part and denied in part Bank of America's motions to dismiss two related cases...United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleRoyal Park Sues RBS Over $1.6 Billion In RMBSOn October 11, Royal Park Investments SA/NV sued several Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) entities in New York state court over its purchase of $1.6 billion worth of residential mortgage-backed securities. United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleSEC Charges Firm With Fraudulent Circumvention Of Fund Fee StructureThe SEC charged an investment advisory firm and its owner with engaging in deceptive trades in order to collect extra monthly fees from a pair of hedge funds that were under their management.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSenate Banking Committee Grills Bank CEO And Evaluates Regulatory Response To Opening Of Unauthorized AccountsSenate Banking Committee members questioned the CEO of Wells Fargo, and examined the regulatory response to the bank's opening of unauthorized accounts.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleU.S. Advisory Warns Of Risks For Businesses With Ties To CambodiaThe Advisory warned that transactions in the financial, real estate, casino and infrastructure sectors are marred by corruption and money laundering.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleUS Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System Commission Study Regarding Payments Fraud And Security VulnerabilitiesOn March 29, 2018, the U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced that it is undertaking a study that will begin this month with respect to fraud in the U.S. payments system.United StatesFinance and BankingA&O Shearman