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Investment advisors may soon face increased costs and scrutiny thanks to a proposed rule issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

On Sept. 17, 2015, Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) gave the keynote address for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association's 2015 North American Conference in New York.

Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act authorizes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to limit or even prohibit the use of arbitration provisions...

This week, JP Morgan Chase & Co. agreed to a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of Comptroller of the Currency, and 47 states to settle probes into its credit card debt collection practices.

Private equity fundraising in 2011 is on pace to top 2010.

Earlier this month, New York adopted enhanced consumer debt collection regulations proposed by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS).

In a new study, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) criticizes reverse mortgages as misleading and as having resulted in senior citizens being confused about exactly what such a transaction involves.

Effective November 20, 2014, an SBIC fund may now utilize two levels of passive small businesses as pass-through entities before the investment proceeds flow through to an eligible subsidiary that qualifies as a small business.

In connection with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) commitment of up to $1 billion in available leverage to Early Stage Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Funds over a five year period,

In connection with the United States Small Business Administration’s (SBA) commitment of up to $1 billion in available leverage to Early Stage SBIC funds over a five-year period, SBA has issued a call notice for Early Stage fund managers interested in forming a Small Business Investment Company fund to be licensed as an Early Stage SBIC fund.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently provided guidance discouraging mortgage industry participants from entering into marketing services arrangements (MSAs).

Amber McGraw Walsh, chair of the McGuireWoods Healthcare Department, is featured in a new article published by The Ambulatory M&A Advisor.

After a nationwide drug tracking system failed to be included into the FDA user fee legislation passed in July 2012, legislation was re-introduced on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, to create a nationwide drug tracking system at the lot level.

On May 19, 2015, FDA published in the Federal Register proposed a rule to collect antimicrobial sales and distribution data by major food animal species (cattle, swine, chickens, and turkeys).

In a recent survey by the National Venture Capital Association and Dow Jones VentureSource, a majority of U.S. venture capitalists stated they are optimistic for 2011 and plan to expand investments generally.

On Dec. 3, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided in a split decision that the FDA rule banning pharmaceutical manufacturers from truthfully and accurately speaking about a drug’s unapproved uses ("off-label promotion") was a violation of the First Amendment and an individual’s freedom of speech.

Private equity investors continue to be active investors in the dialysis industry, as we’ve frequently discussed in the past, including in the Law360 report on "Private Equity Interest in the Dialysis Sector Continues to Thrive" that can be accessed here.

Every year since 2002, Congress has postponed the Medicare physician payment cuts that would be triggered by the sustainable growth rate formula.