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Cryptocurrency: Industry and Regulatory Updates
Cryptocurrency is having its best year yet in 2021. While being one of the few industries to grow in 2020, with recent developments in the U.S. and around the world, virtual currencies are only becoming more popular, mainstream, and accessible.
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Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual Update
On February 25, 2021, members of the FFIEC released several updated sections and related examination procedures to the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual that provide instructions to examiners when assessing the adequacy of a bank’s BSA/AML compliance program.
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Regulation Best Interest: New Standard for Broker-Dealers
On June 5th 2019, the SEC passed its Regulation Best Interest rule by 3-1. The goal is to improve the quality and transparency of relationships, while retaining access to advice relationships and investment products. The rule will impact how advice is currently delivered to retail customers.
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Key Focus Areas From 2021 SEC and FINRA Priorities Reports
FINRA and the SEC published their annual Risk Monitoring and Examination Reports highlighting the focus areas that member firms will be evaluated on this year. We will cover several focus areas as well as fines that the two regulators levied on their members in Q4 2020, and discuss trends for 2021.
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ESG Under The Biden Administration
Publicly traded companies are expected to provide comprehensive sustainability disclosures.
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Retail players: Equip buildings with electric charging stations
Changes to the Construction Code were passed at the end of 2019. They include the obligations to pre-equip and equip parking lots in electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI) are reinforced by 2021 for new buildings, and by 2025 for existing buildings.