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SEC

Are you ready for the new Reg S-P?

March 5, 2026

The amendments significantly expand expectations around incident response, customer notification, and service provider oversight.

Janaya Moscony | SEC33 min read
Enforcement

Apex and SEC battle over firm’s off-channel comms settlement

March 5, 2026

Apex argues that by applying substantially less burdensome undertakings on other similarly charged firms the SEC has breached administrative law.

Julie DiMauro4 min read
Compliance Culture & Ethics

FTC Chair flags potential antitrust risks in law firms’ DEI hiring programs

March 5, 2026

FTC argues that coordination between competitors in how they make employment decisions could violate federal law.

Vlada Gurvich2 min read
Enforcement

UK fraud office maintains police-led leadership with McNulty appointment

March 5, 2026

Tech pioneer and former police officer Graham McNulty takes the reins as Interim Director of the SFO. We ask, will he follow the Ephgrave approach?

Jean Hurley2 min read

ComplianceMore on Compliance

Supervision

Report highlights weaknesses in AML supervision among UK firms

March 5, 2026

OPBAS says the accountancy and legal sectors make a significant contribution to UK GDP, but there is significant room for improvement in supervision.

Hameed Shuja3 min read
ESG

What’s in a name? Part 2: Market practice

March 4, 2026

Three-part series exploring the regulation, practice, and future of ESG/sustainability-related fund names.

Vlada Gurvich, Vasilka Lalevska6 min read
ESG

SFDR review: The next phase in sustainable finance disclosures

March 4, 2026

Financial market participants will soon face a new framework for disclosures that promises to remedy market concerns about complexity, product classification, and data availability.

Vasilka Lalevska3 min read
Enforcement

Elevance Health faces sanctions over data submission compliance

March 4, 2026

CMS alleges that the health insurance giant repeatedly provided risk adjustment data via unapproved external flash drives.

Kevin Kinsella2 min read

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RegulationMore on Regulation

FCA

HM Treasury consults on wide-ranging reforms to Appointed Representatives Regime

March 5, 2026

Implications for principals and ARs.

Nina Moffatt | Paul Hastings, Arun Srivastava | Paul Hastings, Bhavesh Panchal | Paul Hastings, Samantha Wood | Paul Hastings3 min read
FCA

FCA launches ‘Regulatory Priorities’ reports to replace portfolio letters

March 4, 2026

This move reflects the FCA’s strategy to become a more responsive and outcomes-focused regulator.

Jean Hurley2 min read
SEC

SEC adopts rules requiring ‘insider’ filings for foreign company executives

March 3, 2026

Many directors and officers of US-traded foreign private issuers must soon publicly disclose their shareholdings and trades in SEC filings.

Alexander Barzacanos1 min read
Regulation

Changing UK product liability law: potential effects on the healthcare sector

March 3, 2026

Proactive steps companies in the healthcare sector (or those that insure or invest in those businesses) should take now.

Tom Crawford | Signature Litigation4 min read

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TechnologyMore on Technology

Crypto

Crypto wrap: Board of Peace stablecoin proposal, FCA rules test, vote to block crypto donations

February 26, 2026

Our roundup of the latest news in crypto.

Carmen Cracknell2 min read
AI

Global data regulators raise privacy concerns over AI-generated imagery

February 26, 2026

Organizations responsible for developing AI content-generating systems have been reminded they should act in accordance with the legal frameworks in place.

Hameed Shuja3 min read
Data

Swedish IMY reports 89% increase in data breaches during 2025

February 26, 2026

Both complaints and incidents involving personal data increased significantly last year.

Martina Lindberg, Vasilka Lalevska1 min read
Data

Reddit fined $19.5m for unlawful use of children’s personal information

February 25, 2026

The ICO says there is evidence that a large number of children under 13 accessed the platform, and claims Reddit did not have necessary measures in place to verify their ages or suitability of content.

Hameed Shuja2 min read

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ResourcesMore on Resources

Podcasts

Podcast: Janaya Moscony and Leigh Wittick walk us through complying with Reg S-P

March 2, 2026

Janaya Moscony and Leigh Wittick spoke to GRIP about how financial institutions can demonstrate compliance with the many components of Reg S-P.

Julie DiMauro26 min listen
GRIP Extra

GRIP Extra:

March 2, 2026

Our in-brief roundup of notable stories from the last week.

GRIP<1 min read
Podcasts

Podcast: Barry Rashkover on securities enforcement defense, regulatory compliance, and white-collar matters

February 26, 2026

Barry Rashkover is a securities enforcement defense lawyer and partner at Walden Macht Haran & Williams.

Vlada Gurvich37 min listen
Conferences and events

Corporations face pincer movement of climate litigation and greenwashing scrutiny

February 24, 2026

A breakdown of how litigation strategies are diverging across the Atlantic.

Jean Hurley3 min read

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