Over the next few years, we can expect financial regulation to undergo a significant change as regulators try to rein in new, disruptive financial assets such as cryptocurrency while also guiding the financial industry to pre-pandemic performance levels. The renewed...
Cryptocurrency is rapidly becoming the favoured instrument for completing financial transactions, particularly as inflation and worsening economic conditions force investors and businesses to seek out other avenues to conduct financial transactions. However, the...
As the finance industry continues to evolve, regulators are faced with a question—how to facilitate growth and innovation while still maintaining a framework of accountability that protects consumer interests. Between the rising influence of FinTech and the need to...
On 8th March 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a federal civil enforcement action against four individuals solicited over $44 million from investors through a Ponzi scheme. On the same day, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged two...
Recent developments indicate that financial regulation is becoming more complex and rigorous, and compliance could demand more time and resources from financial institutions. Between sustainability initiatives—which the UK government reaffirmed at the COP26—a need to...
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has had an irrevocable impact on the financial industry since the way financial institutions (FIs) operate has been fundamentally altered. Not only have these changes impacted how customers, investors, and FIs interact with each...
