In brief Robinhood is dealing with multiple regulatory probes and expecting to pay a financial regulator a minimum of $26.6 million in a potential settlement. It’s not all gloom and doom for the company, which is preparing to go public—Robinhood is valued at $20 ...Read More

With Gary Gensler, the former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman who oversaw the first wave of spoofing investigations, tapped to lead the SEC, Kobre & Kim LLP attorneys say they expect the DOJ to work closely with the SEC using criminal wire fraud charges ...Read More

By Jack Kelly Former President Trump isn’t a fan of regulations.* During his campaign for the Presidency in 2016, Trump was clear in promising a clampdown on regulations, saying for every one newly proposed rule two regulations would have to be ripped-up.  He believed ...Read More

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a relatively new regulatory agency that was created in the wake of the financial crisis. This was the brainchild of Senator Elizabeth Warren. She felt that the banks, credit card companies, mortgage brokers and other financial institutions ...Read More

Well before Joe Biden took the oath of office to become President of the United States last week—well before he even won the presidency, in fact—questions have been raised within the Democratic Party over what ideological direction his administration would take. Would this longtime ...Read More

Homin Lee of Lombard Odier discusses the cryptocurrency craze. [Video on CNBC] Source: CNBC ...Read More

We are excited to share with you the first Compliance LinkedIn Live show! This will be part of an ongoing series discussing fast-moving trends in the compliance, legal, risk, audit, anti-money laundering, financial crimes, privacy, regulatory, anti-trust and related sectors. The focus will also ...Read More