In this special crossover episode of Regulatory Oversight and The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis, Stefanie Jackman, and Mike Yaghi discuss California Governor Gavin Newsom’s appointment of former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to lead the state’s newly
The Office of Mergers and Acquisitions in Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) Division of Corporation Finance recently published two no-action letters agreeing not to recommend enforcement action related to certain Exchange Act rules as applied to retail investor voting
The D&O Diary has been closely following the rise in securities class actions filed in 2026 stemming from alleged market manipulation. A recently filed securities class action lawsuit against Datavault AI Inc. arises from what plaintiffs characterize as a stock-promotion
On 7 October 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a Public Statement regarding an extended transitional period for third-country central securities depositories (CSDs).
Background
CSDs established in a country outside of the European Union (third country CSDs)
On 7 October 2026, the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) issued a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the anti-money laundering / countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) central database under Article 11(6) of the AMLA Regulation (Regulation
On 7 October 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published Consultation Paper 13/26 – Updating regulatory thresholds: An autopilot approach (CP13/26).
Background
In CP13/26 the PRA proposes a transparent, rules-based framework that would automatically update in-scope regulatory thresholds every five
Thurston Group has acquired Pixel Health, according to a news release and a company announcement.
Pixel Health, founded in 2001 and based in Holyoke, Massachusetts, provides IT consulting and managed IT services to hospitals and large physician groups.
True confession: I am about to write a blog post about a book I have not read. Its Authors were interviewed on two podcasts that I listen to, and I have now read two reviews. This one, from John Lanchester
Introducing DealPoint: Banks M&A Bitesize, our new podcast series which takes a short, focused look at some of the legal and regulatory issues that can shape bank M&A transactions.
In the first episode Jochen Vester, Counsel based in our Frankfurt
