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HomeStreet received a notice, numbering 133 pages, the day before the advance notice deadline in its bylaws alerting the company that Blue Lion intends to nominate two directors and submi...
On April 3, 2018, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued 37 Frequently Asked Questions (the “FAQs”) pertaining to the agency’s Customer Due Diligence rule (“CDD Rule”)....
The CRA was put in place over 40 years ago and bears the heavy hand of the woeful history of redlining upon any attempt to change it. But, it is long overdue for a rethink, especially in ...
Citing the Russian government’s “range of malign activities around the globe,” on April 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”...
A Cryptocurrency and DLT Newsletter – April 5, 2018 Authored by Jai R. Massari, Christophe Perchet, Byron B. Rooney, Daniel Arroche, Trevor I. Kiviat, Daniela Dekhtyar-McCarthy and Andr...
U.S. proxy reports are issued 13 to 30 calendar days before a shareholder meeting, but closer to 13 to 18 days during April to June due to the volume, according to the most recent ISS FAQ...
Industry Update
SEC Announces National Compliance Outreach Seminar for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
Litigation
United States Pursues False Claims Act Suit Against Priva...
On March 27, the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s finding that Google’s use of Java APIs in its Android operating system was fair use, resurrecting Oracle’s multibillio...
The Senate passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S.2155) on March 14 by a filibuster-proof vote of 67 – 31. The Senate bill still must pass the Hous...