OFAC issued a General License extending the period during which U.S. persons are authorized to engage in "maintenance and wind-down" transactions and activities with two companies previously sanctioned for reportedly "advancing Russia's malign activities."
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The SEC Division of Investment Management allowed mutual funds and their SEC-registered transfer agents to delay the disbursement of proceeds from the mutual fund accounts of vulnerable adult shareholders if financial exploitation is suspected.
An investment adviser agreed to pay $8 million to settle SEC charges of failing to disclose conflicts of interest to retail customers.
A multinational bank agreed to pay a total of over $1 billion to resolve charges related to alleged (i) bribery of Libyan officials and (ii) manipulation of certain benchmark interest rates.
The CFTC voted to (i) propose amendments to the swap dealer de minimis exception, (ii) propose amendments to the "Volcker Rule" regulations and (iii) adopt amendments to an indemnification provision relating to swap data repository data.