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Cloud

Cloud providers call for swift and strong sector regulation

March 12, 2026

The UK’s competition authority is debating restrictions on Microsoft and AWS that would attempt to address their market dominance.

Carmen Cracknell2 min read
Regulation

FDA issues warnings to 30 telehealth companies over marketing violations

March 11, 2026

The letters warning of false or misleading marketing claims point to a transition from the agency’s traditional complaint-driven oversight to a more proactive monitoring system.

Kevin Kinsella2 min read
Compliance

FinCEN tells firms to revisit jurisdictional risk, FATF adds countries to monitoring list

March 11, 2026

While urging vigilance, FinCEN cautioned that firms should avoid “wholesale or indiscriminate de-risking.”

Alexander Barzacanos1 min read
Enforcement

Texas DME operator receives 7.5 years in prison for $59m Medicare fraud scheme

March 11, 2026

The owner and operator of three DME companies paid illegal kickbacks to doctors for medically unnecessary orthotics braces to fund a lavish lifestyle.

Kevin Kinsella1 min read

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Enforcement

MMG Fusion resolves alleged HIPAA violations with HHS

March 10, 2026

An OCR investigation revealed that an unnamed actor infiltrated the cloud-based solutions provider’s network and posted the PHI of 15 million dental patients on the dark web.

Kevin Kinsella2 min read
Enforcement

NYSE to pay $9m SEC civil money penalty over opening auctions failure

March 10, 2026

Critical systems failure involved thousands of securities being transitioned into continuous trading without opening auctions having been conducted.

Catherine Ollinger1 min read
Compliance

Compliance, risk, and the Middle East energy market shakeup

March 10, 2026

Energy price surges, shipping disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and uncertainty are creating a headache for businesses, consumers, and governments alike.

Julie DiMauro6 min read
Enforcement

Canaccord Genuity fined record $80m by US regulators

March 9, 2026

Failure to monitor suspicious trading has led to the largest-ever fine for breaching the Bank Secrecy Act.

Julie DiMauro8 min read

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ESMA

ESMA supervisory briefing on algorithmic trading in the EU

March 11, 2026

Key points and practical implications in the areas of governance, testing, outsourcing, and pre-trade controls.

Ben Maconick | CMS, Tom Callaby | CMS6 min read
FCA

FCA announces the convergence of crypto and CASS

March 11, 2026

UK regulator to reshape client asset rules for crypto.

Jean Hurley2 min read
Regulation

Bank regulators say no special capital treatment for tokenized securities

March 9, 2026

The FAQs pave the way for banks to start using tokenized securities as collateral.

Alexander Barzacanos<1 min read
FINRA

FINRA opens broad review of arbitration process

March 9, 2026

The move signals an impending reboot of an often-criticized system.

Alexander Barzacanos3 min read

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AI

Hong Kong launches GenAI regulatory sandbox across entire financial system

March 11, 2026

The initiative will cover multiple financial sectors including banking, securities and capital markets, asset and wealth management, insurance, mandatory provident fund (MPF), and stored value facilities.

Hameed Shuja2 min read
Technology

AWS launches AI-based administrative platform for health systems

March 10, 2026

Amazon Health Connect can reduce a clinician’s administrative burden, but can it guarantee the security of patients’ data?

Kevin Kinsella3 min read
Crypto

Crypto wrap: Trump hits out over GENIUS delay, anonymous Iran bets scrutinized, SEC drops Sun case

March 10, 2026

Our pick of the latest crypto stories.

Carmen Cracknell2 min read
AI

When AI meets privilege: Early court decisions

March 9, 2026

How privilege claims should be managed when AI is involved.

Scott A. Milner | Morgan Lewis, Matthew J. Hamilton | Morgan Lewis4 min read

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Podcasts

Podcast: Maria Tsennykh on forensic accounting, corporate governance, and financial misconduct

March 9, 2026

Maria Tsennykh is the founder and managing partner of TSENU Consulting and an adjunct professor at Fordham and Quinnipiac.

Vlada Gurvich45 min listen
GRIP Extra

GRIP Extra: Fed terminates Wells Fargo enforcement, US mulls national security-based chip framework

March 9, 2026

Our in-brief roundup of notable stories from the last week.

GRIP2 min read
Podcasts

Podcast: Janaya Moscony and Leigh Wittick walk us through complying with Reg S-P

March 2, 2026

Janaya Moscony and Leigh Wittick spoke to GRIP about how financial institutions can demonstrate compliance with the many components of Reg S-P.

Julie DiMauro26 min listen
GRIP Extra

GRIP Extra: Anthropic clashes with Pentagon, OCC proposes GENIUS Act implementation rules

March 2, 2026

Our in-brief roundup of notable stories from the last week.

GRIP2 min read

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