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Financial Crime, Financial Services

January 22, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Dubai financial exchange admits to US it lied to retain access to bank services

Financial Crime, Financial Services

January 21, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

Trump reversal on rules hits financial services with 'wholesale' FDIC review

Antitrust View More

US DOJ persuades judge that defendant is on ‘fishing expedition’ in wage-fixing case

January 22, 2025 | Alex Wilts

North America

Healthcare staffing executive Eduardo Lopez, who the US Department of Justice has accused of wage-fixing, was unable to convince a federal magistrate judge today to order the production of other materials the ... (more story)

Chair Ferguson seeks authority from FTC Democrats to eliminate DEI

January 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson said in posts on X that under his leadership, the agency is doing its part to "end the DEI plague" and that he has asked the FTC to grant him the... (more story)

Ferguson closes US FTC's DEI office, places employees on leave

January 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the agency has closed its Diversity Equity and Inclusion, or DEI, office — the Office of Workplace Inclusivity and Opportunity — and has ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

South Korea bets on AI investment as next growth engine, says opposition leader

January 22, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, who commands a parliamentary majority and remains a likely presidential contender despite ongoing legal challenges, unveiled an ambitious artificial intelli... (more story)

Trump order barring US federal censorship of 'misinformation' could backfire

January 22, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

President Donald Trump's move to bar federal agencies and employees from abridging free speech is largely a swipe at the previous administration, but could have farther reaching consequences for his own agenda.

Trump executive order bars federal censorship of protected speech

January 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prohibits government entities from suppressing protected speech, mandates investigations into prior violations over the past four years and a... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

New Zealand's Altano-Matamata Veterinary Services deal raises antitrust concerns

January 22, 2025

Oceania

MLex Summary: The bid by Altano International GmbH’s subsidiary Altano New Zealand to acquire 100 percent of specialist horse-veterinary practice Matamata Veterinary Services has raised antitrust concerns for ... (more story)

Japan's Nidec wins US clearance to buy Makino Milling Machine

January 22, 2025

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Japanese motor maker Nidec announced it has received clearance from the US to acquire Makino Milling Machine as of Jan. 22, following the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rod... (more story)

Former US DOJ economist Athey warns of 'riots' if antitrust gets AI wrong

January 22, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Susan Athey, a former US Department of Justice chief economist, warned that if enforcers fail to ensure the benefits of artificial intelligence pass through to consumers, “we're going to have riots.”

Data Privacy and Security View More

New York health data bill passes Senate, heads to Assembly

January 22, 2025 | Xu Yuan

North America

A wide-ranging privacy bill in the US state of New York that would ban unauthorized sale of health data passed the Senate and is heading to the State Assembly.

States maintain algorithmic addiction lawsuits against TikTok amid uncertain future

January 22, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

North America

State attorneys general are still pursuing consumer protection lawsuits against TikTok amid the application’s uncertain future, MLex has learned.

Insurance companies face data probe, German state watchdog says

January 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The data protection watchdog of North Rhine-Westphalia said it is investigating a data-sharing cartel among insurance companies. Sensitive customer data, including medical diagnoses and minors' i... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Delayed discovery rule applied in trade secret case over Seagate's HAMR drives

January 22, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A motion by Seagate Technology to dismiss allegations it incorporated Access Optical Networks, or AON, trade secrets in its long-anticipated Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording, or HAMR, storage drives has largel... (more story)

Mariner denied protective order over job candidate data in US trade secrets suit

January 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A US judge in the District of Kansas denied a protective order by Mariner Wealth Advisors seeking to keep the identities and communication with Edelman Financial Engines employees it approached b... (more story)

Data on job candidates not protected in Edelman trade secret suit, US judge says

January 22, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

The identities and other information of Edelman Financial Engines employees approached, but not hired, by rival Mariner Wealth Advisors may include trade secrets and must be produced without redaction, a US ju... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Dubai financial exchange to pay $9.2 million to US to settle fraud probe

January 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Wall Street Exchange, a Dubai-based financial exchange house, reached a non-prosecution agreement on Jan.19, with the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and the US Justice Departmen... (more story)

Dispute over sale at center of US effort to seize yacht from sanctioned oligarch

January 21, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The US effort to complete the seizure of a superyacht worth up to $300 million centers on a September 2021 sale of the vessel to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, according to opening arguments today in an eviden... (more story)

Acting US CFTC Chairman Pham says its time for agency to get back to basics

January 21, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham issued a statement saying that it is time that the agency returns to basics. “As the CFTC celebrates our 50th anniversary,... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK CCPs could see access to EU market extended until June 2028

January 22, 2025 | Jean Comte

Europe

UK-based central counterparties could get their access to the EU market extended until June 2028 under a draft proposal made by the EU Commission to member states. The bloc's executive hopes that EU financial ... (more story)

Abacus Insurance backer forbidden from acting as insurance broker in UK

January 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Financial Conduct Authority said it has acted to stop Arthur Temlett, trading as Abacus Insurance Consultants, from carrying out any regulated activities, including acting as an insurance bro... (more story)

UK Parliament should debate growth, failure trade-off, FCA says

January 22, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

Europe

Loosening mortgage rules and relaxing anti-money laundering requirements may spur economic growth but risks more repossessions and more money mules in the UK, the head of the Financial Conduct Authority said t... (more story)

Trade View More

Japan prepares to introduce security-clearance system under new implementation rules

January 22, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan is preparing to introduce a security-clearance system that allows accredited company employees and government officials to access confidential information that is important for the nation's... (more story)

US CCP Committee Chairman calls for new tariffs on strategic sectors in China

January 22, 2025

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: In remarks delivered today at the Wilson Center, Representative John Moolenaar, Chairman of the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, advocated for new tariff rates that targe... (more story)

US CIT partially dismisses Section 232 exclusion complaint against Commerce

January 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade partially dismissed a complaint from Prysmian, a US cable manufacturer. Prysmian had alleged that the US Department of Commerce violated the law in denying Pry... (more story)

State Aid View More

Trump freezes new federal regulations pending White House review

January 20, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump ordered all Executive Branch departments and agencies to pause the proposal or issuance of "any rule in any manner" until a Trump administration cabinet member reviews and ... (more story)

Scai can be asked to repay public support granted to Buonotourist, EU court says

January 16, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Italian region of Campania can order Scai to repay support, based on a recovery decision the European Commission made with regard to Buonotourist, and on account of economic continuity betwee... (more story)

Madeira loses appeal over Portugal's tax incentives at top EU court

January 16, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Portuguese territory of Madeira has lost its appeal at the EU's top court against the European Commission's order for Portugal to recover tax reductions granted to companies. In 2023, the low... (more story)

Energy View More

Amend and apply EU carbon border tax as soon as possible, Eurofer urges

January 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: European steelmakers want the EU’s carbon border levy to be adjusted and implemented as soon as possible to prevent carbon leakage and protect the bloc’s decarbonization efforts, steel industry l... (more story)

Backtracking on climate is self-defeating, UN chief says

January 22, 2025

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

MLex Summary: The climate crisis is an existential threat, and backtracking on climate commitments is short-sighted, selfish and self-defeating, the United Nations chief said today at the World Economic Forum.... (more story)

EU has alternatives to gas price cap extension, commission says

January 21, 2025 | Stefano Porciello

Europe

Europe can cut energy prices in other ways than by extending emergency gas price capping rules, a European Commission spokesperson said today. In a speech to the World Economic Forum, the commission chief Ursu... (more story)

Technology View More

NetChoice lauds Senator Paul bill on government interaction with social media companies

January 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Tech trade association NetChoice applauded the newly introduced Free Speech Protection Act, which seeks to restrict government speech so that it doesn't influence social media companies' decision... (more story)

Companies see EU Commission issue tender to help review DSA's effectiveness

January 22, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Europe

A call for tender has been issued to support the European Commission’s review of the Digital Services Act, the EU’s rulebook regulating online platforms and search engines with over 45 million users. The study... (more story)

Andrew N. Ferguson takes over as US FTC chairman

January 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Andrew N. Ferguson was officially designated as chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump, the agency announced.  “Under the President’s leadership, we will end the pr... (more story)