regulation European privacy regulation moves forward by Jon Filipek and Richard Willis, Alston & Bird LLP The payments industry is no stranger to the increasing reach of regulation. With the EU Regulation on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions coming into force earlier this year, together with near-term final approval of the EU’s revised Directive on Payment...
WWW.ALSTON.COM Financial Services & Products ADVISORY n DECEMBER 15, 2015 Federal Reserve Releases Guidance on Shareholder Protection Arrangements On December 3, 2015, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System released Supervision and Regulation Letter 15-15, “Supervisory Concerns Related to Shareholder Protection Arrangements” (SR 15-15), offering...
WWW.ALSTON.COM International Trade & Regulatory ADVISORY n JANUARY 20, 2016 Implementation Day Arrives: The Promises and Perils of Iran Sanctions Relief On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States), the European Union (EU) and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to restrict and ensure the...