All posts by Clifford E. Kirsch, Editor

Eversheds Sutherland With more than 25 years of experience, Cliff regularly counsels clients on the design and distribution of investment products including wrap-fee programs and other advisory products, mutual funds, bank collective investment funds and insurance products. He also focuses on issues related to the design and implementation of compliance programs at financial services firms.

Updates on AML, SEC, GENIUS Act, ESMA and more from FiSolve

FiSolve‘s July 25th weekly financial and regulatory news updates:

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New FinCEN AML Rule Brings Investment Advisers Under Bank-Like Scrutiny

In a landmark regulatory move, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has finalized its long-anticipated laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rule for investment advisers. Effective January 1, 2026, the rule places registered investment advisers (RIAs) and exempt reporting advisers (ERAs) under Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)-style compliance obligations–ushering in a new era of heightened monitoring and reporting expectations across the advisory space.

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Updates on the SEC, ESMA, Courts and more from FiSolve

FiSolve‘s July 11 weekly financial and regulatory news updates:

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FiSolve’s Weekly Financial and Regulatory Updates — July 4, 2025

From our friends at FiSolve, this week’s financial and regulatory news:

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FHFA’s Pulte Orders Fannie, Freddie to

Consider Crypto as a Mortgage Asset

From FiSolve, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte shared via social media post his instructions to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prepare their businesses for counting cryptocurrency as an asset on mortgage applications.  Pulte said the move was “in keeping with President Trump’s vision to make the United States the crypto capital of the world.”  In his order, he said crypto is an emerging asset class that may offer an opportunity to build wealth outside of the stock and bond markets.  Read more here.