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Recent headlines about the dangers posed by advancing artificial intelligence systems have stoked fear among individuals and businesses alike. The threat that bad actors could use such tools to hack corporate systems is a growing concern for management teams in most, if not all, industries.

On September 3, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposal (the Proposal) to rescind Rule 206(4)-5, commonly referred to as the Pay-to-Play Rule (the Rule), in its entirety, eliminating the two-year time-out on compensated advisory services to government clients following a covered political contribution. The Proposal would also amend Rule 204-2, commonly…

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’smove to narrow bank supervisors’ ability to flag unsafe or unsound practiceswould give banks more discretion over how they manage supervisory risks — but with that flexibility comes greater responsibility for addressing small problems before they become big ones.