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Ant Group Overhauling Operations To Satisfy Chinese Regulators 

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After having its $37 billion dual IPO pulled by Beijing, Jack Ma’s Ant Group is working fast to overhaul operations to comply with government regulations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (Jan. Chinese financial regulators called Ma and his leadership team to answer questions on the eve of the company’s stock market debut.

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Expected changes at CFPB under new leadership highlighted in Ballard Spahr webinar

CFPB Monitor

The webinar looked at the changes that the CFPB is likely to undergo under the leadership of Messrs. Alan Kaplinsky, a member of the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group, moderated the webinar. Chopra and Uejio and how the two men are likely to approach the use of the CFPB’s regulatory, enforcement, and supervisory authorities.

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Diversify your leadership before regulators do it for you

American Banker

A voluntary effort to include more members of underepresented groups in the C-suite and on corporate boards would help banks avoid government mandates.

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6 ways to safeguard your AML program against surprise staffing needs

Abrigo

Communicate and actively involve leadership Effective communication and support are vital to ensuring that the team can develop a plan to minimize the impact on staff productivity and morale within the remaining group.

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Populus Financial Group moves for dismissal of CFPB lawsuit and stay pending Fifth Circuit decision

CFPB Monitor

Populus Financial Group, Inc., With regard to the OCC, Populus distinguishes the OCC’s reliance on fees from the entities it regulates which it asserts creates political accountability for the OCC. With regard to the Federal Reserve and FDIC, Populus distinguishes their multimember, bi-partisan leadership structure.

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Flipkart Rolls Out B2B Marketplace

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In July, news surfaced that Best Price wholesale business operator Walmart India Private Limited would be fully acquired by Flipkart Group. Walmart can’t sell directly to shoppers via its sites or supercenters with the regulations of India.

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Alan Kaplinsky wins National Law Review Go-To Thought Leadership Award

CFPB Monitor

I am pleased to share with our blog readers that Alan Kaplinsky, who leads our firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group, was recently awarded the National Law Review’s Go-To Thought Leadership Award in Consumer Finance for his work on our blog, Consumer Finance Monitor. We certainly hope that our readers will agree.