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Financial Services FocusAuthor: Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown's Financial Services Focus podcast offers insight from our lawyers on the pivotal trends currently shaping the financial services industry. Topics include regulation leading up to the US election, impactful state laws, vendor risk, cybersecurity, structured finance, private credit investments, M&A activity, digital assets, fee lawsuits, AI discrimination claims, and commercial mortgage issues. Financial Services Focus also provides a UK/European perspective, analyzing parallels and differences from US trends in areas like fintech, AI oversight and outsourcing rules. Our goal is to keep clients updated on the latest legal and market developments impacting financial services, wherever in the world you are. Language: en Genres: Business News, News Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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End of the Penny: A Nickel for Your Thoughts?
Wednesday, 12 November, 2025
The United States has had a one cent coin since the founding of the nation and on Wednesday, November 12, the last American penny will be minted. Even though the relative value of one cent declined to the point that many would forego picking pennies up from the street, the concept of a cent remains a key part of commercial transactions. In the absence of legislation, the official, financial and commercial sectors have been left to their creativity to implement with the phase-out of the penny. This podcast discusses the legal issues associated with the end of the physical penny and what it means for financial institutions and commercial businesses.
