6/11/2026 11:14:22 AM FCA Doubles UK EMIR Commodity Clearing Threshold to EUR 6 Billion By Carolyn Jackson Ciara Watson Eleanor Bines On 29 May 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Handbook Notice 141, confirming a significant recalibration of the...
6/10/2026 9:53:54 PM Cboe Defends Proposed Disruptive Trading Rule in Response to Industry Pushback By Christian Kemnitz Peter Wilson Zachary Schmitz Casey McClaren Jessica Gracik +2 more... Show less Following the SEC’s determination to seek public comments regarding Cboe’s proposed Rule 8.23 governing disruptive trading practices...
6/10/2026 9:23:17 PM Protecting Class Action Defense Victories from Mistaken District Court Remands Under CAFA By Ted Huffman You are a class action defense attorney. You timely remove to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA). You litigate in...
6/10/2026 8:43:44 PM CFTC Eliminates ‘No-Deny’ Settlement Policy By Christian Kemnitz Carl Kennedy Brian Poronsky Sam Bevenour Alexa Warner +2 more... Show less On June 3, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC or Commission) rescinded its longstanding policy requiring defendants...
6/9/2026 1:51:02 PM Federal Agencies Propose New “Excepted Benefits” Category for Fertility Coverage By Anthony Del Rio Micaela Enger An Opportunity Across the Industry: Key Insights for Employers, Fertility Clinics, and Healthcare Investors On May 10, 2026, the...
6/5/2026 7:28:33 PM NFA Seeks to Ease Member Requirements Regarding Annual Questionnaire Filings and Branch Office Supervision By Carl Kennedy Nicholas Gervasi Alex Kim Gabriela Urias +1 more... Show less The National Futures Association (NFA) submitted two new proposals to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission)...
6/5/2026 11:58:35 AM ESAs Publish First Report on Major ICT-Related Incidents Under DORA By Nathaniel Lalone Ciara Watson On 3 June 2026, the three European Supervisory Authorities (the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority...
6/4/2026 8:59:55 PM The Supreme Court Rejects Further Limits on SEC Disgorgement By Patrick Smith Richard Marshall Susan Light On June 4, 2026, in Sripetch v. SEC, No. 25–466, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
6/1/2026 3:38:08 PM No Closing Bell: CFTC Staff Advisory Provides Guidance on 24/7 Trading and Clearing By Carl Kennedy Stephen Morris James Brady Nicholas Gervasi Alexa Warner +2 more... Show less Closing bells may soon be a thing of the past in US derivatives markets. In Advisory Letter No. 26-16 (the Advisory), the Commodity...
5/28/2026 11:16:00 PM Keeping Tabs: CFTC and DOJ Charge Software Engineer with Insider Trading for Prediction Market Trades By Christian Kemnitz Carl Kennedy Matt Kluchenek Brian Poronsky Zachary Schmitz +2 more... Show less Following on the heels of the highly publicized first criminal and civil case charging insider trading in prediction markets, the US...
5/28/2026 10:19:00 PM Pricing considerations By Chris Cole The US Chamber of Commerce recently held a symposium, cheekily entitled “Which Price is Right”, examining pricing practices and...
5/27/2026 9:03:44 PM CMS’s Push for Medicaid Provider Revalidation: What Providers Need to Know By Daniel Walbright Michelle Apodaca On April 23, 2026, Dr. Mehmet Oz, in his capacity as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS"), launched a...
5/27/2026 9:22:53 AM Tokenisation in UK Wholesale Markets: the FCA and Bank of England Publish Long-Term Vision By Christopher Collins Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Ciara Watson Eleanor Bines +3 more... Show less On 18 May 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and the Bank of England (“BoE”), including the Prudential Regulation Authority...
5/26/2026 3:01:42 PM President Trump Issues Executive Order to Facilitate Fintech Innovation in the United States By Michael Didiuk Christina Grigorian Carl Kennedy Adam Bolter Lori Jacobs Alex Kim Alexa Warner +4 more... Show less President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order on May 19, 2026, titled “Integrating Financial Technology Innovation into Regulatory...
5/22/2026 7:06:08 PM SCOTUS Rules Federal Courts Retain Jurisdiction in Post-Arbitration Proceedings: Implications for FINRA and NFA Arbitrations By Brian Poronsky Ben Levine Last week, the Supreme Court held that federal courts that compel arbitration and stay a case pending completion of that arbitration...
5/22/2026 6:40:35 PM Texas Supreme Court Rejects the “Gist” Doctrine and Clarifies When Parties May File Texas Lawsuits Regarding Out-of-State Property Interests By Ted Huffman On May 15, 2026, the Texas Supreme Court issued an important decision clarifying when Texas courts may exercise jurisdiction over...