10/30/2026 12:46:47 PM The SEC's 2027 Examination Priorities: Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Risk By Michael Diver Michael Lohnes Sarah Eichenberger Jamie Noonan Kerrigan McCabe +2 more... Show less On October 23, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Examinations (“Division”) released its examination...
10/30/2026 11:04:34 AM Silence is golden: The Court of Appeal finds that fiduciaries have no positive duty to disclose wrongdoing By Christopher Hitchins Brigitte Wood Emma Williams Fareeha Noorani +1 more... Show less What are fiduciary duties? Certain relationships give rise to fiduciary duties, such as those of a trustee, a company director or in...
10/29/2026 3:02:14 PM FCA and PRA Consult on Phase Two of SM&CR Reforms By Christopher Collins Neil Robson Brigitte Wood Sara Portillo Ciara Watson +2 more... Show less On 22 October 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (together, the Regulators) published...
10/29/2026 10:21:24 AM FCA Consults on UK Cryptoasset Perimeter Guidance and DeFi Operational Resilience and Financial Crime Guidance By Christopher Collins Charlotte Hill Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Sara Portillo Ciara Watson James Wells +5 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a consultation paper (“CP26/36”) on draft perimeter guidance for regulated...
10/28/2026 6:53:56 PM From the Forum Floor: Five Deal Trends Every Independent Sponsor Should Know By Peter Bogdanow Alex Haddad Thomas Lamprecht Katten’s M&A and Private Equity practice has long served as trusted counsel to independent sponsors and a variety of capital providers,...
10/28/2026 2:00:58 PM Protecting Your Estate Plan From a Future Challenge By Joshua Rubenstein Bonnie Chmil Your will or trust is only as strong as its ability to hold up under challenge. Those challenges are becoming more common. A disappointed...
10/26/2026 3:20:13 PM FCA Consults on Guidance and Transitional Provisions for the New UK Transaction Reporting Regime By Christopher Collins Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Sara Portillo Ciara Watson James Wells +4 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a consultation paper (“CP26/34”) on preparing for the new UK transaction reporting...
10/26/2026 2:00:51 PM Lessons From Wealth Creators Who Failed to Plan By Joshua Rubenstein Bonnie Chmil The people who build the most remarkable fortunes tend to share certain traits: drive, vision and a relentless focus on the next...
10/19/2026 5:03:52 PM Turning Straw Into Gold: BOLI Exchanges and the Open Insurable Interest Question By Henry Bregstein In July, we wrote about the final regulations under T.D. 10052, which confirm that a Section 1035 exchange is no longer, by itself, a...
10/19/2026 1:53:57 PM Rethinking the 'Qualified Client' Standard By Michael Didiuk Adam Bolter Alex San Martin The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed treating “accredited investors” under Regulation D as “qualified clients” under...
10/16/2026 6:39:14 PM Fraud Proves To Be a Viable Ground for Vacating an Entire Arbitration Award Without Remand or Rehearing By Ted Huffman Will Davis Overturning an arbitration award can be challenging. The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) imposes a heavy presumption in favor of...
10/15/2026 9:37:02 PM SEC Approval Opens the Door to Event-Based Trading in the Securities Markets By Dan Davis Matt Kluchenek James Brady Alex Kim Alex San Martin +2 more... Show less Prediction-market-style trading is entering the securities markets. On October 13, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved...
10/12/2026 9:24:01 PM CFTC Draws the Line Between Event Contracts and “Casino-Style Gambling Products” By Dan Davis Matt Kluchenek Alex Kim Alex San Martin +1 more... Show less The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) has moved to clarify and codify the distinction under the Commodity...
10/12/2026 4:51:43 PM FCA Finalises Guidance on the Prudential Overall Risk Assessment for Cryptoasset Firms By Christopher Collins Charlotte Hill Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Sara Portillo Neil Robson Ciara Watson James Wells +5 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published two sets of finalised non-Handbook guidance on COREPRU 7 (FG26/9) and CRYPTOPRU 7...
10/6/2026 8:44:22 PM The CFTC Sets its Sights on Retail Leveraged Crypto Transactions By Dan Davis Matt Kluchenek Alex Kim Alex San Martin +1 more... Show less The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken another significant step towards developing a broader federal regulatory...
10/1/2026 1:20:49 PM UK Regulators Publish Tokenisation Feedback Statement and Call for Input By Nathaniel Lalone Carolyn Jackson Neil Robson Charlotte Hill Christopher Collins Ciara Watson Sara Portillo +4 more... Show less The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) (together, the Regulators) have published a joint Feedback...