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9/8/2026 4:24:41 PM

WSJ PPLI Commentary — The Journal Got a Few Things Right

By Henry Bregstein

This week's Wall Street Journal piece on private placement life insurance, "'A Roth IRA on Steroids': Wealthy Americans Find Another...

8/31/2026 2:50:54 PM

The ID-SMA Is No Longer a Concept — It Is a Robust Structure

By Henry Bregstein

For a few years, the insurance-dedicated separately managed account (ID-SMA) was a structure that many advisors had heard about but few...

8/28/2026 10:55:34 PM

Sports Bets or Swaps? Ninth Circuit’s Controversial Kalshi Ruling Deepens the Divide

By Carl Kennedy Alex Kim Alex San Martin

Does federal derivatives law preempt state gaming regulations when a prediction market lists sports-related contracts as swaps? In...

8/21/2026 10:04:01 PM

The SEC’s Long-Awaited Crypto Proposal

By Dan Davis Michael Didiuk Carl Kennedy +4 more...

A tailored securities offering regime for crypto assets After years of applying decades-old securities rules to digital assets, the...

8/17/2026 6:14:01 PM

The Sunset Is Gone. Income Tax Remains: The PPLI – PPVA Solution.

By Henry Bregstein

For the better part of a decade, every estate planning conversation my colleagues had with a high-net-worth family started with the same...

8/5/2026 11:36:30 AM

FCA Finalises Overhaul of UK Transaction Reporting

By Christopher Collins Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone +3 more...

On 3 August 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS26/15, setting out final transaction reporting rules...

8/3/2026 10:21:47 AM

ESMA Publishes Preliminary Findings on the Active Account Requirement

By Christopher Collins Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone +3 more...

Introduction On 6 July 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published two important documents on recent...

7/27/2026 8:49:22 AM

FCA Sets Out Biggest Overhaul of the UK AIFM Regime Since 2013

By Christopher Collins Neil Robson Thomas Laurer +1 more...

On 14 July 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published CP26/28, launching a consultation on a wholesale redesign of the UK...

7/24/2026 9:37:29 AM

HM Treasury Designates Four Critical Third Parties to the UK Financial System

By Nathaniel Lalone Ciara Watson

On 10 July 2026, HM Treasury (HMT) published a press release announcing the designation of four major global cloud services and...

7/23/2026 7:51:44 PM

Prediction Markets Hearing Before the US House Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development

By Carl Kennedy

On July 21, I testified before the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development...

7/21/2026 2:03:51 PM

IRS Fixes the ‘1035 Exchange Trap’: What Life Settlement Funds and PPLI Users Need to Know Now

By Henry Bregstein Mitchell Fagen

The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have just finalized regulations fixing a problem that...

7/15/2026 10:29:47 PM

FINRA Considers Substantial Changes to Enforcement Program

By Patrick Smith Michael Diver Michael Lohnes +1 more...

On June 30, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released a report (Report) prepared by two outside experts tasked with...

7/7/2026 10:07:48 AM

What Matters Now in Private Markets: Eight Takeaways from SuperReturn 2026

By Thomas Laurer Ryan Hansen

Each June, SuperReturn International brings together much of the global private markets industry in Berlin, where GPs, LPs, advisers and...

6/29/2026 7:21:30 PM

Eight Takeaways From My Conversation with the SEC Crypto Task Force’s Chief Counsel

By Michael Didiuk

At the Crypto with Katten symposium on June 3, I had the opportunity to sit down with Taylor Lindman, Chief Counsel of the Securities and...

6/24/2026 4:44:21 PM

“This Is Your Moment”: Commissioner Peirce Urges Crypto Industry to Build While Regulators Clear the Way

By Dan Davis Michael Didiuk Carl Kennedy +2 more...

“This is your moment. Like, enjoy this moment where you’ve got agencies that want to work with you to build good things, good things that...

6/18/2026 6:22:43 PM

Five Predictions for Tokenization in 2027

By Matt Kluchenek Dan Davis Michael Didiuk +2 more...

At the recent Crypto with Katten symposium, co-sponsored with the Investment Advisers Association (IAA), Katten hosted a panel on “The...

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WSJ PPLI Commentary — The Journal Got a Few Things Right

The ID-SMA Is No Longer a Concept — It Is a Robust Structure

Sports Bets or Swaps? Ninth Circuit’s Controversial Kalshi Ruling Deepens the Divide

The SEC’s Long-Awaited Crypto Proposal

The Sunset Is Gone. Income Tax Remains: The PPLI – PPVA Solution.

FCA Finalises Overhaul of UK Transaction Reporting

ESMA Publishes Preliminary Findings on the Active Account Requirement

FCA Sets Out Biggest Overhaul of the UK AIFM Regime Since 2013

HM Treasury Designates Four Critical Third Parties to the UK Financial System

Prediction Markets Hearing Before the US House Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development

IRS Fixes the ‘1035 Exchange Trap’: What Life Settlement Funds and PPLI Users Need to Know Now

FINRA Considers Substantial Changes to Enforcement Program

What Matters Now in Private Markets: Eight Takeaways from SuperReturn 2026

Eight Takeaways From My Conversation with the SEC Crypto Task Force’s Chief Counsel

“This Is Your Moment”: Commissioner Peirce Urges Crypto Industry to Build While Regulators Clear the Way

Five Predictions for Tokenization in 2027

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