27 Nov, 2024 UK Parliamentary Group Publishes 'Hard-Hitting' Report on the FCA By Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien Sara Portillo +3 more... Show less The UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on investment fraud and fairer financial services (a group of thirty Members of Parliament...
22 Nov, 2024 Alpine v. FINRA Big News By Susan Light Wayne Aaron On November 22, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted Alpine a preliminary injunction, ruling that the...
21 Nov, 2024 US Federal Court Vacates SEC’s Dealer Rule By James Brady Wayne Aaron Susan Light Earlier today, the US District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas vacated the rule recently adopted by the Securities and Exchange...
19 Nov, 2024 New Administration, New Direction? What Swap Dealers Can Expect From CFTC Post-2024 Election By Alex Kim Carl Kennedy The 2024 US presidential elections may signal a shift in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or Commission) regulatory and...
19 Nov, 2024 Expected CFTC Implementations Post-2024 Election: Key Considerations for Futures Commission Merchants By Carl Kennedy Stephen Morris Eli Krasnow Nicholas Gervasi +1 more... Show less The 2024 US elections may signal a shift in the policy orientation of other federal financial regulators, but at the Commodity Futures...
25 Oct, 2024 The CFTC Amends Part 40 to Streamline and Improve Product Submission Processes By Carl Kennedy Nicholas Gervasi The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) finalized amendments to its regulations governing how CFTC-registered exchanges,...
18 Oct, 2024 Counting Down to DORA Compliance: Recent Developments By Nathaniel Lalone Ciara McBrien With less than three months remaining until the implementation date of the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), this note...
02 Oct, 2024 A Greener Tomorrow: CFTC Issues Final Guidance for Listing Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivatives By Carl Kennedy After five years of consultations, public meetings and roundtable discussions, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or...
24 Sep, 2024 FCA Consults on Guidance for UK Trade Repositories’ UK EMIR Reporting Requirements By Carolyn Jackson Ciara McBrien On 4 September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a website seeking feedback (Consultation) on draft questions and answers...
16 Sep, 2024 UK Parliament Introduces Bill Categorising Certain Digital Assets as “Personal Property” By Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien Sara Portillo +3 more... Show less On 11 September 2024, the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill (Bill) was introduced to the House of Lords and received its first reading....
05 Sep, 2024 CFTC’s Uniswap Settlement Sparks Debate on DeFi Regulation By Dan Davis Alex Kim The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) continues to expand its regulatory reach in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, this...
05 Sep, 2024 FinCEN Adopts Final Rule: AML Programs for Investment Advisers By Adam Bolter On August 28, the US Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury Department) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule...
16 Aug, 2024 SEC Scrutiny into Cash Sweep Programs: What Investment Advisers Need to Know By Michael Diver Susan Light Wayne Aaron Lindsey Smith David Luger David Goldberg +3 more... Show less In recent years, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated several probes into how advisory firms manage their cash...
15 Aug, 2024 Crypto Compliance in Focus: FINRA Unveils Key Insights on Member Firms’ Digital Asset Activities By Susan Light James Brady Alex Kim The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released a comprehensive update on its insights into its member firms’ involvement in...
12 Aug, 2024 Court Denies SEC’s Request for Disgorgement in Ripple Case By Dan Davis Alex Kim In a setback to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crypto enforcement efforts, a federal court has denied the agency’s...
09 Aug, 2024 (mis)Conduct, Money & Reputation: A Look at Equifax, CrowdStrike & Cybersecurity By Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Cybersecurity continues to dominate headlines, concern investors and have substantial and very real implications for asset and wealth...