8/7/2025 4:08:39 PM FCA Opens UK Retail Access to Crypto Exchange Traded Notes By Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien Sara Portillo +3 more... Show less On 1 August 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a press release (the Press Release) announcing that UK retail consumers...
8/7/2025 4:02:37 PM Hitting the Snooze Button: CFTC Staff Issues Relief Intended to Reduce Burdens of Swap Data Notification Requirements By Carl Kennedy Staff from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight issued No-Action Relief Letter 25-25 on July...
8/6/2025 6:02:09 PM A CAT-astrophic Funding Model? Court Sends SEC Back to the Drawing Board By James Brady Michael Lohnes Nicholas Gervasi The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Eleventh Circuit) recently vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 2023...
8/4/2025 6:04:53 PM CFTC Issues No-Action Relief for SEFs on Order Book Obligations By Caron Song Carl Kennedy In a marked departure from its position since 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued No-Action Letter 25-24 on July...
7/24/2025 7:11:18 PM FINRA Aligns CAT Timestamp Requirements with SEC Relief and Extension to 2030 By James Brady Michael Lohnes Nicholas Gervasi The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is updating Rule 6860(a)(2) so that industry members who use time stamps more...
7/15/2025 9:02:21 PM Texas Court Stays CAT Class Action, But Reporting Must Continue By James Brady Michael Lohnes Nicholas Gervasi On July 7, Judge Alan Albright of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas granted the Securities and Exchange...
7/3/2025 2:48:49 PM CFTC’s FCM FAQ Aims to Guide New Market Entrants but Adds No New Obligations By Carl Kennedy Stephen Morris Matt Kluchenek Nicholas Gervasi +1 more... Show less On June 30, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Market Participants Division (MPD) published a new FAQ clarifying...
6/16/2025 1:17:09 PM SEC Requests Stay of CAT-Related Class Action Proceedings By James Brady Michael Lohnes Nicholas Gervasi On June 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested a stay of proceedings in a pending class action lawsuit challenging...
6/2/2025 7:04:23 PM Can There be Only One? The CFTC Faces an Unprecedented Moment with Potentially One Commissioner By Carl Kennedy Dan Davis Nicholas Gervasi As commissioners continue to depart, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) may soon find itself in an...
5/30/2025 5:53:44 PM Stay on Alert: CFTC Staff Reminds Registered Exchanges and Clearinghouses to Evaluate and Calibrate Their Volatility Control Mechanisms By Carl Kennedy Eli Krasnow The Commodity Futures Training Commission’s (“CFTC”) Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued an advisory...
5/29/2025 7:44:38 PM SEC Signals Reevaluation of CAT Reporting Amid Broader Transparency and Regulatory Reform Efforts By James Brady Michael Lohnes Nicholas Gervasi Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins recently directed SEC staff to conduct a review of the Consolidated...
5/16/2025 9:05:45 PM A Sigh of Relief: SEC Reporting Parties Can Continue Following CFTC Reporting Rules When Reporting Security-Based Swap Data Until 2029 By Carl Kennedy Nicholas Gervasi As a result of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) recently extending relief that the Commission originally...
5/5/2025 2:42:50 PM UK Cryptoassets: Draft Legislation and FCA Discussion Paper Published By Christopher Collins Neil Robson Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Ciara McBrien Sara Portillo +3 more... Show less On 29 April, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the publication by HM Treasury of near-final legislation to bring cryptoassets within...
4/22/2025 9:26:25 PM Financial Industry Concerns Cause FCC to Delay Implementation of Broad Consent Revocation Requirement under TCPA By Ted Huffman On April 11, 2025, a controversial new rule by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was set to take effect to modify consent...
4/17/2025 6:48:01 PM The CFPB Shuts Down Controversial "Regulation Through Guidance" Practices By Ted Huffman Eric Hail The acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to winnow out regulatory tools used by agency staff under...
4/1/2025 6:28:31 PM Winding Back the Clock: CFTC Withdraws Controversial SEF Registration Staff Letter By Carl Kennedy Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Christopher Collins +1 more... Show less The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has withdrawn its previous staff advisory...