3/24/2026 2:32:13 PM FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook Provides Update on ‘FINRA Forward’ at the SIFMA Compliance & Legal 2026 Annual Conference By Zachary Schmitz Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) President and CEO Robert Cook spoke at the 2026 SIFMA Compliance & Legal Annual...
3/23/2026 8:02:50 PM NFA Cuts the Red Tape: Non-US Swap Dealers Breathe Easier With Streamlined Cross-Border Amendments By Carl Kennedy Sometimes the best regulatory changes are the ones that make compliance officers smile — and maybe even leave the office before 7:00 p.m....
3/23/2026 4:04:57 PM SEC Chairman Atkins Outlines Vision and Priorities at SIFMA Compliance and Legal 2026 Annual Conference By Zachary Schmitz Carl Kennedy Matt Kluchenek Wayne Aaron +1 more... Show less In a candid fireside chat at the 2026 SIFMA Compliance and Legal Annual Conference, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or...
3/19/2026 10:05:24 PM Play Ball: The CFTC and MLB Strike a Historic Deal to Protect Prediction Markets By Carl Kennedy In a move that would make even the most seasoned sports fans do a double-take, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or...
3/18/2026 3:56:39 PM Technology Service Vendors: Cryptoasset Wallet Provider Gets Relief Benefitting Entire Digital Asset Ecosystem, Prediction Markets Too By Carl Kennedy Dan Davis Staff from the Market Participants Division (MPD) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued No-Action...
3/13/2026 10:04:49 PM Private Markets Go Public: Inside the SEC’s Push for Retail Participation By Michael Didiuk Kevin Broughel Adam Bolter Zoe Lo +1 more... Show less Expanding retail access to private markets and alternative investments is top of mind for the current administration and Congress. To...
3/13/2026 9:23:36 PM Common Ground: The SEC and CFTC Enter Historic Memorandum of Understanding Aimed at Harmonizing Regulatory Interests By Zachary Schmitz Carl Kennedy Michael Didiuk Adam Bolter Dan Davis Matt Kluchenek Ben Levine +4 more... Show less Regulatory silos are coming down. In what marks the third joint announcement by the two primary US financial regulatory agencies in less...
3/12/2026 10:16:14 PM Game Changer: CFTC Clarifies Sports Contracts Listing Standards and Seeks Input on Event Contracts More Generally By Carl Kennedy Dan Davis Alexa Warner Eli Krasnow Benjamin Levine +2 more... Show less The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) made waves on March 12 with two pivotal releases intended to shape the...
3/4/2026 4:04:45 PM Reimagining Securities Arbitration: FINRA Launches Broad Review of Arbitration Rules and Requests Comment on Modernization Initiative By Zachary Schmitz David Goldberg Susan Light Wayne Aaron Christian Kemnitz +2 more... Show less Responding to concerns raised and longstanding debates over how the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) arbitration forum...
3/4/2026 3:55:58 PM FINRA Unveils Changes to Enforcement Program to Increase Transparency and Efficiency By Zachary Schmitz Susan Light David Goldberg Richard Marshall +1 more... Show less The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced changes to its enforcement program on March 2, as part of its broader...
2/26/2026 8:08:44 PM SEC Enforcement Gets a Refresh: Updates to Enforcement Manual Focus on Transparency and Fairness By Zachary Schmitz Peter Wilson Ben Levine Casey McClaren +1 more... Show less For the first time in nearly a decade, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) updated its Enforcement Manual (Manual), which has...
2/26/2026 3:38:29 PM Know the Outcome? Don't Trade: CFTC Puts Prediction Markets on Notice By Zachary Schmitz Carl Kennedy Matt Kluchenek Alex Kim +1 more... Show less In an unusual move, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or Commission) Division of Enforcement (Division) issued an advisory...
2/20/2026 7:46:31 PM Federal Reserve Researchers Find Prediction Markets Deliver Forecasting Value Comparable to Professional Surveys and Futures By Dan Davis Carl Kennedy Alex Kim A new working paper from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve’s (Federal Reserve) Finance and Economics Discussion Series (FEDS)...
2/19/2026 3:43:27 PM UK Securitisation Framework: Regulators Consult on Further Streamlining By Christopher Collins Peter Englund Nathaniel Lalone The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (together, the Regulators) have published parallel...
2/18/2026 4:32:41 PM Chairman Selig and the CFTC Make the Case for Federal Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets By Dan Davis Carl Kennedy Alex Kim The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) is not waiting for the courts to sort out who regulates prediction...
2/11/2026 4:12:54 PM Touchdown or Tax Down? – How Will the IRS View Sports Contract Gains and Losses By Carl Kennedy Loren Lembo If you watched the Super Bowl this year, you might have noticed a surge of advertisements for prediction market contracts on the big...