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...
10/26/2026 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...
10/19/2026 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...
10/15/2026 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...
9/28/2026 3:19:41 PM What evidence could your firm produce today to evidence that “all” reasonable steps have been taken to prevent sexual harassment? By Christopher Hitchins Neil Robson Brigitte Wood Emma Williams +1 more... Show less Alongside the new FCA’s non-financial misconduct rules, which significantly expand conduct standards across the regulated financial...
9/23/2026 10:13:32 PM Don’t Mention It… The CFTC Places New Guardrails on Mention Markets By Dan Davis Alex Kim Alex San Martin Prediction markets have steadily expanded the universe of event contracts in which market participants can take positions, the newest...
9/18/2026 2:23:12 PM FCA Finalises Cryptoasset Perimeter Guidance Ahead of the New UK Regime By Carolyn Jackson Charlotte Hill Christopher Collins Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Ciara Watson Sara Portillo James Wells +5 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a policy statement (PS26/18) on the finalised perimeter guidance for the UK’s new...
8/28/2026 10:55:34 PM Sports Bets or Swaps? Ninth Circuit’s Controversial Kalshi Ruling Deepens the Divide By 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 Matt Kluchenek Sam Bevenour Alex Kim Alex San Martin +3 more... Show less A tailored securities offering regime for crypto assets After years of applying decades-old securities rules to digital assets, the...
8/5/2026 11:36:30 AM FCA Finalises Overhaul of UK Transaction Reporting By Christopher Collins Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Ciara Watson Eleanor Bines +3 more... Show less 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 Neil Robson Ciara Watson Eleanor Bines +3 more... Show less Introduction On 6 July 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published two important documents on recent...
7/20/2026 3:54:13 PM SEC Proposes Regulation E-Delivery: A New Default to Electronic Delivery Under Federal Securities Laws By Wayne M. Aaron James Brady Susan Light Gabriela Urias +1 more... Show less The US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) released its proposal for Regulation E-Delivery (“Reg...