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...
10/12/2026 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...
9/18/2026 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...
8/5/2026 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...
5/5/2026 3:05:49 PM FCA Policy Statement on Fund Tokenisation: What You Need to Know By Christopher Collins Ryan Hansen Thomas Laurer Neil Robson Edward Tran Ciara Watson Eleanor Bines +4 more... Show less On 30 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a policy statement (“PS26/7”), setting out rules and guidance to...
4/24/2026 8:30:13 AM Streamlining Senior Manager Accountability: The FCA’s SM&CR Reforms By Neil Robson Christopher Collins Brigitte Wood Ciara Watson Eleanor Bines +2 more... Show less On 22 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its policy statement PS26/6, confirming a package of reforms to the...
4/23/2026 1:35:03 PM FCA Publishes Final Rules on the UK’s New Short Selling Regime By Neil Robson Christopher Collins Ciara Watson Eleanor Bines +1 more... Show less On 16 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS26/5, setting out its final rules and guidance for...
4/8/2026 11:02:14 AM Paying the Price of Online Safety – Actions Needed for Ofcom's Online Safety Act Fees Regime By Terry Green Larry Wong As implementation of the UK’s online safety regime continues, Ofcom has operationalised its online safety fees framework under the Online...
4/1/2026 3:14:56 PM SEC Hits Pause on Cboe's New Disruptive Trading Rule By Christian Kemnitz Peter Wilson Zachary Schmitz Casey McClaren Jessica Gracik +2 more... Show less In a somewhat unusual step, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) paused the effort by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe)...
3/11/2026 9:19:39 PM EPR Reports May Increase Risk of Class Actions By Chris Cole In May 2026, seven states (California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington) will require covered businesses to...