On 29 July 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a proposed rule change to list and trade shares of a multi-crypto asset exchange-traded product (ETP), under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E. This marks the...more
On 29 July 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order approving proposed rule changes to permit various exchange-traded products (ETPs) to engage in creations and redemptions of their shares with...more
On 17 July 2025, the US House of Representatives passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins of 2025, or the GENIUS Act of 2025. The bill establishes a regulatory framework for payment...more
On 29 May 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) issued a guidance statement (Statement) related to certain protocol staking activities. The Statement addresses the impact of federal securities laws on...more
On 15 May 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets (Division) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) clarifying how certain broker-dealer and transfer agency rules relate to crypto...more
The federal banking regulators have each recently adopted a more permissive approach to the regulation of cryptocurrency activities within the banking sector. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal...more
5/5/2025
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Regulatory Reform ,
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On the heels of other guidance issued by the US Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division), the Division released a statement (Statement) on 10 April 2025 addressing its views about,...more
On 4 April 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Division) issued a statement (Statement) providing that the offer and sale of certain “Covered Stablecoins” do not involve the offer and sale of securities within...more
2024 was a year of meaningful regulatory change for asset managers globally. The regulatory activity was wide ranging and without a particular unifying theme. In fact, the wide, and in cases diverging focuses of key global...more
2/12/2025
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Australia ,
Capital Markets ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong ,
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Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Japan ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Singapore ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made a new crypto move—and its impact is broad. BACKGROUND - On 21 July, the SEC filed a complaint (Wahi complaint) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of...more
On 8 March 2022, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) issued Notice to Members No. 22-08 (NtM 22-08) to “remind members of their sales practice obligations” for complex products and options and to...more
4/22/2022
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Cryptocurrency ,
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