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Market Turmoil Caused by “Run on the Banks” Leads to Trading Halts

On March 10, 2023, volatility resulting from concerns regarding runs on certain banks triggered trading halts in those banks’ stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. March 13, 2023, saw additional trading...more

SEC’s Use of Trading Suspensions During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Considerations for Issuers and Broker-Dealers

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has increasingly exercised its authority under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) to suspend...more

Understanding Circuit Breakers, Our New Reality, in the Time of COVID-19

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial markets have experienced significant volatility. During the course of this volatility, exchanges have halted trading multiple times after declines in trading trigged...more

Blockchain Week in Review - January 2020 #3

U.S. Developments - Federal and State Regulatory Developments - Bill in Hawaii State Senate Addresses Digital Assets Including Authorization for Banks to Serve as Qualified Custodians - SB 2594 before the Hawaii...more

SEC Issues Guidance and Interpretation Aimed at Proxy Voting

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held an open meeting on August 21, 2019, (the Open Meeting) and approved two items: (1) guidance regarding the proxy voting responsibilities of investment advisers under the...more

Takeaways on the Regulation of Crypto Assets from Late 2018 Comments of Several SEC Officials

On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, the D.C. Bar hosted a panel to discuss current developments in the world of crypto. Among the panelists were two senior SEC officers: Jonathan Ingram, Deputy Chief Counsel, Division of...more

Senior SEC Official Provides Regulatory Clarity for Digital Assets

During a speech in San Francisco last week at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit, William Hinman, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), provided some welcome...more

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