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ESMA Publishes Updated Registration Guide

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated registration guide (dated 14 August), outlining the procedures and expectations for entities seeking registration, authorisation, recognition, or...more

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CFTC Staff Letter 25-14: What Is a “U.S. Person”?

On May 21, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Market Participants Division and Division of Market Oversight jointly issued Staff Letter 25-14 in response to a request from SCB Limited, a Bahamas-based...more

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Client Alert: Court Adopts SEC's New Unregistered Dealer Theory, Creates Risk of Disgorgement and Penalties for Anyone Trading...

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A broad array of financial market participants—mutual funds, private funds, insurers, pension funds, family offices, individuals, and more—may be at risk after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) secured summary...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Recalibrating Regulation of Private Markets?

In various public statements of late, representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission have noted concern regarding the growth of the private markets.  The statements have pointed to the fact that fundraising in the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

What’s the Deal? Medium-Term Note Programs

Here’s the deal: MTN programs are designed to enable frequent debt issuers to access the market quickly, without the burden of negotiating a suite of takedown documents for each debt issuance. ...more

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European Commission Publishes Commission Delegated Regulation Amending Registration Conditions for SME Growth Markets

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An amending Commission Delegated Regulation to the existing Commission Delegated Regulation (Regulation 2017/565) on requirements for participants in SME growth markets has been published in the Official Journal of the...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The Fed will wrap up its Open Markets Committee meeting today, and the recent dive on Wall Street has rather suddenly brought a bit of drama to what was a long-promised rate hike. Here’s a bit of background on what it’s been...more

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OJK's fintech sandbox

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Until very recently, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) only regulated peer-to-peer fintech lending platforms (P2P Firms). A recently issued OJK regulation (POJK 13/2018) increases its regulatory mandate over fintech...more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 33 | February 2018

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Disputes - Supreme Court of Japan Overturns the Osaka High Court's Decision Setting Aside an Arbitral Award - On December 12, 2017, the Supreme Court of Japan (Third Petty Bench) overturned the Osaka High Court's...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Legal Entity Identifiers under MiFID II

From 3 January 2018 all legal entities (no matter where they are based or incorporated) involved in buying, selling or issuing financial instruments on EU regulated markets, multilateral trading facilities or organised...more

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The SEC Addresses Initial Coin Offerings

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On July 25, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Report of Investigation pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Report) and an Investor Bulletin: Initial Coin Offerings...more

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The PSC register

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From 6 April 2016, UK companies have been required to maintain a register of persons with significant control over them (a “PSC register”). This requirement is intended to increase the transparency of corporate ownership, by...more

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Press Releases Sink Private Offering

The opinion of the SEC in KCD Financial Inc. upholds a FINRA disciplinary action against a FINRA member broker-dealer that sold securities in a private placement when no exemption from registration was available....more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

New Corp Fin CDIs Clarify QIB Status for Rule 144A Offerings

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance staff released 35 new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) on December 8th. Among numerous interpretations focused on issues applicable to foreign private issuers and...more

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SEC Finds Pre-IPO Transactions Were Unlawful Security-Based Swaps

The SEC announced that Equidate Inc. agreed to settle charges that it violated federal securities laws by failing to register security-based swaps that were offered and sold online to shareholders in pre-IPO companies....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Staff Issues Final Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Report

On August 15, 2016, Staff of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) published a final report regarding the de minimis exception from swap dealer registration (“Staff De Minimis Report”).  The Staff De Minimis...more

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Broker-Dealer Violations by Private Equity Fund Adviser

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For private equity funds, along with their managers, sponsors, investors, and portfolio companies paying or receiving transaction-based fees, the recent announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a...more

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SEC Sends Warning to General Partners of Funds Receiving Finders’ and Other Fees

On June 1, 2016, the SEC sent a warning to general partners of private investment funds (including private equity funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds and leveraged buyout funds) by entering into a settlement agreement...more

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SEC Adopts Registration Rules for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants

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On August 5, the SEC proposed new rules to provide a comprehensive, efficient process for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants to register with the SEC. The new rules address all aspects of...more

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Briefing on Regulation A+ Challenge to Extend Though November

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has entered a briefing schedule in Montana’s and Massachusetts’ challenge to Regulation A+. The states’ briefs are due August 26, the SEC’s brief is due...more

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