Fraud, CFTC, Financial Markets

The Fine Print, June 2025 - Are Payment Stablecoins Like Onions?

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/27/2025

It is becoming increasingly likely that the “Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025’’ (the ‘‘GENIUS Act of 2025’’ or the “Act”) will become enacted and signed into law by the President...more

Are Payment Stablecoins Like Onions?

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/25/2025

It is becoming increasingly likely that the “Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025’’ (the ‘‘GENIUS Act of 2025’’ or the “Act”) will become enacted and signed into law by the President...more

In First Major Speech as Acting CFTC Chairman, Pham Describes Policy Priorities

K&L Gates LLP on 2/6/2025

In a fireside chat at the ABA Futures & Derivatives Law Committee Winter Meeting on January 30th, Acting Chairman Caroline Pham shared her industry-friendly agenda for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). She...more

CFTC Lacks Jurisdiction Over TRS on ETFs and Custom Baskets

Jones Day on 9/28/2023

In Short - The Situation: The civil action of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") against Archegos Capital Management LP and its CFO is but one of many civil and criminal matters arising out of Archegos's...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/26/2016

Financial Industry Developments - CFTC Announces Measures to Enhance Protection of Customer Funds - On August 8, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced three separate enhancements...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 49

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 12/22/2014

In this issue: - Delaware Chancery Court Declines to Dismiss Fraud Claims Against Private Equity Fund and Directors - Agencies Amend Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Coverage Ratio Rules - FINRA Proposes...more