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FCA publishes final rules for firms operating public offer platforms

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final policy statement PS25/10, setting out the final rules for the new public offer platforms (POP) regime. This follows consultations in July 2024 and January of this...more

DLA Piper

Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – July 2025

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

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FCA plans to modernise client categorisation rules

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to review its client categorisation rules to unlock more investment opportunities for wealthy investors and support capital markets...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Revisits ‘Finder’ Exemption: Potential Impacts for Small Businesses and the Capital Markets

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is once again considering a proposal that could exempt certain individuals—known as “finders”—from broker registration requirements when helping small businesses raise...more

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Hong Kong launches public consultation on licensing regimes for digital asset dealing and custodian services

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On 27 June 2025, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (“FSTB”) and the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) jointly launched a public consultation (the “Consultation”) on new legislative proposals aimed at...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Senate Sidelines Tax on Litigation Finance, But the Fight Goes On

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For now, litigation finance funders can exhale. A proposed tax on profits — initially 40.8%, later revised to 31.8% — has been stripped from the Senate’s sweeping tax and spending bill, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 66: Guiding Fintech Startups from Formation to Funding

RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt are joined by Orrick partner Ellen Ehrenpreis, head of the firm’s US Venture and Bay Area Technology Companies practice. Ellen shares insights on best practices for fintech...more

Cooley LLP

The FPI Concept Release: The SEC’s Concerns

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A few days ago, I blogged about the SEC issuing this 71-page concept release to rethink the definition of “foreign private issuer.” This Cooley Alert penned by Brad Goldberg, Beth Sasfai, Reid Hooper and Shari Ness delves...more

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FCA supports move towards faster settlement cycle for fund trades

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a press release welcoming a joint statement from asset management trade associations supporting the transition to faster settlement of trades in funds. Effective from 11...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Turbo-Zertifikate im Visier – BaFin plant neue Produktintervention

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority has announced that it intends to restrict trading in so-called "turbo certificates", i.e. MiFID bonds that leverage the performance of an underlying asset and expire immediately...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

LathamTECH in Focus: How Should Crypto Companies Be Thinking About New Laws?

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Builders and investors in the crypto space are seeing a wave of regulatory change around the world that could impact their businesses. In this episode of LathamTECH in Focus, Stephen Wink, Global Co-Chair of the Fintech...more

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UK FCA concludes consumer investment policy sprint

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the conclusion of its six-week policy sprint aimed at improving consumer investment decisions to support its key objective of supporting growth. With only 9% of UK...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

2025 ICI Investment Management Conference

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The 2025 ICI Investment Management Conference was noteworthy for the change in tone from the SEC officials in attendance, including Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda, as well as IM Director Natasha Greiner, who suggested that there...more

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ESMA consults on private templates for Securitisation Disclosure – more haste, less speed

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The ESMA Consultation comes at an interesting time when the possibility of streamlining template reporting is being considered as part of the wider review of the European Securitisation Regulation (EUSR) and as considered...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Managed Funds Association Publishes Letter to SEC Acting Chair Mark Uyeda

The Managed Funds Association (“MFA”) published a letter dated January 20, 2025, to Acting Chair Mark T. Uyeda of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, outlining several policy recommendations for the SEC’s...more

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The Mexican Banking and Securities Commission (“CNBV”) publishes the Regulations Applicable to Simplified Issuers and Securities...

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On Monday, January 21, 2025, the Regulations Applicable to Simplified Issuers and Securities Subject to Simplified Registration (the "Regulations") were published following the amendment to the Securities Market Law ("LMV")...more

Cornerstone Research

Securities Class Action Filings Increase for Second Consecutive Year in 2024

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AI-related filings more than double and 1933 Act filings continue to decline. The number of securities class action filings increased for the second consecutive year in 2024, with artificial intelligence (AI)-related...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Report: Reforms to Restore Confidence in the SEC

A number of trade associations (The Business Roundtable, the American Investment Council, The Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness of the US Chamber of Commerce, the Investment Company Institute, the Managed Funds...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Will Regulatory Reform Make Cryptoassets the Next Buyout Boom for Private Equity?

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Recent and upcoming regulatory guidance on cryptoassets and the regulation of companies engaged in digital currency, such as issuers, crypto-exchanges, crypto-custodians, crypto-brokers, and other service providers, could...more

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