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CFTC Divisions Interpret "U.S. Person" Definition and U.S. Location Versus Foreign Location

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A 2024 CFTC enforcement action settlement that may have introduced a new test for when the Commodity Exchange Act and the agency's regulations apply on a cross-border basis concerned then-CFTC Commissioner and now Acting CFTC...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FCA’s Approach to Non-Bank Leverage and Implications for Market Participants

On 25 February 2025, Sarah Pritchard, executive director of consumers, competition, and international at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), delivered a speech at the Investment Association Roundtable where she outlined...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Final Rule Expands Oversight to Larger Digital Payment App Providers

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Section 1024 of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 authorizes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to define markets for consumer financial products and services and supervise the larger participants within those markets...more

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FinCEN Seeks Enhanced Oversight of Crypto Mixing

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A proposed rule would increase Treasury’s insight into non-US crypto mixing transactions to combat illicit activities by malicious actors. On October 19, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes...more

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FTX Bankruptcy - What Could Be Next for the Industry?

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One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges - FTX Trading Ltd. - and many of its affiliates filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. While the full impact of the FTX bankruptcy is not yet clear, various responses from...more

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Ten Legislative and Policy Trends for Licensing Boards and Associations to Watch in 2022

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In state capitals across the country, a new year signals the start of a new legislative session. And this opens the door to new rules affecting state regulatory and occupational licensing boards and the practitioners they...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Report on 2019 SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation Released

The Securities and Exchange Commission released the report from the August 2019 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The Annual Forum provides an opportunity for market participants to meet and...more

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NY DFS Doubles Down on FinTech, Consumer Protection, and Cryptocurrency Regulation - The New York State Department of Financial...

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Consistent with New York's status as a financial services and technology hub, the New York State Department of Financial Services (the "NY DFS") announced on July 23, 2019 a new Research and Innovation Division (the...more

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UK Regulator Provides Guidance on Regulatory Perimeter and Crypto-Assets

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a Policy Statement and final Guidance on Crypto-assets. The Policy Statement summarizes the feedback received to the FCA's consultation on draft Guidance and sets out the...more

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CFTC Considers Revamp of SEF Regulatory Framework

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Toward the end of 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed significant revisions to the framework governing swap trading through swap execution facilities (SEFs) and designated contract markets (DCMs)....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Proposes to Simplify Debt Offering Disclosures

In July, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to streamline financial disclosure requirements for two categories of market participants...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

U.S. Financial Industry Developments - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act - The "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act," signed by the President on May 24, amends...more

Snell & Wilmer

No Federal Antitrust Immunity for Actions by State Regulatory Boards Controlled by Market Participants without Active State...

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The United States has a strong tradition of professional self-regulation, particularly in the learned professions. States frequently delegate regulatory authority to state boards largely comprised of professionals actively...more

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