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Reflections on Initial SEC Policy Changes Early in the Atkins Era

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Since Paul Atkins became Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 21, 2025, the SEC has announced significant pivots in its approaches to enforcement, regulatory guidance, investment adviser...more

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SEC Engages in “Targeted, Common-Sense” Reorganization

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It has been reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently reduced head count by an estimated 12% due to the Trump administration’s effort to rapidly downsize the federal government. Particularly hard-hit...more

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SEC Reportedly Announces Major Reorganization of Enforcement and Exams Divisions

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly announced internally a major reorganization of its enforcement and exams divisions. This restructuring, effective April 9, 2025, was detailed in a staff memo...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - November 2024

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more

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The SEC Speaks - Key Enforcement Priorities for 2024

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On April 2 and 3, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) presented its annual SEC Speaks program in conjunction with PLI, where senior members of the Commission provided updates on the current...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Regulators Are Setting Sights on Crypto Market Manipulation

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Multiple U.S. government agencies have pursued a stream of enforcement actions in the digital asset industry in recent years. In fiscal year 2022, 20% percent of the enforcement actions brought by the Commodity Futures...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit Expands Its Reach to Cryptomining

As recently discussed in FinTech Nostradamus, the SEC recently doubled the size of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit. Since its inception in 2017, the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit has launched more than 80 investigations...more

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2022 Ethics and Compliance Predictions

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Ethics and compliance professionals believe in their mission – if they did not, they would not be in the field. E&C professionals believe in the power of positive thinking, ethical conduct, and in the overall ability of an...more

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