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Patomak Global Partners

The Future of U.S. Crypto Regulation: Analyzing the CLARITY Act and the RFIA

Situation Overview: The Administration, Congress, and regulators continue to advance efforts to establish legal and regulatory clarity for digital assets in the United States. The recent passage of the Guiding and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Agencies on the Lookout for AI Washing

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The Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission are on the lookout for unsubstantiated claims surrounding artificial intelligence (AI)....more

BakerHostetler

Crypto Market Data Published; Digital Assets RFI Issued; BIS Addresses DeFi; NY DFS Issues Crypto Guidance; SEC Brings Crypto...

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Reports Address Crypto Ownership, Stablecoins and Dapp Adoption - Recent reports provide new data on various areas of the digital asset market. In one report, a survey published by a cryptocurrency trading platform found...more

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OCC Solicits Research on Implications of Financial Technology for Banking

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Regulatory Developments - OCC Solicits Research on Implications of Financial Technology for Banking - On July 25, the OCC is seeking academic and policy-focused research on the impact that fintech and non-bank...more

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CFTC Wades Into Climate Regulation

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On June 2, 2022, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Request for Information ("RFI") for "public comment on climate-related financial risk to better inform its understanding and oversight of...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

25 Associations Press US SEC for Longer Comment Periods, APA Compliance for Rulemakings

In an April 5, 2022 letter, 25 trade associations jointly criticized recent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rulemakings and requested that the SEC provide longer, more appropriate comment periods (and more...more

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SEC Proposes Rules to Include Certain Significant Market Participants as “Dealers” or “Government Securities Dealers”

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules to include certain significant market participants as “dealers” or “government securities dealers” to essentially eliminate the trader exclusion...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wireless Roundup (April 2022)

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Key Wireless Deadlines- FTC Seeks Comment on Petition for Rulemaking by NetChoice et al: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requests comment on a petition for rulemaking filed by NetChoice, Americans for Prosperity, Hispanic...more

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SEC Proposes New Round of Money Market Fund Reforms

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Treasury Department Seeks Public Input on Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks

The November 15, 2021, deadline is approaching to submit comments to the Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) on its Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on FIO’s future work concerning the insurance...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Is a New Era Coming for Robo-Advice? SEC Requests Information

On August 27, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued its Request for Information (“RFI”) on matters related to broker-dealer and advisory firm’s usage of digital engagement practices (“DEPs”), which...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC “Sweep” of Public Companies’ & Registrants’ Responses to the SolarWinds Cyberbreach

As publicly reported late last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement (SEC) sent voluntary requests for information to a range of public companies and investment firms seeking voluntary...more

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Wait Continues for Any SEC Public Response to Senators’ Urgent Call for Rule 10b5-1 Plan Reform

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The wait continues for any public response from the SEC to a recent letter from three Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, urging the SEC to...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

SEC Proposes Much Needed Finder Exemption, and Paul Anka Must Be Singing

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Finders play a vital role in introducing startups to potential investors.  Yet the general requirement that persons soliciting investors must register with the Securities and Exchange Commission as broker-dealers and be...more

White & Case LLP

Hoping to Encourage Increased Participation in the Public Markets, SEC Proposes New Rule Allowing all Issuers to Test the Waters

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The SEC is proposing to extend the testing-the-waters ("TTW") accommodation to all issuers, including investment company issuers.1 Citing the dominance of the IPO market by emerging growth companies ("EGCs")2 and evidence...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent SEC No-Action, Re-Proposal for Security-Based Swaps Focus on Comparability With Other US Regulators

In recent days, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a no-action position on enforcing its 2016 Business Conduct Standards against security-based swap dealers (SBSDs) and major security-based swap...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - March 2018 #2

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Editor's Note - Judge Rules for Defendants in Mutual Fund Excessive Fee Lawsuit. On March 9, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered summary judgment for defendants in an action brought under...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - February 2018 #2

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Editor's Note - In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its five-year Strategic Plan and issued a request for information on its enforcement processes; the New York State Department of...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

NYDFS Makes Inquiry into Life Insurers’ Use of Algorithmic Underwriting

On June 29, 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued an information request pursuant to Section 308 of the New York Insurance Law addressed to all life insurers and fraternal benefit societies...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Public Comments Solicited From Retail Investors and Other Interested Parties on Standards of Conduct for Investment Advisers and...

On June 1, 2017, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“) Chairman Jay Clayton issued a statement (the “Statement“) soliciting public comments from retail investors and other interested parties on standards of conduct for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Market Solutions, Volume 26, No. 1

Sanctions: Will the Trump Administration Stay the Course? President Trump made many statements during the campaign regarding actions he plans to take to reverse Obama administration sanctions policies. These included...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Key Takeaways: Corporate Governance Series — Key SEC Financial Reporting, Accounting and Enforcement Matters"

On February 2, 2017, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “Key SEC Financial Reporting, Accounting and Enforcement Matters,” the third installment of our four-part Corporate Governance Series focused on trends in corporate...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Treasury Report on Online Marketplace Lending Recommends Increased Regulation

The Treasury Department recently issued a white paper detailing its findings on the current state of the online marketplace lending industry and offering policy recommendations, including a call for increased regulation of...more

Allen Matkins

Could The SEC Ask Airlines To Produce Data On Delayed And Canceled Flights?

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The following story is fiction.   It was imagined following the SEC’s recently settled action against KBR, Inc. Airlines were caught completely off guard yesterday by SEC letters asking that they produce five years of...more

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