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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

A Significant Development for Broker-Dealers Quoting Fixed Income Securities

As a follow-up to our prior discussion in this area, this article addresses a recent exemption issued to the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that allows for increased trading...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Potential Ramifications of a Government Shutdown for the SEC

If U.S. congressional leaders are unable to pass legislation for continued government funding, it is expected that much of the federal government, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), would shut down...more

K&L Gates LLP

Federal Court Vacates SEC’s Expanded Dealer Definition

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On 21 November 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Court) ruled against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in two separate cases, vacating its rule which expanded the definition of...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly; Highlights of the Last Two Weeks in Web3 Law: December 5, 2024

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The Polsinelli Blockchain+ team took a break from the usual Bi-Weekly updates for the Thanksgiving holiday, but the Web3 legal developments did not. There was a significant ruling out of the 5th Circuit, which has major...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

UPDATE: District Court Win Lets “Flash Boy” Traders Avoid SEC Registration – For Now

On November 21, 2024, a Northern District of Texas court ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission had overstepped its authority when the agency had implemented a rule (the “Dealer Rule”) requiring a broader group to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SEC Provides Much-Anticipated Guidance for the Publication of Quotations for Securities in the OTC Market

On November 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Division of Trading and Markets issued a much-anticipated "no-action letter" ("2024 NAL") clarifying the application of amended Rule 15c2-11 under the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Rule 15c2-11 Relief for Fixed Income Securities

Broker-dealers had been preparing for the sunset of the prior time-based relief that the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission provided in respect of compliance with Rule 15c2-11 as to certain fixed income...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Post-Election Shift: Securities Industry Anticipates Business-Friendly SEC Under Trump Administration

Post-election, securities industry professionals are pondering the new administration's impact on the regulatory environment and their businesses. While there is no sure outcome, many comfortably predict that under the Trump...more

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Trump Administration 2.0: How the SEC's Approach to Crypto Could Change

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The election of Donald J. Trump as President could have a significant impact on the crypto industry given his campaign promise of a pro-crypto administration. President Trump will be able to appoint a new chair of the...more

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FINRA Publishes Metaverse Report and Requests Industry Comments

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FINRA’s Office of Financial Innovation published a report on “The Metaverse and the Implications for the Securities Industry” to raise awareness among its member firms and the broader securities industry and seek industry...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: Oct. 1 Quarterly Review

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Settles Charges with a Publicly Traded Company and its Controlling Shareholder for Not Disclosing Pledge of Company’s...

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Who may be interested: Board of Directors; Registered Investment Advisers; Registered Investment Companies; Broker-Dealers; Transfer Agents; Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC announced that it settled charges against...more

Alston & Bird

Navigating AI-Related Disclosure Challenges: Securities Filing, SEC Enforcement, and Shareholder Litigation Trends

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Companies’ accelerating reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) means heightened Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and shareholder plaintiff scrutiny. Our Securities Litigation Group underscores what companies need to...more

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Stablecoins Unlikely to Be Subject to the SEC’s Jurisdiction

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The recent decision in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Binance Holdings Limited et al (Binance) has cast further doubt on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) pursuit of jurisdiction over stablecoins....more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Initiates Sweep of Adviser on T+1 Compliance

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Over the last week, several registered investment advisers have received examination letters, issued from both the Securities and Exchange Commission’s national office in Washington, D.C., and from at least one regional...more

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Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly: July 2024

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The last week of June saw a flurry of legal developments in quick succession. The SEC sued Consensys, the developers of the largest self-custodial digital wallet (MetaMask). The IRS released its digital asset tax rules. The...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - July 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Risk Alert:  Staff Assessment of Risks, Scoping of Examinations, and Requesting of Documents

The Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently issued a Risk Alert (the “Risk Alert”) to SEC-registered broker-dealers providing insight and additional information...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Looking Ahead to T+1 Settlement for Broker-Dealer Securities Transactions

Beginning May 28, 2024, the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions will be one business day (T+1) following a trade instead of two business days (T+2), which has been the standard since 2017....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Perils of Finder’s Fees (Revisited)

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Way back in 2017, one of our earliest posts discussed the legal and financial risks to both the issuer and the finder if an issuer pays a finder’s fee in connection with a sale of securities in the United States, and the...more

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Potential Impact of the SEC’s Rulemaking Agenda on Crypto

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The current SEC administration has expressed the view that most crypto assets are offered and sold as securities and has proposed several rules that address “digital asset securities” or “crypto asset securities.” In this...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 24

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Lesson of Prometheus – A Special Purpose Broker Dealer May Cause Havoc in TradFi by Unilaterally Declaring ETH To Be A...

As referenced in the opening scene of the 2023 Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer, Prometheus, the Greek god of forethought, is best known for stealing fire from the gods to give to humanity. As punishment, Zeus had Prometheus...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Emerging Expectations from the Latest Enforcement Actions Over Off-Channel Communications

Since December 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have levied almost $3.0 billion in penalties for longstanding failures by 39 broker-dealers, swap dealers,...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Expands "Dealer" Definition to Capture Liquidity Providers

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Introduction - On 6 February 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt two new rules that significantly expand the definitions of a “dealer” and “government securities dealer” in Sections...more

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