Since January 2017, more than $2 billion has been raised through the rapidly growing market for so-called “token sales” or “initial coin offerings” (ICOs). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on July...more
10/7/2017
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Banking Restrictions ,
Banks ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Germany ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investors ,
Monetary Authority of Singapore ,
People's Bank of China ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Singapore ,
Token Sales ,
UK ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Young Lawyers
A new program providing fund managers with access to China’s principal bond market officially opened for business in May 2016. The program – known as the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM) program – greatly simplifies the...more
10/20/2016
/ Bond Markets ,
Bonds ,
China ,
CIBM ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
Fund Managers ,
Institutional Investors ,
Licenses ,
PBOC ,
QFIIs ,
Registration Requirement ,
RQFII
The quota allocation – the first of its kind awarded to the United States – was announced on June 7, 2016 by Yi Gang, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank. This represents an apparent...more
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) continues to develop and strengthen its regulation of derivatives markets, most recently focusing its attention on the formulation and completion of a comprehensive reporting regime....more
At an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, the SEC by a three-to-one vote approved the proposal (Proposal) of new Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) and...more
During 2014, the number of enforcement actions brought by federal banking agencies1 continued a downward trend that began in 2011. Federal banking agencies issued 661 formal enforcement actions, representing more than a 55...more
6/24/2015
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Choke Point ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Fines ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
FIRREA ,
Foreign Currency ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
RMBS ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan