In the past few years, and particularly in the past few months, cryptocurrencies or digital currencies – most notably bitcoin and ether – have surged in popularity and dominated the financial press and to some degree even the...more
On October 25, 2017, the Hedge Fund Industry Practice Team hosted an event at the New York Yacht Club titled "Chair Clayton's Impact at the SEC." Hedge fund professionals, including general counsels, hedge fund principals and...more
Blockchain technology has made the agenda for the October 12, 2017 meeting of the SEC’s Investment Advisory Committee, the SEC announced on September 22, 2017. The Committee will be hosting a two-hour panel discussion among...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has provided welcome guidance by publishing its most comprehensive statement to date on the treatment of digital assets – and the offer and sale of such assets by "virtual"...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has amended Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in order to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions from three business...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that ten investment advisory firms agreed to pay penalties in the tens of thousands of dollars to settle SEC charges that they violated the SEC’s pay-to-play rule,...more
Among the various challenges facing stakeholders in cross-border M&A deals is a potential national security review of the transaction by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the possibility of...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed to amend Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in order to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions from three...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted new rules which require “resource extraction issuers” to disclose annually the type and amount of payments that they (or their subsidiaries or entities under...more
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On May 17, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued significant new and updated Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) regarding the use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, including several new...more