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More clearly define crypto asset regulatory boundaries for Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), providing statutory definitions for “restricted digital assets” and...more
The Act would expand the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to spot markets in digital commodities and would preempt state law. The timeline for the bill appears to be aggressive, with hearings on...more
Early this month the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released final rules (the “Registration Rules”) for the registration of security-based swap dealers (“SBSDs”). The Registration Rules, released more than...more
In this issue: - Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Chancery Court Ruling that Applied Business Judgment Rule to Going Private Transaction with Controlling Stockholder - Amendments to Uniform Branch Office...more
In this issue: - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Guidance on Rule 506(c) Private Placements - SEC Issues No-action Relief Regarding Registration of M&A Brokers - CFTC Issues Guidance on New...more
On August 13, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued its final rules (“Final Rules”) applicable to registered investment companies now required to dually register as commodity pool operators (“Dually-Registered...more
Eighteen months after amending CFTC Regulation 4.5 to narrow the registered investment company (RIC) exclusion from the definition of commodity pool operator (CPO) and issuing a companion release proposing to amend certain...more
In 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in response to Dodd-Frank, adopted new regulations to require mutual funds and other registered investment companies that exceed certain position levels in commodity...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a final rule affecting clearing agencies registered with both the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The final rule allows certain rule changes by such dually...more
As noted in an earlier Client bulletin, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (“Division”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a no-action letter dated November 29, 2012 enabling...more
In this issue: - ISS Announces ISS Governance QuickScore to Replace GRId - Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule - SEC Roundtable Discusses Decimalization and Tick Sizes -...more