On July 10, 2019, Blockstack Token LLC (“Blockstack”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blockstack PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation, became the first company to have an offering of digital assets qualified by the U.S....more
On April 3, 2019, the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (“FinHub”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published two pieces of guidance on when a blockchain-enabled digital asset will,...more
On February 19, 2019, the SEC proposed a rule and related amendments under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), that would permit issuers to engage in oral or written communications with potential...more
FINAL CANADIAN BAIL-IN RULES: IMPACT ON STRUCTURED NOTES OFFERED IN THE UNITED STATES -
In March 2018, the Canadian government released its final regulations relating to “bail-in instruments” issued by Canadian...more
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Canada ,
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European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
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Structured Financial Products ,
Withholding Requirements
Until recently, broker-dealers operating in the United States weren’t subject to a fiduciary standard when dealing with their retail clients.
The passage of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010 included a provision enabling the...more