This OnPoint summarizes the panel discussion at Dechert’s annual investment funds conference that took place in Luxembourg in the last quarter of 2022. At the conference, we discussed the Regulation on the Markets of Crypto...more
1/27/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Alternative Trading System (ATS) ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Ledger Technology ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FinCEN ,
FSOC ,
Howey ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID ,
Prospectus Regulation (PR3) ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board of Governors) issued a joint letter (Joint Letter) on July 28, 2022, to Voyager Digital, LLC and its related entities...more
8/5/2022
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Depository Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
FDI Act ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on December 27, 2016, in Bandimere v. SEC, found the Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) used by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to hear its administrative...more
1/9/2017
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Appeals ,
Appointments Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Due Process ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Office of Financial Institution Adjudication (OFIA) ,
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Split of Authority
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) announced enforcement actions against 22 municipal underwriters on September 30, 2015, as part of its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) on May 1, 2014 announced a settlement (Settlement) with the New York Stock Exchange LLC and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the NYSE), addressing a variety...more
6/6/2014
/ Affiliates ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Electronic Trading ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
High Frequency Trading ,
Information Sharing ,
Neither Admit Nor Deny Settlements ,
NYSE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement
Originally published in BNA’s Banking Report, 100 BBR 617 on 04/02/2013.
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In 2012, the federal banking agencies, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (‘‘FDIC’’), Office...more
4/4/2013
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
FinCEN ,
Mortgage Reform ,
OCC ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices