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California’s VC Diversity Reporting Law

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California began rolling out a first-of-its-kind reporting program that will change how many venture and private investment fund managers collect information about the founders they back. In 2026, fund managers with a...more

Paul Hastings LLP

White House Hosts Crypto Meetings, Treasury Secretary Addresses GENIUS Act Implementation, CFTC Withdraws Event Contracts Guidance...

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The White House Crypto Policy Council convened a meeting with executives and trade associations representing both the crypto industry and traditional financial institutions to discuss legislation on digital asset market...more

Winstead PC

Requirements of a Form D Notice Filing

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As discussed in our previous article, “Raising Capital Through Private Placements Under Regulation D”, Regulation D provides exemptions to streamline capital raising and avoid the rigorous public disclosure requirements...more

Venable LLP

2026 Proxy Advisory Updates

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The past twelve months have seen a wave of changes to the corporate governance landscape affecting public companies. Many of those changes have affected proxy advisory services. Proxy advisory services have seen their...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA Delays Changes To The Concentration Rule For Collective Investment Schemes

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Handbook Notice No 137, confirming that it is delaying changes to the Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook (COLL), and specifically to the concentration rule (COLL...more

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Amending Regulation On Benchmark Administrator Applications Under BMR Published In OJ

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Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/264 amending the regulatory technical standards (RTS) in Delegated Regulations (EU) 2018/1645 and 2018/1646, pursuant to the Benchmark Regulation (EU) 2016/1011, has been published in the...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Enforcement News: Affinity Fraud and Ponzi Schemes Never Get Old

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As readers of this Blog know, affinity fraud and Ponzi schemes often intersect because each reinforces the weaknesses of the other, creating a powerful and deceptive form of financial exploitation....more

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Delaware Supreme Court Finds Attorneys' Fee Award Excessive In Excessive Compensation Case

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On January 30, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court, sitting en banc, affirmed a settlement resolving excess compensation claims against non-employee director defendants but reversed and modified the portion of the settlement...more

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California Rolls Out New Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Requirements

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California’s new law, Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies, will require diversity reporting by venture capital and similar investment firms with a California nexus beginning in 2026. Deadlines are fast...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FinReg Monthly Update - January 2026

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Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK, EU and U.S. financial services regulation....more

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UK FCA Appoints Bond Consolidated Tape Provider

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a statement following its November 2025 update on the bond consolidated tape provider (CTP) contract. It has now signed a contract with Etrading Software (ETS) to act as...more

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Delaware Court Of Chancery Denies Special Litigation Committee's Motion To Terminate Due To Questions About Independence

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On January 30, 2026, Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery granted defendants’ motion to strike but denied a motion to terminate a derivative action asserting fiduciary breach claims against...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Trading, Gambling, or Something Else? Prediction Markets and the Payments Puzzle — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In this crossover episode, Regulatory Oversight host Stephen Piepgrass teams up with Payments Pros host Keith Barnett to unpack how prediction markets, gaming, and payments intersect in a rapidly evolving and legally...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: February 10, 2026, The AI Redefining GRC Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the AI Today In...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Innovation in Compliance: Proactive Compliance Frameworks for Evolving AI Regulations with Yakir Golan

Innovation occurs across many areas, and compliance professionals need not only to be ready for it but also to embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators...more

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Ninth Circuit Partially Revives Putative Class Action Against Manufacturer Of Pop Culture Collectibles

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On February 4, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed in part a decision from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington granting a motion to dismiss a putative...more

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District Of Idaho Grants Motion To Dismiss Securities Class Action Against Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

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On February 3, 2026, Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho granted a motion to dismiss a putative securities class fraud action asserting claims against a semiconductor company...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: February 10, 2026, The Athletes, Injuries and Ethics Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

No Harm, No Remedy? Supreme Court Poised to Resolve Circuit Split on SEC Disgorgement Authority for Securities Violations

On January 9, 2026, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Sripetch v. SEC to resolve whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may seek disgorgement—an equitable remedy requiring wrongdoers to return “ill-gotten...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Tax Folks Update: Key Compliance Obligations for Brokers and Taxpayers Under Form 1099-DA

Brokers and their investor customers in digital assets should prepare, and tax professionals should prepare to assist, with reporting proceeds from certain digital asset transactions. See IRS FS-2025-06, Sept. 25, 2025....more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2026 #2

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Digital Asset Integrations Signal Demand from Institutions, Derivatives Traders - Fireblocks, a major blockchain infrastructure platform, recently announced “the integration of the Canton Network, the privacy-enabled open...more

DLA Piper

ILPA Issues Its Continuation Fund Disclosure Template

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The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) published its continuation fund disclosure template on January 27, 2026. The template addresses key information that limited partners use to initiate their internal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC and CFTC relaunch ‘Project Crypto’ to harmonize digital asset regulation

On January 29, the SEC and CFTC jointly announced the relaunch of “Project Crypto”, with both agency chairs delivering remarks outlining a new phase in digital asset regulation as Congress advances digital asset market...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC official envisions AI modernizing adviser-investor communications

On February 3, SEC Director of the Division of Investment Management Brian Daly addressed how the division is considering the changes and opportunities AI affords investment advisers, investment companies, and investors. Daly...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Sustainability Disclosures in 2026 Form 10‑Ks and Proxy Statements: What to Expect, What to Do

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Most US public companies are busily preparing their fiscal 2025 Form 10‑K and 2026 annual meeting proxy statement. In this post, we discuss our sustainability disclosure expectations for this year, informed by market trends,...more

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