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SEC Grants Section 16(a) Exemption for Directors and Officers of Foreign Private Issuers Organized in Certain Jurisdictions

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The Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act ("HFIAA"), which becomes effective on March 18, 2026, removes the historically available exemption from the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act ("Section...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Harmony and Understanding? (Or at Least a Memorandum)

In back-to-back speeches at the Futures Industry Association conference, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Selig and Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Atkins set out their views regarding facilitating...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

March 2026 CDI Updates

On March 6, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance published another series of updated and new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“CDIs”), this time focusing on portions of...more

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BoE consults on approach to use its requirements and permissions powers to facilitate mobilisation of new CCPs

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he Bank of England (BoE) has published a consultation paper proposing a new statement of policy (SoP) that will establish the BoE's approach to using its permissions and requirements powers to facilitate a discretionary...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Above Board: Securities Litigation & Enforcement Outlook for 2026

In this episode of the Above Board podcast, hosts Scott Lesmes and Haima Marlier are joined by Morrison Foerster Securities Litigation partners Jamie Levitt and Ryan Keats to discuss what public companies can expect in...more

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UK FCA regulatory priorities report on consumer investments

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its regulatory priorities report for the consumer investments sector, setting out key priorities for the year ahead. The report is for advisers, wealth managers,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Red Flags Everywhere! – Ten Risks for Directors – Week 2

Each week for the next 10 weeks, we will publish an installment of our Red Flags Everywhere! series, highlighting key risk areas that public companies and their board of directors should keep top of mind. This series...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Lone Star Ambitions: More Public Companies Propose Moving to Texas

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In the preliminary proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, Exxon Mobil Corp (“Exxon”) proposes that shareholders approve a plan to reincorporate the company in Texas, which would end its 144-year legal...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Family office investing in private funds: The principal’s short-list

As the family office principal, you likely do not live in the weeds of fund documents. However, you do need clarity on the handful of issues that most directly affect your wealth, influence, and legacy....more

McGuireWoods LLP

Partnering With SBIC Funds: A Market Update for Independent Sponsors and Investors

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Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) funds play an increasingly prominent role in middle‑market private equity transactions. As deal structures evolve and market conditions place a premium on certainty of closing, SBICs...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Invest with confidence: Private equity funds for family offices

Consider whether extension rights are reasonable. Is it possible to tie any extension of the fund term to a reduced management fee, or require that a near-term exit plan for remaining assets be delivered to investors if the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Private credit funds: How family offices can protect the downside

One early 2025 survey reported that about a third of family offices intended to increase their allocations to private credit during 2025 and 2026 – the highest among alternative asset classes....more

Cornerstone Research

Executive Summary of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Enforcement Activity

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The PCAOB finalized 37 enforcement actions (Total Actions) during 2025—a decrease of 27% from 2024 and the lowest number since 2021. Actions involving the performance of an audit (Auditing Actions) totaled 33, an 18% decrease...more

Cooley LLP

SEC Issues Order Exempting Directors and Officers of Certain Foreign Private Issuers From Section 16(a) Reporting Obligations,...

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On March 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order exercising its authority under Section 16(a)(5) of the Exchange Act – added by the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (HFIA Act) – which...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Family office investments: What’s different about venture capital funds?

Family offices may from time to time be presented with opportunities to invest in venture capital funds. Although venture capital and private equity funds traditionally share the same broad closed-end fund architecture, they...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

No guesswork: Building a playbook for family office private fund investing

For sophisticated investors, including family office principals and executives, investing in private funds requires more than a red flag review of the governing agreement and a completed subscription agreement....more

Morgan Lewis

Securities Enforcement Roundup – February 2026

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In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments from February 2026. As covered in our recent LawFlash, on February 24, 2026, the SEC announced that it had...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Make the right move: Hedge fund investing for family offices

Reports suggest that most family offices allocate capital to alternative assets, with a good portion of that capital flowing into hedge funds. As compared to other private fund categories, hedge funds offer investors relative...more

Cooley LLP

Executive Comp: Does No 10-Q Mean More 8-K?

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As I blogged a while back, the SEC is prioritizing a rulemaking to make quarterly reporting optional in favor of a semi-annual reporting regime. This Cooley Alert – penned by Ali Murata and Michael Bergmann – notes that one...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

What Are the Audit Risks for DATs and Crypto Companies?

When Steven Baum joined Block & Order, he made a counterintuitive observation about digital assets: crypto is not hard to audit because it is opaque. In many cases, it is hard to audit because visibility alone does not answer...more

Perkins Coie

New York District Court Dismisses ‘Scam Token’ State Law Claims Against Creators of Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange

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On March 2, 2026, Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class-action complaint against the creator of a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange and its...more

White & Case LLP

New SEC CDIs That Impact M&A

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In early 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") released new and updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations ("CDIs") that address business combinations, tender offers and shareholder meetings and...more

A&O Shearman

EC issues call for technical advice to ESAs on Disclosures Delegated Act

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The European Commission (EC) has issued a call for technical advice to the European Supervisory Authorities (comprising the European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and European...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: March 12, 2026, The Attorneys and AI 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

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

The “Accredited Investor” Definition:  The SEC Appears Poised to Both Loosen and Tighten It

The SEC staff has continued to update, refine, and supplement the staff’s longstanding Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CD&Is) at a rapid pace to reflect the SEC’s current priorities. Earlier this year, the SEC...more

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