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FCA Publishes Further Information on Its Approach to the UK’s New Cryptoasset Regime

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The FCA has released new guidance to help cryptoasset firms prepare for the UK’s incoming regulatory framework - another step in the FCA Crypto Roadmap and a major marker on the path to full crypto regulation....more

A&O Shearman

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 Made And Published

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 have been made and published with an accompanying explanatory memorandum. The statutory instrument (SI) introduces a comprehensive UK regulatory...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Hughes Hubbard Advising Grab on its Agreements to Acquire Digital Investing Platform Stash Financial

Hughes Hubbard is advising Grab Holdings Limited on its definitive agreements to acquire 100% of the equity interest in Stash Financial, Inc., a U.S. digital financial services company, with the payment for 50.1% equity...more

A&O Shearman

FSB Report On Vulnerabilities In Government Bond-Backed Repo Markets

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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a report highlighting vulnerabilities in government bond-backed repurchase agreement (repo) markets with recommendations for authorities to address them. The FSB explains that...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Touchdown or Tax Down? – How Will the IRS View Sports Contract Gains and Losses

If you watched the Super Bowl this year, you might have noticed a surge of advertisements for prediction market contracts on the big game. These markets have rapidly emerged as a focal point for retail traders, regulators...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: February 12, 2026, The AI to the Moon 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

Daily Compliance News: February 12, 2026, The Social Media Addiction 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

Mayer Brown

Considerations in Continuation Vehicle Transactions

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CONTINUATION VEHICLES - Continuation vehicles are a tool to allow a sponsor to transfer one or more portfolio assets from an existing fund to a new, sponsor‑affiliated vehicle to extend ownership and pursue additional...more

Cooley LLP

2026 Outlook: Limited Partners Looking to Shape Fund Structures and Liquidity Strategies

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The private funds landscape is entering a new phase in 2026, with limited partners (LPs) exerting greater influence on fund design and prioritizing liquidity solutions....more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2026 #2

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Counsel for an ex-Morgan Stanley investment adviser accused of defrauding pro athletes out of millions of dollars leaned hard on former NBA player Chandler Parsons in cross-examination after he testified against his onetime...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2026 Compensation Committee Handbook

The duties imposed on compensation committees of publicly traded companies have evolved and grown over time. This 11th edition of the Compensation Committee Handbook from the lawyers of the Executive Compensation and Benefits...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Takes First Enforcement Action Under UK Crypto Marketing Regime

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The enforcement action offers insight for global firms into the FCA’s approach under the financial promotions regime....more

Goodwin

CSSF Circular 25/901: Consolidation, Recalibration, and Clarification of Luxembourg’s Framework for SIFs, SICARs, and Part II UCIs

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On 19 December 2025, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg published Circular 25/901 (the Circular), setting out updated supervisory guidance applicable to CSSF-regulated alternative...more

Secretariat

The Evolving SEC Enforcement Landscape: Trends for 2026

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Enforcement activity and guidance from 2025 under Chairman Paul Atkins provide important context for understanding where the SEC is focusing its attention in 2026. Regulators and practitioners highlighted these priorities at...more

Cooley LLP

Happy 25th Birthday to RealCorporateLawyer.com!

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How many of you remember RealCorporateLawyer.com? I sure do. It was my first website – and I launched it twenty-five years ago today. I left the SEC at the end of ’98, having been sort of the “Internet guy” within Corp Fin...more

Goodwin

Fitting Private Markets Into 401(k) Plans

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Private markets have long been reserved for pensions, endowments, and the wealthy. Now policymakers in the US, UK, and EU are opening these markets to ordinary retirement savers. In the US, the biggest test is the 401(k)...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Requirements in California

California venture diversity survey reporting requirements—originally enacted as SB 54 and now implemented via the Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Act (FIPVCC), as amended by SB 164—creates a venture...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Betting on the Future: Enforcement Risks in Prediction Markets

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Last month, the world watched two remarkable events unfold in quick succession: the U.S. operation that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro and the Polymarket trader who turned a $400,000 profit by correctly predicting that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Third Circuit Holds that the “Best Price Rule” Does Not Apply to Tendered Shares Subject to Self-Imposed Transfer Restrictions

In Abramowski v. Nuvei Corp., No. 24-3156, 2026 WL276766 (3d Cir. Feb. 3, 2026), the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in a case of first impression that the United States Securities and Exchange...more

BCLP

SEC Soliciting Comments on Potential Deregulation of Public Company Disclosures

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Last month, Chairman Paul Atkins announced plans for SEC staff to “engage in a comprehensive review” of Regulation S-K, in order to “focus on eliciting disclosure of material information and avoid compelling the disclosure of...more

White & Case LLP

Saudi Domestic Retail Sukuk: Practical Considerations For Issuers And Financial Advisors

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Saudi Arabia's domestic retail sukuk market is gaining depth and momentum as issuers seek to diversify funding sources and broaden investor reach within the Kingdom. Against the backdrop of Vision 2030 and the continued...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Staff Issues Statement on Tokenized Securities

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The Staff statement provides a technology-neutral framework for understanding securities tokenization models and emphasizes the consistent application of the securities laws to such models....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Great Women in Compliance: Why Decision Rubrics Matter in the Age of AI with Hemma Lomax and Shalini Rajoo

In this conversation, GWIC host Dr. Hemma R. Lomax and Shalini Rajoo explore the critical role of decision rubrics in governance, accountability, and trust, especially in the context of AI. Shalini shares her journey from law...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: February 11, 2026, The Hits and Misses 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

A&O Shearman

Landmark Agreements Secured After First UK-China Financial Working Group In Beijing

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HM Treasury (HMT) has announced that the inaugural UK‑China Financial Working Group in Beijing resulted in several landmark agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in financial services. According to the press...more

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