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Do Your Insider Trading Policies Cover The Prediction Markets? Should They?

Prediction markets now offer contracts tied directly to public company events—including stock price movements, earnings call language, regulatory outcomes, corporate announcements, and management decisions. These contracts...more

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SEC Revises Enforcement Manual for the First Time Since 2017

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On February 24, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement published a revised Enforcement Manual, replacing the version that had been in effect since November 2017....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FinReg Monthly Update - February 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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EU CryptoReg Roundup: February 2026

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Welcome to our EU crypto update - a roundup of key Irish and EU legislative and regulatory developments shaping the crypto-asset sector....more

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Central Bank regulatory and supervisory outlook 2026 Key trends for funds and asset managers

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On 26 February 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) published its annual Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report 2026 (RSO) setting out the Central Bank’s perspective on the key trends and risks facing the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

SEC Issues New Guidance Under Rule 701 for Employee Equity Compensation

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On March 6, 2026, the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new and updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) for private and foreign companies issuing equity...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

2 Gurus Talk Compliance - Episode 72 - The Kristy in London Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: March 13, 2026, The Unfair Trade Practices 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

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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

A&O Shearman

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

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