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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

How to Stay Ahead of the Risk That Your Insiders Could Trade on Prediction Markets

Event contracts — the term for what prediction markets offer — are not new. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has regulated trading of event contracts, such as weather contracts, for decades....more

Tannenbaum Helpern

Regulatory Update – SEC Proposes Form PF Amendments and Raises “Qualified Client” Thresholds

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On April 20, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”, and together with the SEC, the “Commissions”) issued a release proposing amendments to Form PF (the...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies SEC’s Disgorgement Powers

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On June 4, 2026, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled in Sripetch v. SEC, 608 U.S. _ (2026) that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) can seek disgorgement from a respondent who violates the federal securities laws...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Everything Compliance: Shout Out & Rants - New Season, New Host and New Lineup

Welcome to a revamped Everything Compliance Shout Outs and Rants. We have a new host, Adam Turteltaub, and a new panelist, Rebecca Walker, who joins returning regulars Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, and Karen Moore for the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - June 2026

With the rise of prediction markets, there is a danger that insiders may abuse their access to information for profit in new ways. Companies may want to revise their codes of conduct and other policies covering the...more

Cooley LLP

The SEC’s General Counsel Rusty McGranahan: 12 Things to Know

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Here are 12 key takeaways from my interview with SEC General Counsel Rusty McGranahan that I blogged about last week: Be Bold and Creative: Rusty repeatedly encouraged companies and lawyers to actively consider the new...more

A&O Shearman

DOJ And CFTC Charge U.S. Soldier For Insider Trading In Prediction Markets

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On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) announced separate enforcement actions against an active-duty member of the U.S. Army, alleging that the soldier...more

A&O Shearman

CFTC Issues New Enforcement Policy On Cooperation

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On May 19, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) published a staff advisory letter to the Division of Enforcement which outlined a new policy for evaluating a party’s cooperation with the agency and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: June 9, 2026, The OpenAI Files to go Public 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 AI Today In 5....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

How Tokenization and Programmable Assets Could Reshape Capital Markets

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A trend with the potential to reshape capital markets is asset automation. By this, we mean the coding of operational and business rules and processes directly into financial assets. Let’s start with an example. Take a...more

A&O Shearman

SEC Ends Policy Prohibiting Denials In Enforcement Settlements

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On May 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rescinded a long-standing policy that prohibited defendants in enforcement settlements with the SEC from publicly denying the allegations brought against them,...more

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House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform Opens Prediction Markets Insider Trading Probe

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On May 22, 2026, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (“Committee”) Chairman James Comer opened an investigation into how users of prediction market platforms potentially are using nonpublic information to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FAQs: UK Employee Equity Incentive Annual Reporting and EMI Notification Deadline Fast Approaching

Companies operating employee equity incentive arrangements in the UK, including companies incorporated or registered outside of the UK, are mandated to file an online annual return with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) no later...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

If You’re Buying SpaceX, Can You Insure the Elon Musk Risk?

The forthcoming SpaceX initial public offering presents an unusual opportunity to examine an underexplored corner of insurance law. Under Texas law, which governs as the jurisdiction of Elon Musk’s domicile, every investor...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Innovation in Compliance: Rethinking SpeakUp: UX, Trust, and AI in Whistleblowing and Investigations with Tim Morss

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

Venable LLP

Sripetch v. SEC Strengthens the Government's Hand on Disgorgement - With Important Implications for FERC Enforcement

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The Supreme Court's decision in Sripetch v. SEC is formally a Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") case, but its reasoning has direct significance for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ("FERC") enforcement...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Prediction Markets Under the Microscope: The CFTC’s AI-Driven Pivot to Insider Trading Enforcement

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Amid recent high-profile incidents of suspicious activity on prediction markets, as well as pressure from Congress, the CFTC has signaled in unmistakable terms that prediction markets are squarely within its enforcement...more

A&O Shearman

District of New Jersey Dismisses Securities Fraud Class Action Against Telecommunications Company

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On May 29, 2026, Judge Edward S. Kiel of the United States District Cout for the District of New Jersey dismissed with prejudice a putative securities class action against a telecommunications provider (the “Company”) and...more

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US Supreme Court affirms SEC disgorgement power without proof of investor loss: Key takeaways

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On June 4, 2026, in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that a showing of pecuniary loss to investors is not required before the US Securities and Exchange...more

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Supreme Court Rejects “Pecuniary Loss” Requirement for SEC Disgorgement

On June 4, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Sripetch v. SEC, holding that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not need to prove that investors suffered pecuniary loss in order to obtain...more

A&O Shearman

Northern District Of California Denies Class Certification, Holding Defendants Rebutted Basic Presumption Of Reliance

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On April 21, 2026, Judge Susan Illston of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied class certification in a putative class action brought under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the...more

A&O Shearman

Supreme Court Rules SEC's Disgorgement Power Need Not Be Tied To Victims That Suffered Financial Harm

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On June 4, 2026, in a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) could continue to seek to disgorge any ill-gotten gains from defendants in enforcement actions,...more

Morgan Lewis

Launching the High-Growth Startup: Key Legal and Financing Considerations

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Building a successful high-growth startup requires more than just a strong business idea. As venture markets evolve and fundraising timelines shorten, companies with solid legal, governance, and financing foundations will be...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

CFTC approves bitcoin perpetual futures; SEC and CFTC define crypto framework

In the absence of digital asset market structure legislation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are developing the regulatory framework for digital asset markets in...more

A&O Shearman

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Putative Class Action Against Clothing Retailer

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On May 28, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action asserting claims under the Securities Exchange Act against a clothing retailer and certain of its...more

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