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Sleeping on Your Stock: A $25 Million Lesson

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A recent March 20, 2026 letter decision from the Delaware Court of Chancery in Gary T. Turner v. Lam Research Corporation is a stark illustration of how unforgiving Delaware courts can be when stockholders sit on their...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2026 #3

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Crypto and Traditional Financial Markets Converge Through Tech Integrations - A major European bank recently announced “its collaboration with Consensys, the leading blockchain and Web3 software company, to expand global...more

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Making IPOs Great Again

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Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has been vocal about his desire to make IPOs great again. It would take a serious amount of rulemaking and potentially even statutory changes to reshuffle the mix of...more

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20 Becomes 10: SEC Staff Provides Relief for Shortened Tender Offers

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Yesterday, the SEC Staff issued noteworthy exemptive relief that will allow a broad range of cash tenders offers to be completed in as little as 10 business days. ...more

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Section 16 for FPIs: Temporary No-Action Relief for Insiders in War-Torn Countries Extended

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On Friday, Corp Fin extended the original grant of global no-action relief to insiders of foreign private issuers in countries impacted directly by the war going on in Iran – so that the compliance deadline for those insiders...more

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SEC Issues Exemptive Relief for Tender Offers for Equity Securities

On April 16, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued an exemptive order permitting certain tender offers for equity securities to remain open for as few as 10 business days rather than the current...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

White House report asserts stablecoin yield ban would have minimal impact on bank lending

On April 8, the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a report analyzing whether prohibiting stablecoin yield protects bank lending. The GENIUS Act, signed into law in July 2025 (covered by InfoBytes here), requires...more

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UK FCA consults on cryptoasset perimeter guidance

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published consultation paper CP26/13, proposing changes to the Perimeter Guidance Manual (PERG) within the FCA Handbook to clarify the scope of the new regulated cryptoasset...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: April 20, 2026, The Jassy’s Rules for AI and FinTech 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

EC adopts Delegated Regulation setting RTS on order execution policy

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The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II), with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the criteria to be taken into account by investment...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo's Financial Markets & Innovation #9

Please see below for this week’s Financial Markets & Innovation Weekly Update from Morrison Foerster, tracking how emerging technologies are reshaping financial markets and how U.S. and global regulators are responding....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Publishes Final Rules for the Revised UK Short Selling Regime

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The regulator has introduced a further relaxation of the market maker exemption, amongst other amendments from its consultation proposals....more

WilmerHale

SEC Staff Issues Broker-Dealer Registration Guidance for Certain User Interfaces

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On April 13, 2026, the staff of the Division of Trading and Markets (“Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) issued a statement (“Statement”) clarifying its views on broker-dealer...more

Paul Hastings LLP

OFAC Settlement Highlights Importance of Testing and Auditing Sanctions Compliance Controls

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On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a settlement with U.S.-headquartered brokerage firm TradeStation Securities (TradeStation), which offers desktop, web...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Year of the Mega IPO?

The IPO market is entering uncharted territory in 2026, with potential listings from hectocorns in the AI and space sectors representing an estimated $1.4 trillion in combined market cap – raising timing and attention...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance Report: Vince Walden on AI, Digital Assistants, and ROI at Compliance Week 2026

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Vince Walden, President of konaAI, to discuss his two panels at Compliance Week 2026 and the state of AI in compliance. For the panel on AI and the compliance workforce, Vince argues jobs...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: April 20, 2026, The ABC is Good Politics 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

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Sunday Book Review: April 19, 2026, The UC Press Edition

In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or...more

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Congress Passes SBIC Reform Bill Expanding Private Capital and Leverage Limits

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Key Takeaways - The Senate passed the Investing in All of America Act of 2025 on April 15, 2026. The Act now awaits the President’s signature to become law....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Division of Corporation Finance Issues Exemptive Order for Certain Tender Offers

On April 16, 2026, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an exemptive order granting relief for certain tender offers from the requirement that...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

Raising Capital: Private Placements

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This is the second of a new series of Cohen & Gresser client advisories on how to raise money in the U.S. capital markets. In the first advisory , we noted that private capital raising has dwarfed public capital raising in...more

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ESMA releases reporting templates and instructions for the AAR under EMIR 3

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the reporting templates and instructions for the active account requirement (AAR) under the revised European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR 3). The...more

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Italian Council of Ministers Finalizes Amendments to Consolidated Financial Act and Civil Code

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In its meeting on March 27, 2026, the Italian Council of Ministers approved the Legislative Decree no. 47/2026 amending both the Consolidated Financial Act (Testo Unico della Finanza — CFA) and the provisions of the Italian...more

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SEC Proposes to Narrow Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 to Equity Securities Only

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The proposed amendments would codify what most market participants always understood, that Rule 15c2-11 applies to equity securities, not fixed-income instruments....more

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Don’t Wait Until Finals Week: Key Takeaways from the SEC’s Updated Enforcement Manual

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It is springtime, which means graduation season and finals week are approaching. While students prepare for exams on a predictable schedule, compliance professionals operate in a different reality - one where “exam time” is...more

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