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Turning Point for Digital Assets: 2025 Year in Review and What Comes Next

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In this episode of The Crypto Exchange, hosts Ethan Ostroff and Genna Garver look back at 2025 — ultimately a pivotal year for digital assets and crypto regulation in the U.S. — drawing on Troutman Pepper Locke’s flagship...more

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Daily Compliance News: March 10, 2026, The More ABC Laws 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’s Updated Enforcement Manual Codifies Key Process Improvements

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended its Enforcement Manual for the first time since 2017. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team explores how the SEC has updated its Wells process,...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

FAQs on Timing of Initial Section 16(a) Reporting for Directors and Officers of Foreign Private Issuers

On March 9, 2026, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission published a short series of FAQs on the timing of initial Section 16(a) reports by directors and officers of certain...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Consider Recommendation on Tokenization of Equity Securities

On March 5, 2026, the Market Structure Subcommittee of the U.S.  Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Investor Advisory Committee (“IAC”) released a recommendation regarding the tokenization of equity securities.  The...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Tokenization Guidance Useful to Debt and Derivatives Markets

Last week, the banking agencies issued guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions that provides certainty regarding the treatment of tokenized securities for purposes of the capital rules.  While this is not...more

Carlton Fields

Regulators Open the Door to Revising Annuity Illustration Requirements

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On February 24, 2026, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Life Insurance and Annuities Illustrations Working Group made its debut appearance. As a prelude, Ben Slutsker, director of life actuarial valuation...more

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Update: SEC Exempts Directors and Officers of Certain FPIs From Section 16 Reporting

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SEC Grants Relief Within Days of Filing Deadline - On March 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final order exempting officers and directors of foreign private issuers (FPIs) incorporated or...more

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Key Takeaways from the SEC's Revised Enforcement Manual

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The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has revised its Enforcement Manual (the "Manual") for the first time since 2017, implementing critical changes to enforcement policies and procedures....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Upcoming SEC Investor Advisory Committee on March 12

The Investor Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) will hold a public meeting on March 12, 2026, beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET.  The meeting will be open to the public and...more

White & Case LLP

SEC Exempts FPI Directors And Officers From Section 16 Reporting Obligations In Certain Jurisdictions

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On March 5, 2026, in advance of the March 18th compliance deadline, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order granting directors and officers of certain foreign private issuers (“FPIs”) an exemption...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Clarify Capital Treatment of Tokenized Securities

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On March 5, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve Board, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the agencies) jointly issued FAQs clarifying how tokenized securities are...more

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No 13) Regulations 2026

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No 13) Regulations 2026 were made, following HM Treasury's policy response on applying the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 model of regulation to the UK...more

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California Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law

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Starting March 1, 2026, California’s Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law (FIPVCC) imposes new registration and reporting obligations on certain venture capital companies with a nexus to California. The...more

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SEC Grants Conditional Section 16(a) Exemptions for Certain Foreign Private Issuers

On March 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an exemptive order Release No. 34-104931, Order Granting Directors and Officers of Certain Foreign Private Issuers an Exemption from the Filing...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

SEC Holds Roundtable on the “Retailization” of Private/Alternative Investments: A Hint of the Agency’s Direction

Last week, on March 4, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) held a roundtable on retail investments in private market, or “alternative,” investments. Such investments might include, for example, hedge,...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC and FINRA Enforcement Trends for Broker-Dealers: 2025-2026

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In 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) experienced significant leadership changes, staffing departures, and a renewed “back to basics” emphasis on...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Adopts Rules for Section 16 Reporting by Foreign Private Issuers and Grants Limited Exemptive Relief to Certain Filers

On February 27, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments to implement the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (HFIAA), which amended Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more

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SEC Chairman Atkins on AI: Strategy, Governance, and the Discipline of Principles

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On March 4, 2026, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins delivered remarks at the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Artificial Intelligence Innovation Series Roundtable on Strategy and Governance Principles, outlining how the...more

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

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On March 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued an order exempting directors and officers of certain foreign private issuers (FPIs) in Canada, Chile, the European Economic Area, the Republic of...more

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What’s Really Driving Volatility in the Crypto Markets?

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As an attorney who’s advised companies in the digital assets space for over a decade—and among the first to accept bitcoin as payment for legal services—I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about the recent and...more

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FCA and PRA Propose Targeted Reforms to UK Securitisation Framework

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On 17 February, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published parallel consultation papers (CP26/6 and CP2/26 respectively, and together, the Consultation Papers) setting...more

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SDNY’s New Self-Disclosure Program Offers Big Changes Rooted In DOJ’s Yearslong Efforts To Dangle Carrots

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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York ("SDNY") recently announced a program that offers companies greater incentives to voluntarily self-disclose financial crimes involving fraud. The SDNY program...more

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Tennessee Federal Court Addresses State Authority Over Sports-Event Contracts

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A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee marks a significant development in the ongoing dispute over whether sports event contracts offered on prediction market platforms are...more

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A Small Hodgepodge of New – and Revised – CDIs

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Since it seems like we can’t go a week without new or revised CDIs from Corp Fin – the gift that keeps on giving – of course, we had a few new ones drop on Friday....more

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