Kalshi announced that it pursued enforcement actions against two participants for alleged manipulative trading activity. The CFTC also issued a related Prediction Markets Advisory reaffirming its oversight authority in this area…
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act)…
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In a recent speech, Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman reiterated the Federal Reserve’s supervisory operating principles and described how the Fed’s supervision should work in practice…
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Private assets and artificial intelligence (AI) are playing an increasingly prominent role across the financial system, including in capital markets and insurance…
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Against the backdrop of deregulation, we expect regulators to continue to focus on financial crimes as well as fintech partnerships, digital assets, and artificial intelligence (AI)…
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In November 2025, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance announced that, for the 2025–2026 proxy season, it will no longer issue substantive “no-action” letters for Rule 14a-8 exclusion…
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On January 29, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig made his first public remarks at the CFTC-SEC harmonization event. Among other things, Chairman Selig laid out the agency’s priorities, which included the…
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Situation Overview: A U.S. bank regulator signaled potential relaxation of resolution planning requirements for banks, while the Financial Stability Board (FSB) reiterated its support and focus on enhancing resolution planning…
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Technology risks constantly evolve. Effective IT Risk Management Programs can identify, address and, as needed, adapt to emerging risks. This analysis illustrates how an effective IT Risk Management Framework can identify an…
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Virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) are classified as swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). All firms engaging in VPPAs are obligated to comply with certain CFTC regulations, including non-financial firms utilizing…
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On December 11, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued no-action relief regarding the correction of errors in swap transaction and pricing data submitted to a swap data repository (SDR)…
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The Division publishes its annual examination priorities to provide transparency to registrants and investors about the topics it plans to focus on in the new fiscal year and to encourage firms to direct their compliance efforts…
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Situation Overview: The SEC’s temporary de minimis thresholds for security-based swap dealing activity ($8 billion for credit default swaps and $400 million for non-CDS) are scheduled to change following the expiration of the…
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As recently as September 2025, the financial industry saw a number of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and foreign regulators bring enforcement actions related to spoofing…
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Situation Overview: On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) entitled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans”, which has implications for retail and institutional fair lending practices…
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