Aristotle cites the “tragelaph” (the mythical “goat-stag”) as an example of how a concept can have meaning without existing. A “security future” is the US financial system’s “goat-stag”: a concept packed with meaning but...more
On February 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) voted to adopt rule changes to shorten the standard settlement cycle for broker-dealer transactions in securities from two business days...more
On December 26, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that a fourth depositary bank (“the Bank”) had agreed to pay a civil monetary penalty and disgorgement totaling $135.1 million to resolve...more
The surge in cryptocurrency activity has led to an increase in attention from enforcement authorities at both the state and national levels. The Texas State Securities Board launched an investigation into cryptocurrency...more
While the SEC has worked over the last several months to provide meaningful guidance around the offer and sale of digital tokens, state securities regulators have now begun to take action, with Texas leading the way. In the...more
On August 18, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that broker-dealer Banca IMI Securities Corp. (“BISC”), an indirect, wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, agreed to pay...more