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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - September 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

A&O Shearman

MiCAR under the microscope - Part 5: Regulatory requirements applicable to CASPs

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The Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCAR) has further expanded the panel of regulated entities by introducing the regulatory status of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs)....more

Dechert LLP

UK Government Proceeds with Comprehensive Regulatory Regime for Cryptoassets

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The definition of a “cryptoasset” is unchanged from the February Consultation. The cryptoasset activities that will come into scope of the new regime are unchanged from those in the February Consultation, with amendments...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

UK Tax Round Up - June 2023

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Welcome to June’s edition of our UK Tax Round Up. Several interesting cases have been reported this month, including a range of issues relevant to UK withholding tax on interest being considered in Hargreaves. HMRC has also...more

Dechert LLP

Treating Crypto Fairly: The New UK Government Consults on a Comprehensive Regulatory Regime for Cryptoassets

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The United Kingdom HM Treasury (“HMT”) on 1 February 2023 launched its first consultation on the future regulatory regime for cryptoassets (the “Cryptoassets Consultation”). At the same time, it also published a response to...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Be wary of people like SBF

My wife doesn’t know much about crypto, but she is fascinated by what happened with FTX and SBF. She doesn’t understand how someone like that, could be involved in such a scam. Unlike me, my wife never knew two plan...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Government Expands Assets within the Scope of the UK’s IME to Include Cryptoassets

As part of the Edinburgh Reforms announced by the UK Government (link back to “UK FS Reforms”), the UK Government has also confirmed that the “Investment Transactions List” (“ITL”) would be expanded to include cryptoassets....more

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Show me the Cryptocurrency: English High Court Grants Novel Information Orders Against Crypto Exchanges

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The High Court has once again grappled with novel issues raised by disputes concerning cryptoassets, this time in the context of an interim application for information orders....more

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DOL Finalizes Rule Opening Door to ESG Investing in Retirement Plans

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Regulatory Developments - CFPB Issues Guidance on Investigation Practices by Consumer Reporting Agencies - On November 22, the DOL announced a final rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Impact of FTX’s Collapse: Insights on What Comes Next

​​​​​​​In an unwelcome reminder of the events that unfolded in the wake of the May 2022 crypto market collapse, Bahamian-based crypto exchange FTX is reportedly on the brink of collapse following an unexpected surge in...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Government Considering Expansion of Investment Transactions List to Include Crypto-Assets

The UK Government has announced a public consultation regarding the possible expansion of the UK’s investment manager exemption (“IME”) to encompass crypto-assets. The IME enables UK-based fund managers to provide...more

Dechert LLP

The UK Investment Manager Exemption and Cryptoassets – Consultation Document

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As part of wider efforts to make Britain a global hub for cryptoassets technology and investment, on 4 April 2022 the government publicly committed to consult on extending the scope of the UK Investment Manager Exemption (the...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on Cryptocurrency In Retirement Plans

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The U.S. Department of Labor issued Compliance Release No. 2022-01 on March 10, 2022, raising “serious concerns” over the prudence of retirement plan fiduciaries’ investing in cryptocurrencies, and cautioning plan fiduciaries...more

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Investment Management, Trading & Markets Updates – November 2021

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SEC Chair’s Senate Committee Testimony on SEC Initiatives On October 5, 2021, SEC Chair Gary Gensler provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services. Several of the initiatives are of...more

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Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - April 2021

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This note sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed with regard to ESG, LIBOR and Brexit. The paper also...more

BCLP

Private Wealth - Horizon Scanning 2020

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With a number of changes affecting the private wealth world to come over the next 12 months, our private client team take a look at some of the key UK legal developments for 2020, including the extension of the UK trust...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Landmark Legal Statement on Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts

On November 18, 2019, the U.K. Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT), one of six taskforces established by the LawTech Delivery Panel (set up by the U.K. government, the judiciary and the Law Society to promote the use of technology...more

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