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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, September 10, 2022

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September 9, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security and its Minister of Intelligence for engaging in cyber-enabled...more

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CFTC Codifies Registration and Reporting Relief for Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) approved the publication of two releases (the “Final Rules”) on November 25, 2019, adopting final amendments to Part 4 of the CFTC Rules which codify and expand a number...more

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CFTC Finalizes Regulation Amendments: Certain Registered and Exempt CPOs and CTAs Need to Take Action

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2019 several amendments to the regulatory framework applicable to certain commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - July 2019

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U.S. Developments - Regulatory Developments - SEC and FINRA Issue Joint Statement on Digital Asset Custody Issues - On July 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry...more

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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on SEC "Test-the-Water" Communications, CFTC Meetings, Third-Party Civil...

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SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Proposes To Expand “Test-the-Waters” Reforms to All Issuers - On February 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933, which would permit any...more

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CFTC Proposes to Simplify, Modernize Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor Regulations

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On October 18, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a proposal in the Federal Register (Proposed Rule) to amend several key compliance and registration regulations governing commodity pool operators...more

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CFTC Proposes to Streamline CPO and CTA Regulations by Codifying Prior Relief

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On October 9, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed new rules in connection with the CFTC's Project KISS Initiative directed at simplifying Commodity Pool Operator (CPO) and Commodity Trading Advisor...more

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Governance & Securities Law Focus: Asia Edition - July 2018

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In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions. ...more

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Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume XII, Issue 26

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SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Expands Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements - On June 29, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, beginning on July 10,...more

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The Trump Administration: Change By Appointment

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The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, along with the Republican control of the majority of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, will likely result in significant changes in...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The SEC’s apparent preference for administrative proceedings as a venue for its enforcement actions continues to draw criticism. H.R. 3798 is now pending in the House of Representatives. The bill is tilted the “Due Process...more

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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 23

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In This Issue: - Meeting of the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies - FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule to Require Delivery of an Educational Communication to Customers of a Transferring...more

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Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume X, Issue 1

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In this issue: - SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Implement JOBS Act Registration Thresholds - ISS Releases FAQs on Equity Plan Scorecard and Independent Chair Policy - FINRA Issues Annual Regulatory and...more

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"CFTC Staff Issues More No-Action Letters to Commodity Pool Operators"

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Over the last month, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued four letters providing exemptive, no-action and interpretative relief to commodity...more

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CFTC Issues Exemptive Relief Related to JOBS Act Amendments to Regulation D

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The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division) of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on September 9, 2014 issued a letter granting exemptive relief from provisions in CFTC Regulations...more

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CFTC Provides Relief from Certain Agency Regulations to be Consistent with JOBS Act SEC Amendments

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On September 9, the CFTC issued an exemptive letter, which provides relief from certain provisions of Regulations 4.7(b) and 4.13(a)(3) restricting marketing to the public. The exemptive letter harmonizes these rules with...more

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CFTC Grants Exemptive Relief to Private Fund Managers: General Solicitation Conditionally Permitted

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The JOBS Act and the regulations thereunder (which went effective on September 23, 2013) applies to private issuers – including hedge funds and private equity funds – that want to make general solicitations within the context...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

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Council of EU Presidency Compromise Proposal on Benchmark Regulation - On September 10, the Presidency of the Council of the EU published its first compromise proposal (dated September 9, 2014) relating to the European...more

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CFTC Aligns CPO Regulation With JOBS Act, Provides Other Guidance for CPOs

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) recently issued several letters affecting commodity pool operators (CPOs): JOBS Act Harmonization: On September 9,...more

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Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 36

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In this issue: - Bylaw of Delaware Corporation Providing for Exclusive Forum in North Carolina Upheld - FINRA Board to Consider Rule Proposals Regarding Private Trading Platforms - CBOE and C2 in...more

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CFTC Permits CPOs to Advertise

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On September 9, 2014, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an exemptive letter (No. 14-116) that permits a commodity pool operator (CPO) relying on an exemption under CFTC Regulation 4.7(b) or 4.13(a)(3) to...more

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CFTC Publishes Long-Awaited JOBS Act Relief

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The staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a no-action letter on September 9, 2014 (available here) that permits certain commodity pool operators (CPOs) to conduct general solicitation in private...more

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CFTC Issues Exemptive Relief to Harmonize with JOBS Act Amendments to Regulation D and Rule 144A

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued an Exemptive Letter on September 8, 2014 (“Exemptive Letter”) providing that an issuer relying on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D and resellers relying on Rule 144A,...more

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CFTC’s (Sort-of) Relief for Funds Using General Solicitation

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The CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued a no-action letter that provides exemptive relief until the CFTC takes action on JOBS Act related amendments to its Part 4 Rules....more

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CFTC Eliminates Barrier to Hedge Funds Using JOBS Act General Solicitation

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Many hedge funds have been reluctant to use general solicitation to offer securities because of the possibility it would be inconsistent from exemptions related to CPO (commodity pool operator) regulations administered by the...more

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