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Coming Back to Fintech Innovation: Another Executive Order

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On May 19, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14405, titled “Integrating Financial Technology Innovation Into Regulatory Frameworks.” The executive order establishes a policy of the United States to “streamline...more

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United States: Show Me the Money: SEC Risk Alert Highlights Advisers’ Economic Conflict

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On 9 June 2026 the SEC Division of Examinations published its second risk alert since Atkins became chair. The Risk Alert reminds investment advisers of their fiduciary obligation to disclose economic conflicts of interest...more

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SEC Proposes to Simplify Filer Status and Expand Emerging Growth Company Accommodations

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On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed amendments to its public company reporting framework to extend disclosure scaling and other accommodations, which are currently available only to...more

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Supreme Court Says SEC Need Not Show Investors Lost Money to Obtain Disgorgement

In a unanimous decision issued June 4, 2026 in Sripetch v. SEC,1  the U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may obtain disgorgement without showing that any victim suffered pecuniary...more

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SEC Raises Advisers Act “Qualified Client” Dollar-Based Thresholds

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Effective June 29, 2026, the SEC is increasing the dollar-based thresholds that define a “qualified client” in Rule 205-3(d) (Rule) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act). The SEC is required to adjust these...more

Clark Hill PLC

SEC Proposes New Rules to Increase Capital Formation in Public Markets and Simplify the Public Company Reporting Framework

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On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed two sets of amendments—one expanding the accessibility of smaller reporting companies to financing opportunities and the other simplifying the reporting...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Issues Risk Alert Regarding Investment Adviser Obligations Related to Conflicts of Interest

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The Risk Alert emphasizes the staff’s focus on advisers’ economic incentives to recommend certain products, services, or account types and potential inconsistencies in fee calculations....more

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Sripetch v. SEC

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On June 4, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Sripetch v. SEC concerning the scope of the SEC’s disgorgement authority. The Court unanimously held that the SEC can seek disgorgement...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden Secures Supreme Court Victory on Behalf of FS Credit Opportunities Corp.

On June 11, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its decision in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., No. 24-345, holding that Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act (ICA) does not create a private...more

Jones Day

Shareholder Proposal Litigation Increases Following the SEC's Revised Rule 14a-8 Process (UPDATED)

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Since the SEC stopped substantively responding to Rule 14a-8 no-action requests, shareholders are increasingly turning to litigation to challenge the exclusion of their proposals from company proxy materials. Once...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC’s “Back to Basics” Enforcement Agenda Under Chairman Atkins: Insider Trading Returns to Center Stage

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Under Chairman Paul Atkins, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recalibrated to a “back to basics” philosophy of prioritizing investor protections and core market-integrity violations. Two recent insider...more

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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds SEC Disgorgement Powers in Sripetch v. SEC

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On June 4, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a 9-0 decision in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 25-466, affirming that proof of pecuniary loss to victims of securities law violations is not...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Division of Examinations Highlights Deficiencies in Advisers’ Management and Disclosure of Economic Conflicts of Interest

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On June 9, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Examinations (“Division”) issued a risk alert (“Risk Alert”) summarizing examination findings concerning SEC-registered investment advisers’ duty...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFTC rescinds ‘no-deny’ policy for enforcement settlements

On June 3, the CFTC announced that it rescinded its policy, codified in Appendix A to Part 10 of its rules of practice, under which the CFTC would not accept settlement offers in an administrative or civil proceeding where a...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Cboe Defends Proposed Disruptive Trading Rule in Response to Industry Pushback

Following the SEC’s determination to seek public comments regarding Cboe’s proposed Rule 8.23 governing disruptive trading practices (Proposed Rule), both the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and...more

K&L Gates LLP

United States: Supreme Court Holds SEC Does Not Need to Prove Pecuniary Loss in Disgorgement

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On 4 June 2026, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Sripetch v. SEC, ruling that the SEC does not need to prove that victims of a securities law violation suffered pecuniary loss to obtain disgorgement....more

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Back to Basics: Inside the SEC's New Enforcement Priorities — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, co-host Stephen Piepgrass sits down with Jay Dubow and Ghillaine Reid, co-leaders of the firm's Securities Investigation + Enforcement practice, to explore how the SEC's enforcement...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for May 2026

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more

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SEC Raises "Qualified Client" Thresholds Under Rule 205-3

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The SEC has issued an order adjusting for inflation the dollar amount thresholds for qualified client status under Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), which takes effect on June 29, 2026.1 The...more

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SEC On Top: Supreme Court Confirms the Securities and Exchange Commission May Claw Back Ill-Gotten Gains Regardless of Investor...

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The United States Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2026, holding that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may obtain disgorgement in...more

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Should Your Company Go Public?

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed two landmark rulemakings – Registered Offering Reform and Reporting Framework Simplification – that, if adopted, fundamentally would reshape the regulatory...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Simplifying the Public Company Framework: Understanding the SEC’s Filer Status Reform Proposal

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On May 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to simplify its filer status framework by: (1) consolidating filer status categories; (2) raising the large accelerated filer public float threshold...more

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SEC Proposes Major Reforms to Registered Offerings: What Public Companies Need to Know

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On May 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a sweeping set of reforms designed to modernize and simplify the framework governing registered securities offerings by public companies....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC’s Draft Strategic Plan Pivots to Digital Asset Clarity, Fraud-Focused Enforcement, and Organizational Restructuring

On June 2, 2026, the SEC released its Draft Strategic Plan (the “Plan”) for FY 2026–2030 and opened a 30-day public comment period, closing July 2, 2026. The Plan, developed with input from Congress, investors, and the SEC’s...more

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SEC Rescinds “No-Deny” Policy

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Effective May 21, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission has rescinded a rule that governed settlements in judicial or administrative enforcement proceedings....more

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