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Federal Banking Agencies Strip Reputation Risk From Guidance, CFTC Vacates Prior Digital Asset Consent Order and Moves Forward on...

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The Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC jointly reissued interagency guidance documents to further remove references to reputation risk, part of a broader supervisory effort to address debanking that has featured prominently in the...more

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US Supreme Court Holds SEC Need Not Prove Investor Loss to Obtain Disgorgement

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On June 4, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Sripetch v. SEC that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not need to prove that investors suffered pecuniary loss in order to obtain a disgorgement...more

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A New Day, A New Plan: SEC Publishes Draft Strategic Plan for FY2026-FY2030

On June 2, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published its Draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2026-2030, formally incorporating Chair Paul Atkins’ deregulatory and innovation-focused vision into...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2026 #2

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U.S. Financial Services Firms Announce Stablecoin Products - A U.S. national bank, SoFi, recently announced that it is the first to offer a “U.S. national bank-issued stablecoin [that] is available directly on a banking...more

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Sullivan & Worcester Submits Rebuttal Comment Letter to SEC on Nasdaq’s Proposed Market Value Listing Requirement

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On June 3, 2026, Sullivan & Worcester submitted a rebuttal comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to comment letters supporting Nasdaq’s proposed continued listing requirement...more

Cooley LLP

2026 Shareholder Proposal Season Early Review and Look Ahead to 2027

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Despite the heightened drama of the 2026 shareholder proposal season – precipitated by the landmark announcement from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC (SEC staff) that it would generally not respond...more

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SEC Proposes Broad Expansion of Shelf Registration Access and Capital Markets Efficiencies

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed amendments to the rules and forms governing registered securities offerings, with the stated goal of enabling a significantly broader universe of public companies to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Digital Assets: Key Opportunities for Growth

It’s a critical period in the evolution of a digital asset ecosystem, as a more permissive regulatory environment has created new opportunities for digital asset ventures....more

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SEC Proposes Broad Expansion of Shelf Registration Access and Capital Markets Efficiencies (UPDATED)

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Here’s an excerpt from this Cooley Alert penned by Rich Segal, Chad Mills, Julia Boesch, Reid Hooper, Liz Dunshee, Luci Altman, Victoria Peluso, Katherine Denby and Christine Turner:...more

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SEC rescinds decades-old “no-deny” settlement policy: Practical implications

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a new final rule on May 18, 2026, formally rescinding Rule 202.5(e) of its rules of informal procedure. In place for more than 50 years, Rule 202.5(e)...more

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SEC Proposes to Rescind Climate-Related Disclosure Rules: A Return to Materiality, but Not the End of Climate Disclosure

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On May 29, 2026, the SEC proposed to rescind the climate-related disclosure rules adopted in March 2024 (the "2024 rules") under then-Chair Gary Gensler. ...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

SEC Proposes Less Public Company Compensation Disclosure

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments that would substantially expand the availability of scaled executive compensation disclosure and related proxy voting relief for many public companies. The...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Proposed SEC Rules Would Lighten Executive Compensation Disclosure Load for Many Public Companies

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On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule amendments that would significantly simplify executive compensation disclosure requirements for many public companies. The proposed rules would split...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Supreme Court rules SEC may seek disgorgement absent showing of pecuniary loss

On June 4, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the SEC need not prove investors suffered pecuniary loss before obtaining a disgorgement award in a civil enforcement action. The case involved a defendant who the SEC...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Proposes Significant Registered Offering Reforms to Increase Public Market Access

On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or Commission) announced proposed rule and form amendments that would substantially revise the framework for registered securities offerings by U.S. public...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC proposes rulemakings to modernize registered offerings and streamline filer status categories

On May 19, the SEC announced two proposed rules to modernize the registered offering process and to simplify the public company reporting framework. The agency explained that these proposed rules were designed to incentivize...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo's Financial Markets & Innovation - June 5, 2026

On May 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed parallel criminal and civil insider trading actions in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Supreme Court Confirms SEC Can Obtain Disgorgement Without Proving Investor Loss

On June 4, 2026, in Sripetch v. SEC, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the SEC may obtain disgorgement of a defendant’s ill-gotten gains in a civil enforcement action without proving that investors suffered...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC proposes rescission of 2024 climate-related disclosure rules

On May 29, the SEC announced the proposed rescission of the climate-related disclosure rules adopted by the agency in March 2024, which, though never taking effect, would have required registrants to provide certain...more

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SEC Offering Reform Proposal (Release 33-11418)

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On May 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released proposed amendments to the public company offering and reporting framework, which, if implemented, would represent the most significant overhaul of the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC approves temporary registration for ‘blockchain-native’ clearing agency

On May 27, the SEC granted an application for temporary registration as a clearing agency under Section 17A of the Exchange Act, which the applicant described as making it the first “blockchain-native” firm registered by the...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Upcoming Increase to “Qualified Client” Thresholds

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Pursuant to section 205 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) is generally prohibited from entering into an...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Proposes Streamlining Filer Status Framework and Broadening Availability of Scaled Disclosures

On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or Commission) announced proposed rule and form amendments that would streamline the existing filer status framework and extend many of today’s scaled...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

The Desk: June Edition

Enforcement Update: This month’s enforcement roundup covers five significant CFTC developments that demand immediate attention from registrants and market participants:...more

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Supreme Court Allows SEC to Obtain Disgorgement Without Showing Investors Suffered a Financial Loss

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Sripetch v. SEC, No. 25-466 - Introduction - Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the SEC is not required to show that investors suffered pecuniary loss in order to obtain a disgorgement award. But the Court...more

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