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Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

SEC’s New Staff Statement on Crypto Offerings and Registrations: What It Means for the Digital Asset Industry

On April 10, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a staff statement (the “Statement”) titled “Offerings and Registrations of Securities in the Crypto Asset Markets.” This development underscores the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Recent SEC Corp/Fin Interpretations of Interest

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In new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (see CDIs 256.35 and 256.36) and a related no-action letter (Latham & Watkins LLP, March 12, 2025), the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

SEC Expands Confidential Registration Statement Submission Process

On March 3, 2025, the Staff of the SEC Division of Corporate Finance announced an expansion of the accommodations that allow issuers to confidentially submit draft registration statements (DRSs) for nonpublic review. This is...more

Cooley LLP

Government shutdown maybe?

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Based on the news reports from this morning, it seems unlikely that the threatened government shutdown will come to pass. Nevertheless, although the shutdown appeared doubtful, just this morning, Corp Fin posted an...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Expands Accommodations for Issuers Submitting Draft Registration Statements

On March 3, 2025, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced a new policy, with immediate effect, expanding the accommodations available for issuers that...more

Carlton Fields

SEC Deep-Sixes Its Expanded “Dealer” Definition

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Last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission amended its definition of “dealer” to require broker-dealer registration by some persons or entities previously considered securities “traders” not subject to such...more

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Getting Clued In: How the SEC’s RILA Rulemaking Affects Variable Annuities

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The recent rule and form amendments adopted by the SEC to facilitate the registration of registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) and market-value adjustment annuities (MVAs) on Form N-4 have been broadly welcomed by the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - July 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

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC v. Binance: Court Decides Majority of Claims Can Proceed but Expresses Skepticism of SEC’s Application of Law to the...

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Of particular importance for the crypto industry, the opinion analyzes the SEC’s allegations that Binance and BAM offered and sold various tokens and programs to investors as investment contracts without registering them with...more

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FINRA Proposes Extending the MQP CE Window

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On April 30, 2024, FINRA proposed amendments its Maintaining Qualifications Program (“MQP”) to reopen the period in which certain participants can complete their prescribed 2022 and 2023 continuing education (“CE”)...more

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Countdown to Security-Based Swap Registration and Compliance Deadlines

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Unless otherwise exempted, entities engaging in SBS dealing activity in the immediately preceding 12 months, as of the Counting Date and thereafter, must register as an SBS dealer if the SBS positions connected with its SBS...more

Mintz - Public Finance Viewpoints

SEC’s Proposed Broker-Dealer Exemption May Apply to “Finders” for Municipal Securities

Today, the SEC published in the Federal Register a proposed notice of an exemptive order (the “Proposal”) that would, subject to limitations and conditions discussed below, exempt certain individuals seeking to find investors...more

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SEC Proposes Relief from Broker-Dealer Registration for Certain Finders

Today, the SEC published in the Federal Register a proposed notice of an exemptive order (the “Proposal”) that would, subject to limitations and conditions discussed below, exempt certain individuals seeking to find investors...more

Morgan Lewis

Updated: COVID-19: FINRA, SEC, And State Relief And Guidance For Broker-Dealers

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, US Securities and Exchange Commission, and state securities regulators recognize the significant impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on broker-dealers, investors, and...more

Burr & Forman

Proposed SEC Rule 195 Token Incubation Safe-Harbor

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce earlier this month proposed a draft SEC Rule 195 as a safe-harbor for developmental token offerings, providing a registration exemption for three-years to allow the token’s network to achieve...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC Proposes New Guidance on Role of Municipal Advisers in Private Placements

In response to the proliferation of direct placements of municipal securities with financial institutions over the past decade, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a regulatory change to clarify the role...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Definitely Maybe? The SEC Returns to Security-Based Swap Dealer Regulation

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) was signed into law eight years ago. ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Understanding the Regulatory Concerns of Cryptocurrency Exchange Registration

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• Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, recently approached the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about possible licensing as a broker-dealer. If Coinbase decides to register with the SEC, it will...more

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