ArticleREITs ReconfigureRealty Income and VEREIT shareholders have approved Realty Income's previously announced all-stock acquisition of VEREIT.United StatesTaxHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleZurich's Oldest Bank Seeks Settlement With Department Of JusticeBloomberg is reporting that Rahn & Bodmer Co., the Swiss private bank established by silk traders in 1750, announced that it is cooperating with a U.S. Department of Justice probe into cross-border accounts of American clients.United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleBitcoin And The Volcker Rule: Are Banks Banned From Cashing In On The Crypto Craze?Leveraged Finance partner Douglas Landy, along with Alternative Investments Practice associate Jonathan Edwards and Leveraged Finance associate James KongUnited StatesTechnologyMilbank
ArticleBlockchain Legal Resource: CFTC Seeks Comment On Ethereum Mechanics And MarketsIn a recently published Request for Information ("RFI"), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") seeks public comment on the underlying technology ...United StatesTechnologyHunton Andrews Kurth LLP
ArticleCryptoLink Newsletter - March 2026In March 2026, enforcement authorities continued to bring, resolve and refine actions involving digital assets across securities, derivatives, banking and criminal enforcement frameworks.United StatesTechnologyAkin
ArticleDFPI Charges Digital Asset Company With More Than 50,000 CFL ViolationsYesterday's post concerned a bill pending in the California legislature that would impose a licensing requirement on persons engaging in "digital financial asset business activity", ...United StatesTechnologyAllen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
ArticleHouse Financial Services Committee Passes Bill To Crack Down On Illicit FinTech ActivitiesThe purpose of the Act is to fight the illicit use of digital currencies, including in terrorist financing.United StatesTechnologyHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleKelly Koscuiszka On AI In Finance: Balancing Innovation And OversightAs AI technology rapidly evolves, more leveraged credits, sponsors and lenders are working to ensure best practices and compliance.United StatesTechnologyMcDermott Will & Schulte
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ArticleSEC, CFTC Bring Enforcement Actions Involving Fraudulent Crypto Trading BotsLast week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against four individuals for their roles in Trade Coin Club (TCC)...United StatesTechnologyBakerHostetler
ArticleSIFMA EVP Describes Influence Of FinTech Innovation On Capital MarketsSIFMA Executive Vice President Randy Snook described the influence of FinTech innovation on market participants and affirmed SIFMA's commitment to "ensure that the marketplace remains resilient for clients."United StatesTechnologyHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleUS Corporate Law News: CFTC Charges Randall Crater, Mark Gillespie, And My Big Coin Pay, Inc. With Fraud And Misappropriation In Ongoing Virtual CurrencyCFTC's Director of Enforcement cautioned potential virtual currency investors to conduct due diligence prior to their investments.United StatesTechnologyWithers LLP
ArticleThree Scenarios Where Third Party US Partnership Representative Solutions Make SenseRecent changes to US tax legislation regarding the audit process for partnerships have important implications for CLO managers ...United StatesWealth ManagementMaples Group
Article2015 Annual ReportsEach report contains a review of achievements from 2015 as well as looking forward to the objectives and challenges which will be relevant in the coming year.European UnionFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleAmendments To EU Technical Standards On Supervisory Reporting PublishedUnder the Capital Requirements Regulation, banks are subject to liquidity reporting requirements.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleAmendments To Templates For Supervisory Reporting Published In Official Journal Of The European Unionchanges aim to enhance precision in the submission, definitions and instructions relating to the supervisory reporting of institutions.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleBasel Committee On Banking Supervision Publishes Consultative Document On Guidelines Concerning Weak BanksThe Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a consultative document on supervisory guidelines for identifying and dealing with weak banks.European UnionFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleCapital Requirements Implementing Technical Standards Published In The Official JournalOn September 5, 2014, the ITS relating to relevant appropriately diversified indices for the calculation of capital requirements for equity risk were published.European UnionFinance and BankingA&O Shearman
ArticleCommission Summary Of Contributions On EU Regulatory FrameworkThe European Commission has published a summary of contributions received to the ‘Call for Evidence' on an EU regulatory framework for financial services. The consultation closed on January 31, 2016.European UnionFinance and BankingOrrick