Jun 28, 2019 CFTC Launches LabCFTC Accelerator and Announces Second Annual FinTech Forward Conference By A&O Shearman On June 27, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced two new programs as part of its LabCFTC initiative. The...
Jun 24, 2019 Would-Be Bitcoin Fund Asserts Bitcoin Are Securities By A&O Shearman Are bitcoin securities? One would-be closed end fund says yes.Turning conventional wisdom on its head, the sponsor of a closed-end fund...
Jun 21, 2019 Striking the Right Regulatory Balance for the Investment Management Industry: Cryptocurrency Holdings and Digital Asset Custody By A&O Shearman At the inaugural FinTech Forum that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sponsored on May 31, the investment management panel...
Jun 19, 2019 Financial Services Regulation for FinTech Companies By A&O Shearman Partner Nathan Greene and Associate Justin Reda (both New York-Investment Funds) have published a two-part article in Law360 titled...
Jun 11, 2019 International Body Consults on Issues Relating to Regulating Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms By A&O Shearman The International Organization of Securities Commissions has launched a consultation on the key issues to consider for regulating...
Jun 10, 2019 SEC Sues Kik Interactive for Conducting Unregistered ICO By A&O Shearman On June 4, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Canadian mobile messaging company Kik Interactive, Inc. (Kik) for...
Jun 07, 2019 U.K. Financial Conduct Regulator Seeks Input on a Cross-Border Sandbox By A&O Shearman The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a Call for Input on a Cross-Sector Sandbox, seeking input on whether a U.K....
Jun 07, 2019 In Pursuit of Perfection? A Primer on Digital Asset-Related ETPs By A&O Shearman Partner Jay Baris (New York-Investment Funds) co-authored an article titled “In Pursuit of Perfection? A Primer on Digital Asset-Related...
Jun 05, 2019 Big Data: A Legal and Compliance Guide for Investment Managers By A&O Shearman Partner Nathan Greene (New York-Investment Funds) authored an article titled, “Big Data: A Legal and Compliance Guide for Investment...
Jun 03, 2019 SEC Shoots Down Bitcoin Interval Fund Application By A&O Shearman In a letter dated May 28, 2019, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked a registrant to withdraw a registration...