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