In late May 2025, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), together with the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America, and Institute of International Bankers submitted a petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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SEC Division of Corporation Finance Statement on Certain Protocol Staking Activities
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Florida: Clear Blue Skies
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SEC Releases Data on Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding Offerings
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Rethinking Disclosure: Reimagining Executive Compensation Rules
On June 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) will host a roundtable to explore potential changes to executive compensation disclosure requirements. This event, highlighted in the SEC’s official announcement and accompanying statement, will bring together public company
The SEC Spoke: Private Fund Changes Coming
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SEC Division of Trading and Markets Releases FAQs on Crypto Asset Activities and Distributed Ledger Technology; 2019 Joint Staff Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities Withdrawn
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Current US Bank Regulatory Landscape & What Cross-border Financial Institutions Need to Know about EU CRD VI
Webinar | May 21, 20259:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. EDT | 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. CETRegister here.
Mayer Brown’s Capital Markets Team invites you to our 30 minutes Know-How Webinar Series. Over the course of this series, we will
SEC Crypto Task Force Holds Roundtable on Tokenization
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