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Statement on Crypto Vaults and Lending Strategies
By Emily Bloom
On July 22, 2026, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Commissioner Hester M. Peirce issued a statement cautioning cryptocurrency market participants against the notion that crypto assets and activities fall outside…
Business Law Prof Blog
Villanova Law Business Law Faculty Search
Villanova University Charles Widger School of law seeks an outstanding educator-scholar to join its faculty beginning in the 2027-2028 academic year. We welcome applications from all candidates with a particular…
ComplexDiscovery
From Saddam’s WMD bluff to AI washing: when capability claims meet inspection
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: A ruler whose banned stockpiles were gone spent more than a decade persuading the world they might remain. The U.S. Army’s own history of the war that followed…
Business Law Prof Blog
Initial complaints
By Ann Lipton
As most readers are aware, in 1995, Congress passed the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA), which, among other things, sought to eliminate a perceived “race to the courthouse” whereby…
China Law Insight
跨境证券经营综合整治：接下来，怎么办？
By King & Wood
作者：陈府申 虞磊珉 钱琲 李晶 许皓柏 2026年5月22日，经国务院同意，中国证监会、工信部、公安部、央行、市场监管总局、金融监管总局、国家网信办、国家外汇局等八部门联合印发《综合整治非法跨境证券期货基金经营活动实施方案》（证监发〔2026〕28号），就非法跨境证券期货基金经营活动实施整治。同日，证监会对数家境内外相关主体作出行政处罚事先告知。 阅读更多
China Law Insight
H股上市公司内地虚假陈述侵权诉讼（一）：内地法院管辖权问题的流变
By King & Wood
作者：宋思宇 王琦 董天元 近年来，中国内地企业赴中国香港特别行政区上市热潮持续升温。截至2025年12月，共有111家内地企业成功登陆香港联合证券交易所上市，募集金额合计2286亿港元，分别占港股全年新股总量的94%和88%。2026年第一季度，共有40家企业赴港上市，其中39家企业来自中国内地，内地新股占比较去年同期增加4%；来自内地企业的新股融资额更是由去年同期的159亿港元大幅增加至今年的1099亿港元。 阅读更多
China Law Insight
证监会《衍生品交易监督管理办法（试行）》正式落地要点评述
By King & Wood
作者：刘志刚 周杰 苏萌 于幸 席索迪 张芳源 2026年5月13日，中国证券监督管理委员会2026年第1次委务会议审议通过《衍生品交易监督管理办法（试行）》，并明确自2026年11月16日起施行。自2023年3月首次公开征求意见至本次正式发布，《办法》先后经历了一次征求意见稿（2023年3月）、二次征求意见稿（2023年11月）、试行征求意见稿（2026年1月）三轮意见征集，作为证监会贯彻落实《期货和衍生品法》、统一证券期货经营机构衍生品业务监管尺度的专门规章，《办法》的正式出台对境内衍生品市场具有重要意义，亦标志着我国场外衍生品监管框架进入规则明晰、预期稳定的新阶段。 阅读更多
Global Investment Watch
United States: Dead Rules Walking: The SEC Removes Two Zombie Rules
By: Thoreau Bartmann and Marguerite Laurent Key Takeaways On 4 August 2026 the SEC deleted two long dead requirements from its rulebook. SEC.gov | Investment Company Governance Technical Amendments. Specifically,…
Corporate and Securities Law
SEC Reviewing Nasdaq’s $5 Million Market Value Continued Listing Requirement
By Jack Bowling, Cooper Hilton
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stayed an approval order on August 6, 2026, regarding a Nasdaq rule change that imposes a new minimum Market Value of Listed Securities (MVLS)…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Skadden Discusses Second Circuit Decision Expanding Loss Causation Pleading Requirements
By Renholding
Executive Summary What’s new: The Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of a securities fraud complaint, expanding loss causation pleading requirements when no immediate price decline follows corrective disclosure. Why it matters: The ruling…