Regulatory authorities continue to advance initiatives to improve the efficiency and sophistication of global securities markets.

On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced settled charges against twelve firms for recordkeeping

President Donald Trump has elevated Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda to take over the SEC from a now-departed Gary Gensler.

The SEC's first closed meeting under Acting Chair Mark Uyeda may influence the ongoing Ripple lawsuit, with experts speculating a possible settlement.

President Trump's Jan. 23 executive order creates a crypto task force to craft rules and study a national reserve or stockpile of digital assets.

Cleary Gottlieb’s Adam Fleisher explains why the securities law framework needs simplification with a new approach to company registration.

The ETFs aim to track 200% of their reference assets' daily performance through swaps, call options, and direct investments.

Katie Barlow discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission recently suing Elon Musk over his purchase of social media app, Twitter.

Two Wall Street titans are shelling out a combined $60 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly serving their own interests at the detriment of clients.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed an enforcement action alleging the Chicago-based firm tried to cover up illegal sales of oil and gas company stock.

BlackRock CEP Larry Fink advocates for tokenization of bonds and stocks, citing efficiency, transparency, accountability and cost savings.

Coinbase has petitioned the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals to have secondary crypto transactions deemed not securities.  In a Jan. 21 filing, the crypto exchange emphasized that understanding if secondary market crypto transactions are investment contracts under securities laws is of “immense importance to the crypto industry.