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8 Feb 2023, 6:29 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.Citing BlackRock as “a well-known adversary of energy businesses,” Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ sent a letter and questionnaire to national financial institutions, including fund managers and banks, requesting information about their activities around a possible “boycott” of energy companies in Oklahoma.According to Russ, the move is the first step in compiling a list of companies that Oklahoma government entities are prohibited… [read post]
22 Jun 2023, 5:50 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.The Third Circuit gave the SEC a breather in a closely watched lawsuit related to crypto assets, ordering the SEC to update the court on October 11 on how it is handling Coinbase’s petition for rulemaking on crypto assets. [read post]
30 Sep 2015, 2:30 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In remarks at a derivatives industry conference, CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad discussed issues relating to market infrastructure stability, saying he expects the CFTC to propose risk management and cybersecurity requirements for core infrastructure sometime this fall. [read post]
17 Jan 2023, 5:00 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.Providing possible new fuel for securities fraud lawsuits, a new study published in Science found that Exxon’s internal projections on climate change accurately forecast warming consistent with subsequent observations. [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 8:13 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In a letter, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway (R-Tex) asked CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad to release a draft report by the CFTC Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) on position limits. [read post]
25 Aug 2022, 7:51 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.Stating that Elon Musk’s response to discovery requests has been “suboptimal,” the Delaware Chancery Court granted two discovery requests from Twitter in its lawsuit to compel Musk to complete his acquisition of the company. [read post]
14 Mar 2023, 8:19 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed an enforcement action in New York state court seeking to stop cryptocurrency trading platform KuCoin from operating in New York. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 8:58 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.To prevent regulatory arbitrage and help build the Capital Markets Union (CMU), supervisory convergence powers of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) should be strengthened, ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor urged in a speech to the European Commission. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 3:55 pm by John Jascob
[This story previously appeared in Securities Regulation Daily.]By Lene Powell, J.D.In an address to the Futures Industry Association in Tokyo, CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad talked about the interconnectedness of the global derivatives markets and the need for regulatory coordination on G-20 commitments. [read post]
20 Oct 2022, 6:44 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.A business executive who formed two Delaware companies for the purpose of acquiring a third company was subject to personal jurisdiction in Delaware. [read post]
11 Dec 2017, 6:46 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.Given the extreme volatility of bitcoin and a lack of historical data, the CFTC should not have given the go-ahead to several exchanges to list bitcoin futures contracts and binary options through the expedited self-certification process, FIA CEO Walter Lukken said in an open letter to the CFTC. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 5:54 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.Institutional investors representing over $10 trillion in assets under management or advice called on the 50 largest stock-listed chemical companies to phase out PFAS chemicals, citing a “flood” of litigation, insurance risks, and costs running into the hundreds of billions. [read post]
14 Dec 2018, 5:59 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In a new Request for Information, the CFTC is requesting public feedback on the virtual currency Ether and the Ethereum network that produces it. [read post]
30 Dec 2019, 7:20 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.A whistleblower award of more than $1 million highlighted the CFTC’s support for internal reports and cooperation with other regulators. [read post]
21 Jun 2017, 8:27 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.The CFTC Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the CFTC did not analyze possible costs and benefits in enough detail in considering a 2015 rule establishing margin requirements for uncleared swaps. [read post]
17 Dec 2015, 8:36 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.The CFTC proposed new rules to increase system safeguards for critical infrastructure including derivatives exchanges, swap execution facilities, clearinghouses, and swap data repositories. [read post]
18 Dec 2023, 5:36 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed amendments to CFTC regulations regarding real-time public reporting and swap data recordkeeping and reporting. [read post]