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FinmadiG und KMAG – Umsetzung der europäischen Krypto-Finanzmarktregulierung in Deutschland

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Der deutsche Gesetzgeber hat auf die Vereinheitlichung der europäischen Finanzmarktvorschriften geantwortet: Im Oktober 2023 hat das Bundesministerium der Finanzen den Referentenentwurf für das Gesetz über die Digitalisierung...more

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MiCAR under the microscope - Part 3: The issuance of stablecoins under MiCAR: Scope and requirements

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The huge expansion of crypto-assets over recent years and the popularity of their underlying technology (distributed ledger technology (DLT) or blockchain) have come with their share of challenges, including a significant...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 21

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Update Future Financing Act - Focus on Financial Supervisory Law

With the ambitious goal of strengthening the performance of the German capital market and increasing the attractiveness of Germany as a financial location in the European financial center, the draft bill for a law on the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

IOSCO Proposes Policy Recommendations for the Regulation of Crypto Markets

In May 2023, the board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published its Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets Consultation Report, which proposes 18 policies it plans to...more

Hogan Lovells

Global Payments Newsletter, July 2022

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: UK Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022-23 introduced to Parliament; US Treasury publishes framework for international engagement on digital assets; and European...more

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The Latest in Italian Cryptocurrency Regulation: Mandatory Fees for Providers and Exchangers

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On April 21, 2022 the Italian Organismo Agenti e Mediatori issued a circular implementing the Ministry of Economic and Finance decree regarding statutory registration, fees, and obligations of cryptocurrency providers and...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 6.22.2021 | Top Story: EU Opens Antitrust Probe into Google’s Ad Services

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EU antitrust officials are targeting Google for “potentially abusing its dominance in the online advertising market to box out competition”—all part of a “broader push by the European authorities to clamp down on the world’s...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.13.2021 | Top Story: Stocks Continue Slide as CPI Shows Price Jump in U.S.

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Stocks fell again on Wednesday, the third day of losses in a row, and bond yields rose, spurred on by a 4.2% CPI increase as compared to a year ago. Though analysts were expecting that surge ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.17.2019 | Top Story: GM and UAW Reach Tentative Deal to End Month-long Strike

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Good news out of Detroit late yesterday, with officials from General Motors and the United Autoworkers Union striking a “tentative agreement on a new labor contract that could end the monthlong strike that has idled G.M....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on New FINRA Guidance on Public Offering Review Process, Final Results of...

BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Publishes Notice to Members Encouraging Continued Disclosure of Digital Assets Activities – On July 18, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published Regulatory Notice 19-24...more

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Setting Up Crypto Funds in the European Union

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While the crypto market is still in its early stages, the number of asset managers offering funds investing in cryptocurrencies and companies using blockchain or distributed ledger technology ("DLT") is constantly growing....more

Dechert LLP

Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2018: Current U.S. Sanctions Against Russia, Venezuela and Iran

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International sanctions are a major compliance challenge for companies worldwide. The regulatory risks associated with economic sanctions, asset-freezing measures and trade embargoes are not new, but they continue to grow in...more

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"PACTE": French President Macron's Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation

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The Situation: Delayed by two months, the long-awaited bill of President Macron's government relating to economic reforms and simplification of companies' day-to-day operations was tabled to the Cabinet on June 22, 2018....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson announced on Monday that it will shift some of its motorcycle production overseas “to avoid retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union” in response to the White House’s trade moves....more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Recent ICO Guidelines in France and Switzerland

After our recent client alert summarizing recent U.S. regulatory developments in the crypto-world, the House of Representatives of the State of Wyoming passed HB 70, referred to as the “Utility Token Bill” and HB 19, known as...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Funds Talk: February 2018

Global Regulators Increasingly Shifting Focus to Cryptocurrency - After years of allowing cryptocurrency transactions to fly under the radar, financial market regulators are beginning to turn their attention to virtual...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

SEC Division of Investment Management Letter on Cryptocurrency Related Investment Products; Joint Statement by SEC and CFTC Enforcement Directors Regarding Virtual Currency Enforcement Actions - On January 18, 2018, in a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

CFTC Approves Amendments to Rules on Intermediary Registration and Review of Adverse Actions - On January 9, 2018, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") approved final rules that update Parts 3 and 9...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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As widely expected, the Fed affirmed the general strength of the US economy today by raising the benchmark interest rate again today—the 5th raise since the financial crisis....more

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Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 6.20.16

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Here’s a sign of the times, or at least, the changing tenor of banking in America. After years of exclusivity that saw it refusing customers with less than $10 million on hand, Goldman Sachs is opening itself up to common...more

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