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CFTC Targets George Santos For Manipulative Trading In State Of The Union Event Contract
The CFTC found that Santos on multiple occasions traded an event contract based on whether he would attend the 2026 State of the Union address, held on February 24, 2026. According to the CFTC’s order, Santos took an initial “Yes” position on February 12 and continued to buy additional “yes” contracts through February 22. Early on February 22, Santos posted on X asking whether he should “wear a muted or serious suit to the SOTU… or a bedazzled one?” The “Yes” contract price rose sharply within hours, and Santos then exited his entire Yes position at a profit.
United States Finance
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Beyond The Statutory Floor: What The MTRA’s Examination Manual Means For Money Transmitters
The Money Transmitter Regulators Association has released its comprehensive Examination Manual, providing unprecedented insight into state regulatory expectations for money transmitters. Beyond statutory compliance requirements, the manual reveals detailed supervisory benchmarks covering financial health metrics, governance structures, BSA/AML controls, and operational testing procedures that examiners may apply during reviews.
United States Finance
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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An Age Of Revitalization: US Airport Infrastructure Opportunities
As commercial air travel surges past pre-pandemic levels with 1.1 billion passengers in FY2024, US airports face unprecedented demand for modernization. Major transformations at LaGuardia, JFK, and LAX demonstrate how public-private partnerships are delivering multi-billion dollar terminal redevelopments, automated transit systems, and consolidated facilities. With Washington Dulles seeking complete terminal replacement and new airports like Chicago's South Suburban project in procurement, the private secto
United States Real Estate
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Torys LLP
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Listing Rules & Flotation

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SEC Stay Halts New Nasdaq $5 Million Listing Standard – For Now
The Securities and Exchange Commission has temporarily suspended its approval of Nasdaq's new $5 million Market Value of Listed Securities (MVLS) continued listing requirement following notices of intention to petition for review. While the rule is currently not in effect, the SEC could lift the stay at any time, leaving microcap companies in a state of uncertainty about potential immediate delisting actions.
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Bevilacqua
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SEC Approves Nasdaq’s New $5 Million MVLS Continued Listing Standard
Nasdaq has implemented a new continued listing requirement establishing a $5 million minimum Market Value of Listed Securities threshold, creating immediate delisting risk for companies that fall below this level for 30 consecutive business days. Unlike traditional compliance deficiencies that offer cure periods, this rule triggers automatic suspension without advance warning, fundamentally altering the risk landscape for micro-cap and financially distressed public companies.
United States Finance
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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New Nasdaq Delisting Rule: What Microcap Companies Need To Know About The MVLS Standard
Nasdaq has introduced a new minimum Market Value of Listed Securities (MVLS) requirement of $5 million that carries no cure period and results in immediate suspension upon breach. Unlike other listing standards, companies that fall below this threshold for 30 consecutive business days face delisting without the typical grace period to regain compliance. This analysis examines the rule's mechanics, its implications for microcap public companies, and strategic options available to maintain compliance.
United States Finance
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Bevilacqua
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Securitization & Structured Finance

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Fifteen Years After Dodd-Frank, What Do The Data Tell Us About The Swaps Market?
More than fifteen years after the Dodd-Frank Act reconstructed the legal architecture governing over-the-counter derivatives markets, Professor Ilya Beylin's empirical research examines a fundamental question that remains unresolved: what effect did that reconstruction have on the actual use of swaps? His careful, data-intensive analysis reveals that the answer is considerably more complicated than simple narratives of regulatory success or failure would suggest.
United States Finance
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Gesmer Updegrove LLP
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SEC Moves Quickly To Confirm A Familiar Exchange Act ABS Test—Data Centers Are Just The Latest Application
The SEC Staff has issued no-action guidance clarifying that certain data center securitizations structured with the issuing entity owning the facility directly are not "asset-backed securities" under the Exchange Act. This determination hinges on whether data centers qualify as "self-liquidating financial assets" and has broader implications for similar financing structures across multiple asset classes including real estate, whole business securitizations, and collateralized fund obligations.
United States Finance
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Dechert
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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

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Federal Reserve Proposes Overhaul Of Mutual Holding Company Rules
The Federal Reserve Board has proposed the first comprehensive update to mutual holding company regulations since 2011, aiming to improve capital access for mutual banking organizations. The proposal would clarify that mutual capital certificates and special deposits can qualify as regulatory capital, streamline dividend waiver procedures, and eliminate outdated procedural requirements inherited from the former Office of Thrift Supervision.
United States Finance
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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