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SEC Watch: Monthly Takeaways for Asset Managers - April 2026

Summary: The SEC and the CFTC jointly announced that they entered into a Memorandum of Understanding “to guide coordination and collaboration between the two agencies to support lawful innovation, uphold market integrity, and ensure investor and customer protection.”

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

FDIC Opens Door To Private Equity Acquisitions Of Failed Banks

On March 23, 2026, the FDIC officially rescinded financial crisis-era guidance that had, for nearly two decades, discouraged private equity investors from participating in the resolution of failed banks.

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

S6:E8 | Amendments To The SEC Enforcement Manual | Compliance In Context (Podcast)

Welcome back to the Compliance In Context podcast! On today’s show, we will be diving into the SEC Enforcement Manual, and more specifically...

United States Commercial

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

CREF Roundup | Week 14, 2026

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the world of commercial real estate finance (CREF).

United States Finance

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FBT Gibbons

Release Of Updated Model Form Note Purchase Agreements For Private Placement Transactions

United States Finance

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ArentFox Schiff

Understanding GASB 105 — What State and Local Governments Need to Know

United States Accounting

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MGO CPA LLP

NAIC Spring 2026: What Insurance Investors Need To Know About CLO And Collateral Loan Capital Charges

United States Finance

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Dechert

OCC Rescinds Recovery Planning Standards And Guidelines

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

New CFTC Enforcement Director Outlines Updated CFTC Enforcement Priorities, Previews New Cooperation Advisory, And Warns On Prediction Market Misconduct

United States Finance

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Lowenstein Sandler

Debt Sales 101 Mini-Series — Episode 2: What Can Be Sold? Understanding Eligible Debt and Portfolio Composition (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

NAIC Spring 2026 Meeting Update: Life Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group

United States Finance

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Foley & Lardner

How Your Business Can Stay Ahead Of New State Tax Changes

United States Tax

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MGO CPA LLP

U.S. Banking Agencies Propose Sweeping Overhaul Of Capital Framework Part I: GSIBs And Category I Banking Organizations

United States Finance

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Jones Day

Delaware's Bid For Digital Asset Leadership: Senate Bills 16 And 19 Propose A Modernized Banking And Stablecoin Framework

United States Technology

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Jones Day

Monitoring The Hormuz Strait And The Subsequent Trade Volatility

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – March 2026

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Gabriel Pinilla On Coffee Shops: La Voz De Los Ruferos (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Adams and Reese

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Pre-IPO Planning Is No Longer About Going Public. It’s About Keeping Every Option Alive.

There is a question we hear constantly from boards and management teams of PE-backed companies: “Should we start thinking about IPO readiness?” Our answer is always the same, and it surprises some of them.

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

What Banks Need To Know About The Main Street Capital Access Act

On January 7, 2026, Representative J. French Hill (R-AR) introduced H.R. 6955, the Main Street Capital Access Act (“Main Street Act”), in the U.S. House of Representatives.

United States Finance

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FBT Gibbons

Eddie Prosser On Credit, Distress, And Discipline In Real Estate Lending (Video)

Host Spencer Kallick sits down with Eddie Prosser — Principal and Head of Credit at Thorofare Capital — for a look at what really separates disciplined lenders in volatile markets.

United States Real Estate

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

State AGs Sue HUD Over Guidance Narrowing Fair Housing Enforcement

On March 16, a coalition of attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California challenging a set of September 2025...

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

10th Circuit To Rehear Landmark DIDMCA Rate-Exportation Case

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force Focused On Emerging Derivatives Issues

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Alabama Governor Issues Executive Order On Debanking

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Revised Coerced Debt Protections

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

FTC Sends Warning Letters About Pricing To 97 Auto Groups

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Prediction Markets: A CFTC Enforcement Update

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

FINRA’s Latest Amendments To The Capital Acquisition Broker Rules

United States Commercial

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Rich May

A Hopeless Cause? Sign Me Up. | Supporting St. Jude: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Forever.

United States Finance

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

US Department Of Labor Issues Groundbreaking Proposed Rule On Prudence Considerations For 401(K) Plan Investments

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Prediction Markets: A CFTC Enforcement Update

Event contracts listed on prediction markets can fall within multiple subsections of the definition of "swap" under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), giving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

FINRA’s Latest Amendments To The Capital Acquisition Broker Rules

On February 23, 2026, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 26-04, announcing the adoption of targeted amendments to the Capital Acquisition Broker (“CAB”) rules.

United States Commercial

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Rich May

A Hopeless Cause? Sign Me Up. | Supporting St. Jude: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Forever.

In February, the Women in the Law and Civil Rights Committees chose to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as their co-located seminars DRI Cares project in Orlando...

United States Finance

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

US Department Of Labor Issues Groundbreaking Proposed Rule On Prudence Considerations For 401(K) Plan Investments

On March 30, 2026, the US Department of Labor ("DOL") issued the proposed rule, "Fiduciary Duties In Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives,"...

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Today's Podcast Episode: A Deep Dive On BNPL Regulation And Other "Hot" Topics With Max Dubin Of The New York DFS

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

DOL Guidance On Plan Investment In Alternative Assets Focuses On Fiduciaries' Selection Process

On March 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule relating to the selection of investment options for participant-directed individual account plans such as 401(k) plans...

United States Employment

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Arnold & Porter

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - w/e 27 March 2026

In this edition we round up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 27 March 2026.

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Next Frontier Of Space Finance: Programmatic SPVs And Regulation A As A Distribution Layer

For decades, the space industry has been financed like venture capital: large equity rounds, centralized balance sheets, and long timelines to liquidity.

United States Commercial

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Bevilacqua

28 Years Later: ISDA And EMTA Publish The 2026 FX Definitions

On March 3, 2026, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) and the Emerging Markets Traders Association (“EMTA”) published the 2026 FX Definitions (the “2026 FX Definitions”)...

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

Mortgage Origination And Servicing

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Emerging Issues And What To Watch For In 2026

United States Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

2025 HMDA Modified Loan Application Register Data Published

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

The CAT’s New Diet: SEC Approves CAT Cost Savings Amendment

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

40 Years Of Private Equity: From Buyouts To Creative Capital Solutions

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC's Crypto Framework: The New Token Taxonomy

United States Technology

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Dechert

Regulators Turn Up The Heat On "Debanking" Practices In Payments

United States Finance

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

2026 Perspectives In Private Equity: GP Stakes Investing In A Maturing Market

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Xerox "Non-Subsidiary Drop-Down Financing": A New Frontier In Leakage And Subordination?

United States Finance

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Inside The Vault: An Overview Of The Federal Reserve And Strategic Considerations For Lenders And Issuers

United States Finance

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FBT Gibbons

United States Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Credit Reporting

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Auto Loan Origination And Servicing

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Student Lending

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

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Wyoming Laws More Crypto-Friendly With Issuance Of State Stablecoin

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

GENIUS Act Establishes Legal Framework For Payment Stablecoins

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Subscription Credit Facilities: Concentration Limits

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Can, And Should, The U.S. Government Develop A CBDC System?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

ImpactDAOs: Shaping The Future Of Regenerative Organizations

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Evolving Legal Issues For NFTs

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Executive Order On Digital Assets A Welcome Start To Responsible Regulation

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Approaches To Regulation For Decentralized Finance

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Developing Digital Approaches To Trade Finance

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Eddie Prosser On Credit, Distress, And Discipline In Real Estate Lending (Video)

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

2026 Extended Reality Legal Primer: Risk, Regulation, And Strategy (Video)

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Gamma Law

Banking Litigation Podcast EP58: Monthly Update – January/February 2026

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Referral Networks, Market Uncertainty And "Pipeline To Prosperity": A Conversation With TMA Chicago/Midwest Chapter President Sandy Prabhakar (Podcast)

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Implications Of The CFPB's Proposed Rule Under The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Podcast)

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Mayer Brown

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