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Quarterly Investment Update - 2nd Quarter 2025

U.S. stocks rallied during the second quarter, with the S&P 500 finishing up 10.9% reaching new all-time highs. The beginning of the quarter, however, was marred by a precipitous drop following the "liberation day"...

United States Finance

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Perkins Coie LLP

Financial Markets And Funds Quick Take | Issue 40

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

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Congress Set To Bring CLARITY To Digital Asset Market Structure

This week's consideration of H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (CLARITY or the Act) in the U.S. House of Representatives is a pivotal moment for the development of US digital asset regulation.

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

SEC And CFTC Extend Form PF Compliance Date Again

On June 11, 2025 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) again extended the compliance date for the most recent Form PF amendments...

United States Finance

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Foley & Lardner

Commodity Trading Entering Mainstream Puts Pressure On Congress

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC's FCM FAQ Aims To Guide New Market Entrants But Adds No New Obligations

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Boots Down For Bitcoin: Texas Leads The Charge With One-of-a-Kind Bitcoin Reserve

United States Technology

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Bracewell

California Court Of Appeal Holds That Derivative Litigation Settlement Procedural Rules Apply Even In Intra-Shareholder Suits In Closely Held Companies

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Regulatory Monitoring

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Investment Management & Funds Regulatory Update - June 2025

United States Finance

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

The Desk: June Edition

United States Finance

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Moore & Van Allen

The Desk: May Edition

United States Finance

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Moore & Van Allen

Tokens, Forwards, And The Illusion Of Equity: What Republic's SpaceX Deal Tells Us About Modern Securities Innovation

United States Commercial

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Anderson P.C.

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

The Art Of The (UK) Deal

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Business Tax Law Provisions Of The OBBA

United States Commercial

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Offit Kurman

June 2025 Newsletter

Worldwide International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson LLP

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Are Payment Stablecoins Like Onions?

It is becoming increasingly likely that the "Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025'' (the ‘‘GENIUS Act of 2025'' or the "Act") will become enacted...

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Financial Markets And Funds Quick Take | Issue 39

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

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Investment Management Client Alert June 2025

On 12 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report with regulatory technical standards (RTS) for the preparation of securities prospectuses.

European Union Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

ICLG Derivatives 2025: Cayman Islands

ayman Islands entities tend to use market-standard documentation for all types of derivatives transactions. The 1992 and 2002 ISDA Master Agreements, including the appropriate Schedules...

United States Finance

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Maples Group

Weekly Blockchain Blog – June 23, 2025

Worldwide Technology

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BakerHostetler

The CLARITY Act Progresses In The House: Key Takeways

United States Technology

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Senate Passes GENIUS Act, Clearing Hurdle For Federal Stablecoin Framework

United States Finance

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Jones Day

One Big Beautiful Bill Act – Senate Proposal Would Limit Applicability Of House's 3.5% Remittance Tax On Fund Transfers Abroad

United States Tax

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Politico Talks With Dan Davis About Potential CFTC Commissioner Shortage

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Europe As An Investment Destination: What Does The Future Hold? (Podcast)

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Alternative Investments And 401(k) Plans: How Fiduciaries Can Navigate ERISA's Waters

United States Finance

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Cohen & Buckmann

DSIR Deeper Dive: Information Governance – Communication Retention Challenges And A Return-to-Office Reaction

United States Finance

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BakerHostetler

SEC And CFTC Extend Compliance Date For Form PF Amendments And SEC Withdraws Certain Proposed Rules

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

SEC And CFTC Extend Compliance Date For Amendments To Form PF

United States Finance

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Dechert

Alternative Investments And 401(k) Plans: How Fiduciaries Can Navigate ERISA's Waters

Many investment professionals recommend that their private wealth clients allocate a portion of their portfolio to alternative investments.

United States Finance

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Cohen & Buckmann

DSIR Deeper Dive: Information Governance – Communication Retention Challenges And A Return-to-Office Reaction

During calendar year 2024, a number of U.S. federal regulatory bodies in the financial sector, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity...

United States Finance

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BakerHostetler

SEC And CFTC Extend Compliance Date For Form PF Amendments And SEC Withdraws Certain Proposed Rules

On June 11, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") jointly granted an extension to the compliance date for amendments to Form...

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

SEC And CFTC Extend Compliance Date For Amendments To Form PF

Today, the SEC and CFTC voted to extend the compliance date for previously adopted amendments to Form PF from June 12, 2025, to October 1, 2025.

United States Finance

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Dechert

Case Study: Banking Enforcement Expert Needed For Shareholder Derivative Dispute

United States Finance

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WIT Legal

Congressional Review Act: How Congress Can Rescind The Former Administration's Guidance On The Environment, Climate, And Energy

On January 30, 2025, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana proposed a joint resolution of disapproval aimed at rescinding the recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC")...

United States Environment

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Jones Day

Confirming A Negative: CFTC Staff Issue An Advisory Clarifying When Foreign-Organized Entities Are Trading And Brokering Digital Asset Derivatives Outside Of The Commission's Cross-Border Jurisdiction

Derivatives market participants and exchanges can breathe a little easier now that Staff of the Market Participants Division and the Division of Market Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

President Trump Increases Steel And Aluminum Tariffs To 50%

On June 3, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation doubling the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, as well as covered derivative products...

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

GENIUS And CLARITY: Congress Advances Digital Asset Legislation, But Key Questions Remain

Congress accelerated efforts toward an updated regulatory framework for digital assets, specifically addressing stablecoins and broader market structure via two important pieces of pending legislation.

United States Technology

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

CFTC Vacancies Put US Financial Markets At Risk Of Neglect (1)

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

Key House Committee Chairs Release Draft Bill On Digital Asset Market Structure: Bill Would Establish CFTC/SEC Regulatory Authorities For Digital Assets And Codify DeFi Boundaries

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Preparing For UCITS VI

United States Finance

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Dechert

SEC Staff Takes A Position On The Securities Status Of Protocol Staking Activities

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Congress Introduces CLARITY Act To Establish Digital Asset Regulatory Framework

United States Finance

JD

Jones Day

Regulatory Monitoring: EU Version - May 2025

European Union Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Key Areas Of Focus For The CFTC Under The Second Trump Administration

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Crypto Companies Launch New Digital Asset Investment Products

United States Technology

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BakerHostetler

Can There Be Only One? The CFTC Faces An Unprecedented Moment With Potentially One Commissioner

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Stablecoin Issuers Announce IPO, Strategic Partnerships, Tech Integrations

United States Technology

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BakerHostetler

CFTC Divisions Interpret "U.S. Person" Definition And U.S. Location Versus Foreign Location

United States Finance

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Jones Day

Mango Markets Guilty Conviction Overturned On Appeal – Take-aways For DeFi Users Everywhere

United States Litigation

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WeirFoulds LLP

CFTC Staff Reminds Registered Exchanges And Clearinghouses To Evaluate And Calibrate Their Volatility Control Mechanisms

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Staff Issues Interpretation Regarding U.S. Person Definitions

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Texas Adopts Significant Pro-Business Corporate Law Reforms

United States Commercial

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Bracewell

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Dan Davis Shares Views On Digital Asset Regulation During House Subcommittee Hearing (Video)

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Mining In Focus: Latin America (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Current Issues In Derivatives (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Fall Blockchain Update Two: Kraken Fine (Video)

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Pryor Cashman LLP

The CFTC's Foray Into Foreign Corruption (Video)

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Mayer Brown

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