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Tag: CFTC

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By Extending Compliance Deadlines, is the SEC ‘Deregulating by Delay?’

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Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed the compliance date for a handful of regulations. It’s happened often enough lately that it could appear to some that the agency is engaging in “deregulation by delay.” For example, t...

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Five Ways White-Collar Enforcement Is Changing

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Since the transition to a new presidential administration in January, policies on trade and immigration have dominated the news. The administration’s approach to white-collar law enforcement isn’t generating the same buzz, but tangible and...

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Regulators Continue Costly Crackdown on Off-Channel Communications

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How much would your teenage children pay to stay on their favorite social media apps? One thousand dollars? Ten thousand? More? If you think their addiction is bad, console yourself with the example of the country’s largest financial instit...

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Courts Cloud the Future of Regulatory Agencies’ Tools

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By now, political junkies know all about PredictIt. The Australia-based venture offers the equivalent of betting markets for politics, allowing users to buy and sell shares based on the expected outcome of events such as elections. Some pun...

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Coinbase Case Raises Questions About SEC’s Crypto Authority

The Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing to break new ground in the regulation of the cryptocurrency market. Whether the agency should be doing so may depend on who you ask. Last week, the SEC announced insider trading charges a...

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