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Sep 16, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Brian Daly |Jason Daniel |Barbara Niederkofler |Jan-Paul Bruynes
On September 12, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(CFTC) finalized the first major changes to CFTC Regulation 4.7
(Rule 4.7) in over 30 years. Among other technical revisions, the
amendments to Rule 4.7, generally double the monetary thresholds
for certain investors, including natural persons, to be
"Qualified Eligible Persons" (QEPs) under Rule 4.7 and
allow commodity pool operators (CPOs) of funds of funds additional
time to provide periodic account statements.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
akingump.com | Jan-Paul Bruynes |Brian Daly |Jason Daniel |Barbara Niederkofler
On September 12, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) finalized the first major changes to CFTC Regulation 4.7 (Rule 4.7) in over 30 years. Among other technical revisions, the amendments to Rule 4.7, generally double the monetary thresholds for certain investors, including natural persons, to be “Qualified Eligible Persons” (QEPs) under Rule 4.7 and allow commodity pool operators (CPOs) of funds of funds additional time to provide periodic account statements.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Ezra Zahabi |Helen Marshall |Jan-Paul Bruynes
The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) data
reporting requirements apply to European Union (EU) funds and EU
fund managers. UK EMIR imposes reporting requirements on UK funds
and UK managers. The reporting requirements may also apply to US
and other delegate investment managers as a result of their
contractual responsibilities for reporting on behalf of the fund.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Jan-Paul Bruynes |Helen Marshall |Ezra Zahabi
BackgroundThe European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) data reporting requirements apply to European Union (EU) funds and EU fund managers. UK EMIR imposes reporting requirements on UK funds and UK managers. The reporting requirements may also apply to US and other delegate investment managers as a result of their contractual responsibilities for reporting on behalf of the fund.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
akingump.com | Ezra Zahabi |Helen Marshall |Jan-Paul Bruynes
BackgroundThe European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) data reporting requirements apply to European Union (EU) funds and EU fund managers. UK EMIR imposes reporting requirements on UK funds and UK managers. The reporting requirements may also apply to US and other delegate investment managers as a result of their contractual responsibilities for reporting on behalf of the fund.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Lance Jasper |Peter Altman |Michael Asaro |Jan-Paul Bruynes
In a thorough decision, a federal district judge in New York
largely denied Coinbase's motion for judgment on the pleadings
in a case brought by the SEC. Applying the plaintiff-friendly
standards required at the pleading stage, the court accepted the
SEC's factual allegations as true and concluded that the SEC
plausibly alleged that Coinbase violated the federal securities
laws through its involvement in crypto-asset transactions involving
investment contracts.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Peter Altman |Michael Asaro |Jan-Paul Bruynes
Key Points In a thorough decision, a federal district judge in New York largely denied Coinbase’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a case brought by the SEC. Applying the plaintiff-friendly standards required at the pleading stage, the court accepted the SEC’s factual allegations as true and concluded that the SEC plausibly alleged that Coinbase violated the federal securities laws through its involvement in crypto-asset transactions involving investment contracts.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Lance Jasper |Peter Altman |Michael Asaro |Jan-Paul Bruynes |Charles Connolly |Brian Daly | +8 more
Key Points In a thorough decision, a federal district judge in New York largely denied Coinbase’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a case brought by the SEC. Applying the plaintiff-friendly standards required at the pleading stage, the court accepted the SEC’s factual allegations as true and concluded that the SEC plausibly alleged that Coinbase violated the federal securities laws through its involvement in crypto-asset transactions involving investment contracts.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Peter Altman |Michael Asaro |Jan-Paul Bruynes |Charles Connolly
In SEC v. Terraform, the court has granted summary judgment for the SEC on its
claim that the defendants offered and sold unregistered securities
in the form of "crypto assets." This comes amidst the SEC
authorizing 11 ETFs in spot Bitcoin to begin trading this
week.
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Jan 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Peter Altman |Michael Asaro |Jan-Paul Bruynes
Key Points In SEC v. Terraform, the court has granted summary judgment for the SEC on its claim that the defendants offered and sold unregistered securities in the form of “crypto assets.” This comes amidst the SEC authorizing 11 ETFs in spot Bitcoin to begin trading this week.
