Regulatory Updates
Swiss Financial Regulator FINMA Launches New Risk-Based Supervisory Structure from 01 April 2025 to Address Emerging Financial Threats
On 1 April 2025, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) formally implemented a major structural reorganisation aimed at...
UK Finalises First Full-Spectrum Crypto Regulatory Regime Under FSMA: Treasury, FCA and Parliament Align on Authorisation and Compliance in 2025
On 29 April 2025, the United Kingdom, taking forward its crypto roadmap, published a series of regulatory and policy framework to formally regulate...
US SEC Grants Exemption to Monroe Capital Funds Under Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act; Outlines Legal Path for Share Class Relief
On 6 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC), via Investment Company Act Release No. 35571, through an order granted...
US SEC Cancels Registrations of Investment Advisers for Ceasing Operations or Failing to Comply with the Investment Advisers Act
On 5 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published an ‘Order for cancellation of registrations’ under United...
United States Securities and Exchange Commission Initiates Proceedings on Proposed Listing of Canary Litecoin ETF on Nasdaq
On 5 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published an ‘order instituting proceedings’ to determine whether to...
Hong Kong SFC Deepens Virtual Asset Ties in UAE with Regulatory Dialogue and Web3 Industry Engagement
On 6 May 2025, with the aim to enhance global regulatory alignment and promote Hong Kong in virtual asset oversight, senior executives from the Hong...
US SEC Reschedules Crypto Roundtable on “DeFi and the American Spirit” to 09 June 2025
On 5 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) announced a rescheduling of its upcoming Crypto Task Force roundtable...
United States Securities and Exchange Commission Unveils Agenda and Panelists for 12 May 2025 Roundtable on Tokenisation and Onchain Finance
On 5 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published the ‘full agenda and list of panelists’ for its upcoming...
United States Securities and Exchange Commission Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule Change to List Leveraged VIX Futures ETFs UVIX and SVIX Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
On 5 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published a notice of proposed rule change filed by Cboe BZX Exchange,...
United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority Announces Board Appointments to Support 5-Year Vision
On 29 April 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer of United Kingdom confirmed the appointment of four new non-executive directors to the Board of...
United States Securities and Exchange Commission Invites Public Comment on Blackstone Co-Investment Relief Application under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940
On 05 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) issued a notice (Investment Company Act Release No. 35567; File No....
United States Securities and Exchange Commission Acknowledges Immediate Effectiveness of FICC’s Proposed Rule Change to Amend Capital Policy and Replenishment Plan
On 05 May 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) published a notice confirming the immediate effectiveness of a rule...