On 30 September 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC), through its Division of Investment Management, issued a no-action letter permitting state-chartered… read more

#SECCrypto #CryptoCustody #NoActionRelief #CarolineCrenshaw

On 30 September 2025, United States SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce addressed the Digital Assets Summit in Singapore, delivering remarks titled “Cultivating Confidence… read more

#HesterPeirce #CryptoCustody #SECRules #DigitalAssets

On 8 October 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) postponed its scheduled Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy… read more

#SECCrypto #FinancialSurveillance #CryptoPrivacy #Regulation

On 9 October 2025, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) issued Guidance 04/2025, announcing an extension of the transitional period for the exchange of collateral in certain… read more

#FINMA #OTCDerivatives #CollateralRules #FinancialRegulation

On 30 September 2025, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Chair, Marlene Amstad, addressed the AMF–AEFR Conference on Technological Frontiers in Finance in Paris… read more

#FINMA #AIinFinance #FinancialSupervision #RegTech

On 31 December 2025, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a leadership appointment, with Chairman Michael S. Selig naming Amir Zaidi as the Commission’s Chief of Staff... read more

#CFTC #DerivativesRegulation #DigitalAssets #CryptoMarkets #FinancialRegulation

On 22 December 2025, Michael S. Selig was formally sworn in as the 16th Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, for United States commodity, derivatives, and digital asset regulation... read more

#CFTC #RegulatoryLeadership #DerivativesMarkets #DigitalAssets #USFinancialRegulation

On 22 December 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission confirmed that Caroline D. Pham, Acting Chairman of the Commission, formally announced her departure from public service... read more

#CFTC #RegulatoryLeadership #MarketStructure #FinancialInnovation #DigitalAssets

On 22 December 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a targeted expansion of its digital asset advisory framework, with Caroline D. Pham, Acting Chairman of the Commission, confirming that Rob Hadick of Dragonfly Capital Partners has joined the Global Markets Advisory Committee’s Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee... read more

#CFTC #DigitalAssets #CryptoRegulation #MarketStructure #AdvisoryCommittees

On 19 December 2025, Caroline D. Pham, Acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, issued a formal public statement welcoming the final report on pre-hedging released by the International Organization of Securities Commissions, reinforcing regulatory certainty for United States and global financial markets... read more

#CFTC #IOSCO #PreHedging #MarketConduct #FinancialStability

On 18 November 2025, Caroline D. Pham, Acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, delivered a keynote address at the FIA EXPO, outlining the Commission’s strategic direction on derivatives market structure, blockchain technology, tokenization, and digital asset regulation... read more

#CFTC #DerivativesMarkets #DigitalAssets #Blockchain #MarketStructure

On 5 January 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, announced that Mr Heng Swee Keat has relinquished his position with effect from 1 January 2026. The MAS Board, chaired by Mr Gan Kim Yong, formally acknowledged Mr Heng’s extensive contributions over a period spanning two decades, including his leadership as Managing Director between 2005 and 2011... read more

#MonetaryAuthorityOfSingapore #MAS #FinancialLeadership #FinancialStability #GlobalFinance

Monetary Authority of Singapore announced an updated Board roster with effect from 1 January 2026. The Board will be chaired by Mr Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, supported by senior ministers, statutory office holders, and leaders from law, finance, academia, and public administration... read more

#MonetaryAuthorityOfSingapore #MAS #RegulatoryLeadership #FinancialGovernance #FinancialStability

The United States regulatory authorities announced a joint virtual compliance outreach programme for municipal market professionals. The initiative is led by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC), in collaboration with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB)... read more

#USSEC #MunicipalSecurities #Compliance #FinancialRegulation #MarketConduct

On 2 January 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission acknowledged the conclusion of Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw’s term of service... read more

#SEC #RegulatoryLeadership #InvestorProtection #MarketIntegrity #USFinancialRegulation

On 5 January 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore articulated a regulatory and market-development stance at the Straits Times Index 60th Anniversary celebration. The opening remarks were delivered by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Minister for National Development and Deputy Chairman of MAS, at an event hosted by the Singapore Exchange... read more

#MonetaryAuthorityOfSingapore #MAS #EquityMarkets #MarketDevelopment #FinancialRegulation

On 7 January 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to its rules defining “small entities” for purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act... read more

#SEC #RegulatoryReform #InvestmentAdvisers #AssetManagement #FinancialRegulation

On 12 January 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the appointment of Paul H. Tzur and David M. Morrell as Deputy Directors of the Division of Enforcement... read more

#SEC #Enforcement #RegulatoryLeadership
#InvestorProtection #USFinancialRegulation

On 9 January 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a hybrid compliance outreach event focused on helping small registered firms implement recent amendments to Regulation S-P, the SEC’s core investor data protection and privacy rule... read more

#SEC #RegulationSP #DataProtection #Compliance #CyberSecurity

On 27 March 2026, the Federal Court of Australia ordered Oztures Trading Pty Ltd, trading as Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay a pecuniary penalty of AUD 10 million vide order dated 27 March 2026 delivered by Justice Moshinsky. The order followed admitted contraventions of the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Binance Australia Derivatives misclassified 524 retail clients as wholesale clients over nine months... read more

#ASIC #Binance #CryptoRegulation #Enforcement #InvestorProtection

On 9 February 2026, the US DOJ Criminal Division announced the sentencing of Daren Li, aged 42, to 20 years in federal prison. The court also imposed three years of supervised release. Li had pleaded guilty on 12 November 2024 in the Central District of California to conspiring to launder funds obtained from victims through cryptocurrency scams and related fraud... read more

#PigButchering #CryptoScam #MoneyLaundering #InvestmentScam #CryptoFraud #USDOJ