Alexander Barzacanos
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CFPB rejects disparate impact theory
The change came almost exactly one year after President Trump declared it federal policy to eliminate the doctrine where possible.
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Canada drops trading fee cap to $0.0017
Intended to boost Canadian market vitality, the cap change is higher than originally proposed.
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Atkins addresses innovation and exemptions in DC Economic Club speech
Atkins touched on familiar themes, including sandboxes for tokenized security trading and a more streamlined IPO process.
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SEC opens Treasury cross-margining to certain customer accounts
The changes can lower collateral needs by bundling related positions.
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Three March SEC cases highlight investor protection
A brief enforcement roundup.
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As the SEC steps back on rulemaking, advisers face different compliance challenges
The agency’s less-prescriptive approach may give firms more uncertainty, Janaya Moscony of SEC³ Compliance tells us.
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SEC opens non-registration path for some crypto trading interfaces
A staff advisory said some “self-custody” crypto trading interfaces may be able to operate without broker-dealer registration if they do not provide recommendations.
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States tell DOJ to scrap rule that would slow bar discipline cases
A California-led coalition says the federal proposal would create serious conflicts with states’ prerogatives to discipline their own lawyers.