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March 2026 CDI Updates
On March 6, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance published another series of updated and new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“CDIs”), this time focusing on portions of Securities Act Rules 701 (exempting offers and sales of securities under employee benefit plans) and 405 (defining “ineligible issuer”). The Division also published two new CDIs addressing certain technical filing issues....By: Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives
The Next Operating Model for Knowledge Workers
Consultants advising clients. Bankers structuring complex transactions. Lawyers navigating regulatory change. Marketers shaping brand and growth strategy. Analysts turning data into direction. These are today’s knowledge workers – the professionals whose expertise shapes strategy and drives decisions forward....By: Integreon
BoE consults on approach to use its requirements and permissions powers to facilitate mobilisation of new CCPs
he Bank of England (BoE) has published a consultation paper proposing a new statement of policy (SoP) that will establish the BoE's approach to using its permissions and requirements powers to facilitate a discretionary mobilisation stage as part of the onboarding process of new central counterparties (CCPs). In particular, the draft SoP sets out how the BoE would impose voluntary de minimis limits on CCP activity and, where appropriate, grant time-limited permissions to modify or waive certain...By: A&O Shearman
Receivership Law May Streamline Real Estate Sales In Illinois
On Aug. 1, Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law the Illinois Receivership Act, making Illinois the 16th state to adopt the Uniform Law Commission‘s Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act. Originally published in Law360 - December 12, 2025....By: Troutman Pepper Locke
UK FCA statement on potential changes to motor finance redress scheme
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced it is proposing to make several changes to its planned motor finance compensation scheme, initially consulted on in October 2025 following the UK Supreme Court ruling on 1 August 2025. If the scheme goes ahead, the FCA indicates it is likely to publish final rules in late March, outside of market hours, and will confirm the date in advance....By: A&O Shearman
Spanish Supreme Court Upholds Contractually Agreed Events Of Default In Financing Agreements
Under Spanish law, the right to terminate a contract (including the possibility to early terminate a financing agreement) has traditionally been subject to a materiality threshold. Case law has cast significant doubt on whether contractually agreed early termination clauses could operate independently of this requirement, meaning that a lender invoking such a clause risked having its enforcement challenged on the basis that the underlying breach lacked sufficient relevance....By: White & Case LLP
[Podcast] UK vs. U.S. Investment Screening Regimes: Minding the Gap and Navigating New Rules and Risks
In this installment of the Never Tariffied mini-series, hosts Tatiana Sainati and Matt Lapin sit down with UK investment security regulation expert Kate Newman to demystify the UK’s rapidly maturing investment screening framework, particularly where it diverges from the U.S. CFIUS investment screening program. They trace the UK’s seismic shift since the National Security and Investment Act took effect, how it stacks up against the U.S. CFIUS process and other screening regimes, and why global...By: Wiley Rein LLP
UK FCA regulatory priorities report on consumer investments
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its regulatory priorities report for the consumer investments sector, setting out key priorities for the year ahead. The report is for advisers, wealth managers, investment platforms and other-related consumer investment firms. These regulatory priorities reports replace the FCA's previous portfolio letters and aim to provide a clearer and more consistent articulation of regulatory expectations....By: A&O Shearman
Credibly Challenged Podcast - Interview with Alec Crawford, founder of Verapath
Matt Bisanz interviews Alec Crawford, founder of Verapath, about how financial institutions are identifying and managing risks from artificial intelligence. In particular, they discuss how banks and other financial institutions are responsibly adapting AI to use-cases ranging from credit underwriting to anti-money laundering compliance....By: Mayer Brown
Draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Market Risk Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
The draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Market Risk Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 have been published, together with a draft explanatory memorandum. The draft Regulations relate to changes to the UK implementation of Basel 3.1....By: A&O Shearman
Turmoil but Growth in Third‑Party Arbitration Funding
After more than a decade of expansion, from an almost unknown asset class to a US$20 billion industry, third-party funding experienced a turbulent 2025. Key names in the sector are re-evaluating their business models and going through increased consolidation. A major funder is also the target of a civil fraud suit in the Jersey courts, over allegations that it conspired with arbitration lawyers to procure a US$15 billion award against Malaysia....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Family office investing in private funds: The principal’s short-list
As the family office principal, you likely do not live in the weeds of fund documents. However, you do need clarity on the handful of issues that most directly affect your wealth, influence, and legacy....By: McDermott Will & Schulte
Partnering With SBIC Funds: A Market Update for Independent Sponsors and Investors
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) funds play an increasingly prominent role in middle‑market private equity transactions. As deal structures evolve and market conditions place a premium on certainty of closing, SBICs are emerging as flexible, sophisticated capital partners — particularly for independent sponsors seeking aligned capital and long‑term support....By: McGuireWoods LLP
OCC Proposes Comprehensive Rules to Implement the GENIUS Act That Carry Substantial Market Implications
With the passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act or the Act) on 18 July 2025, Congress established a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The Act creates a bespoke supervisory regime for a category of digital assets widely regarded as one of the most commercially viable applications of distributed ledger technology....By: K&L Gates LLP
Invest with confidence: Private equity funds for family offices
Consider whether extension rights are reasonable. Is it possible to tie any extension of the fund term to a reduced management fee, or require that a near-term exit plan for remaining assets be delivered to investors if the fund’s term drags on?...By: McDermott Will & Schulte
Private credit funds: How family offices can protect the downside
One early 2025 survey reported that about a third of family offices intended to increase their allocations to private credit during 2025 and 2026 – the highest among alternative asset classes....By: McDermott Will & Schulte
Executive Summary of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Enforcement Activity
The PCAOB finalized 37 enforcement actions (Total Actions) during 2025—a decrease of 27% from 2024 and the lowest number since 2021. Actions involving the performance of an audit (Auditing Actions) totaled 33, an 18% decrease from 2024....By: Cornerstone Research
SEC Issues Order Exempting Directors and Officers of Certain Foreign Private Issuers From Section 16(a) Reporting Obligations, Provides FAQs
On March 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order exercising its authority under Section 16(a)(5) of the Exchange Act – added by the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (HFIA Act) – which permits the SEC to exempt any person or class of persons from Section 16(a) reporting requirements if the laws of a foreign jurisdiction impose substantially similar requirements....By: Cooley LLP
Family office investments: What’s different about venture capital funds?
Family offices may from time to time be presented with opportunities to invest in venture capital funds. Although venture capital and private equity funds traditionally share the same broad closed-end fund architecture, they differ in meaningful ways that affect expenses, governance rights and remedies, liquidity assumptions, and side letter priorities....By: McDermott Will & Schulte
OCC Proposed Rule Under the GENIUS Act: Six Key Takeaways
To implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued on Feb. 25 a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the issuance of payment stablecoins and certain related activities by entities subject to the OCC’s jurisdiction (the Proposed Rule)....By: Paul Hastings LLP
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