On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that its newly-formed Crypto Task Force will host a series of public roundtable discussions on key areas of interest relating to the regulation of cryptocurrency assets. Dubbed the “Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity” series, the roundtables represent a changed approach at the
David Breyer
NYSE Plans to Launch Texas Equities Exchange
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Posted in NYSE Rules, Public Companies
On February 12, 2025, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced plans to launch NYSE Texas, a fully electronic equities exchange based in Dallas, Texas, through the reincorporation and renaming of NYSE Chicago. This announcement comes on the heels of the late 2024 announcement of a prospective competitor to the NYSE by the Texas Stock…
Capital Markets in the United States: Regulatory Overview
Posted in Debt Offerings, EGCs, Follow-ons, Foreign Private Issuers, High Yield Bonds, IPOs, Public Companies, Resources, SPACs, Tax
In Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law latest Q&A, Mayer Brown Capital Markets and Tax team provides a high-level overview of the main equity and debt markets/exchanges, and the main regulators and legislation that govern them. The Q&A also covers prospectus/main offering document requirements, together with any disclosure obligations and exemptions from the requirements to publish/deliver a…