Archive:August 2025

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United States: Going for Two! SEC Approves Multi-Crypto Asset ETP
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United States: In Cash or In-Kind—SEC Approves Options for Creations and Redemptions of Crypto ETP Shares
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Europe: UK FCA Confirms the Circumstances in Which it May Make Public Announcements About Live Investigations
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Australia: Climate-Related Transition Plans – Governing for Net Zero Across the Board

United States: Going for Two! SEC Approves Multi-Crypto Asset ETP

By: Rich Kerr and Keri Riemer

On 29 July 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a proposed rule change to list and trade shares of a multi-crypto asset exchange-traded product (ETP), under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E. This marks the first time that the SEC has approved the listing of an ETP that will invest in more than one type of crypto asset on a spot basis; until now, the SEC has only approved listing rules permitting single crypto asset ETPs to be listed. The approved multi-crypto asset ETP (the Trust) will invest in both bitcoin and ether on a spot basis.

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United States: In Cash or In-Kind—SEC Approves Options for Creations and Redemptions of Crypto ETP Shares

By: Rich Kerr, Keri Riemer, Joshua Durham, and Lael Franco

On 29 July 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order approving proposed rule changes to permit various exchange-traded products (ETPs) to engage in creations and redemptions of their shares with authorized participants (APs) on an in-kind basis. The proposed rule changes were submitted by the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. and NYSE Arca, Inc. (Exchanges) with respect to the ETPs seeking to engage in in-kind creations and redemptions.

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Europe: UK FCA Confirms the Circumstances in Which it May Make Public Announcements About Live Investigations

By: Michael E. Ruck, Rosie Naylor, Jordan Hawthorne, and Laura Scott

We discussed in an earlier blog that the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has axed proposed “name and shame” rules, retaining only an ability to make a public announcement about an investigation in “exceptional circumstances”. It has now published a revised Enforcement Guide which also details three specific circumstances in which it may make an announcement:

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Australia: Climate-Related Transition Plans – Governing for Net Zero Across the Board

By: Jim Bulling, Alex Parker, and Thais Fernandes

On 16 July 2025, The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) published guidance on Governing for Net Zero: The Board’s Role in Organisational Transition Planning (ACSI & AICD Guide), which is designed to assist directors in preparing Climate-Related Transition Plans (Transition Plan).

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