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Fastest Route To Market: Money Transmission Licensing Roadmaps For Fintechs
As FinTech companies mature beyond initial money transmission licensing and sponsor-bank arrangements, they face strategic decisions about specialized charters and hybrid regulatory structures. This article examines when Wyoming SPDIs, Puerto Rico IFEs, and modular licensing approaches become relevant for digital asset custody, international treasury, and institutional services.
United States Finance
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Taft Stettinius & Hollister
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LP-Led CFOs: Their Rise And Key Considerations
Collateralized fund obligations (CFOs) have emerged as a sophisticated securitization tool for institutional investors seeking to monetize their private fund portfolios while retaining upside exposure. This analysis examines the unique structural, tax, and regulatory challenges that distinguish LP-led CFO transactions from their GP-led counterparts, revealing why these deals require more extensive preparation and specialized expertise to execute successfully.
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Dechert
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Five Takeaways From The Private Credit Summit – New York
Private credit industry leaders gathered to discuss emerging trends reshaping the market, from investment grade expansion and secondary market growth to strategic consolidation pressures. Key themes included the structural shift toward IG private credit driven by insurance capital and defense spending, the rapid evolution of secondaries and GP stakes solutions, and the nuanced opportunities emerging from software lending amid headline-driven sell-offs.
United States Finance
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Dechert
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The Financing Problem Behind the AI Infrastructure Boom: What Lenders and Sponsors Need to Watch
As AI infrastructure spending surges toward $697 billion in 2026, hyperscalers and compute providers are increasingly turning to debt, structured financing, and GPU-backed collateral to fund expansion. While demand projections remain bullish, a critical timing gap is emerging between capital deployment and cash flow generation, creating significant risks for lenders, sponsors, and operators across the ecosystem.
United States Finance
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Riveron
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Sponsored Repo And US Treasury Central Clearing – What The Buy-side Needs To Know
The US Treasury repo market faces a fundamental transformation as SEC rules mandate central clearing for most Treasury repurchase transactions by June 2027. This regulatory shift is accelerating buy-side adoption of "sponsored repo" arrangements, requiring firms to navigate new operational frameworks, documentation requirements, and clearing relationships. Understanding the mechanics of sponsored membership and preparing for compliance will be critical for buy-side participants seeking to maintain efficient
United States Finance
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Macfarlanes LLP
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Preference Given: Preferred Equity's Growing Reach Across Structured Finance
Preferred equity is transforming structured finance by enabling sponsors to attract third-party capital below rated debt without diluting residual positions or triggering additional rating requirements. This analysis examines how CFOs, CLOs, NAV facilities, and other securitization vehicles are deploying bespoke preferred structures to widen investor pools while preserving manager incentives. What contractual mechanics, legal considerations, and market dynamics are driving this shift from niche accommodatio
United States Finance
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Dechert
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Lending Against Digital Assets: Five Key Takeaways For Lenders After A Year Of Regulatory And UCC Change
Federal banking agencies have clarified supervisory expectations for crypto-asset lending, while New York's 2022 UCC amendments fundamentally changed how lenders perfect security interests in digital asset collateral. These regulatory and legal developments create both opportunities and compliance challenges for financial institutions seeking to accept Bitcoin, Ether, and other cryptocurrencies as loan collateral.
United States Finance
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Crowell & Moring LLP
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CFO Market Update 2026: The Room Where It Happens OnPoint Mon Jul 27 2026 Collateralized Fund Obligations (“CFOs”) are clearly having a moment. Or, to borrow from Hamilton: “It’s not a moment, it's a movement.”
Collateralized Fund Obligations (CFOs) have evolved from a niche structured finance product into a rapidly growing capital markets instrument, with annual issuance projected to reach $30 billion in 2026. This comprehensive analysis examines the structural mechanics, regulatory framework, and emerging trends driving CFO adoption among asset managers and institutional investors seeking rated exposure to diversified private fund portfolios.
United States Finance
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Dechert
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CFTC Helps Seeded Funds And Qualifies More Money Market Funds As Margin
The CFTC has adopted significant amendments to its margin requirements for uncleared swaps, fundamentally changing how seeded funds are treated and expanding eligible collateral options. These changes eliminate longstanding barriers that forced fund sponsors to structure vehicles offshore and restricted the use of money market fund shares as collateral. The Final Rule brings U.S. regulations into closer alignment with international standards while addressing practical challenges faced by market participants
United States Finance
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Dechert
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Keeping Tabs: CFTC And DOJ Charge Software Engineer With Insider Trading For Prediction Market Trades
The DOJ and CFTC have filed their first cases alleging insider trading in prediction markets based on misappropriated confidential commercial information, charging a software engineer who allegedly used non-public company data to profit from event contracts. These prosecutions expand beyond classified information cases and raise important questions about cross-border jurisdiction, the scope of confidential information protections, and the CFTC's authority over overseas prediction markets.
Global Finance
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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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