SEC and CFTC Announce Historic Memorandum of Understanding Between Agencies
you are currently viewing:SEC and CFTC Announce Historic Memorandum of Understanding Between AgenciesMarch 11, 2026-The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to guide coordination and collaboration between the two agencies to support lawful innovation, uphold market integrity, and ensure investor and customer protection. The MOU reflects both agencies' commitment to provide fair notice to market participants, respect individual liberty, and foster lawful innovation with the minimum effective dose of regulation to enhance U.S. competitiveness in finance. "For decades, regulatory turf wars, duplicative agency registrations, and different sets of regulations between the SEC and CFTC have stifled innovation and pushed market participants to other jurisdictions," said SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins. Source: sec.gov |
March 9, 2026--Ninepoint Partners LP ("Ninepoint"), one of Canada's leading independent investment management firms, today announced the filing of a preliminary prospectus for a new lineup of single-stock ETFs, including additions to its Ninepoint HighShares ETF suite and the introduction of the first Ninepoint CoreShares ETF.
March 6, 2026--Launch expands access to cross-chain blockchain innovation
21shares, one of the world's leading issuers of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch of the 21shares Polkadot ETF (TDOT), which provides investors with exposure to the native token (DOT) of the Polkadot blockchain.
March 6, 2026-Restatement Reflects Correction of Income Accrual Accounting for Total Return Swaps
AdvisorShares announced that the previously disclosed net asset value (NAV) per share of the AdvisorShares MSOS Daily Leveraged ETF (NYSE Arca: MSOX) has been restated due to the Fund Administrator not correctly accounting for income accruals for some of the total return swaps held from December 22, 2025, through February 2, 2026.
March 5, 2026-- MARS offers targeted exposure to companies building the space economy and the technologies enabling its real-world impact.
Roundhill Investments, an ETF sponsor offering innovative ETFs designed for today's investors, is pleased to announce today's launch of the Roundhill Space & Technology ETF (Cboe BZX: MARS).
March 5, 2026--Tidal Investments LLC ("Tidal") announces that the YieldMax(R) HIMS Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE Arca: HIYY) was halted to allow Tidal to evaluate the accuracy of the HIYY Net Asset Values per share (NAVs) published for March 2, 3, and 4, 2026.
March 5, 2026--Tidal Investments LLC ("Tidal") announces that the YieldMax(R) HIMS Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE Arca: HIYY) was halted to allow Tidal to evaluate the accuracy of the HIYY Net Asset Values per share (NAVs) published for March 2, 3, and 4, 2026.
March 5, 2026--U.S. banking regulators clarified on Thursday that banks should not have to hold additional capital against losses when dealing with blockchain-based securities, saying their rules are "technology neutral."
March 5, 2026-Firm's Ninth Actively Managed ETF Demonstrates Ongoing Commitment to Growing Active ETF Lineup
MFS launched the firm's ninth actively managed ETF today as MFS Blended Research(R) Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NYSE: BREE) began trading.
March 5, 2026-Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced today the launch of Eaton Vance Preferred Securities and Income ETF (Nasdaq: EVPF), an actively managed ETF that seeks total return and to provide current income and may invest in preferred securities and other income-producing securities.
March 4, 2026--The firm's flagship Concentrated Value Strategy is being made available to all investors for the first time
M.D. Sass, the independent asset management firm founded and led by Martin D. Sass, today announced the launch of its first exchange-traded fund (ETF). M.D. Sass Concentrated Value (Ticker: SASS) will be managed by Ari Sass, President of the firm, and will mirror the Concentrated Value strategy he has managed for institutional clients since 2019.