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SEC quorum change lets lone commissioner act when all others are disqualified
The rule took effect Oct. 2, the day Hester Peirce left; the SEC also proposed a 20% performance fee for advisors to registered funds and BDCs.
The Close · Oct 2SEC proposes letting RIAs self-custody crypto when no permitted custodian is available
Regulation · Oct 1SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce departs, leaving Crypto Task Force without a named successor
Products & portfolios · Sep 30SEC weighs three proposals to widen retail access to private markets
Regulation · Sep 30SEC notices orders to let CPAs, Series 79 holders buy private offerings
Regulation · Sep 28SEC staff adds a 'no central party' condition to its token buyback FAQ
Regulation · Sep 25Peirce leaves the SEC as her crypto rulebook is still being written
Regulation · Sep 23Tokenized equities get a compliance path with an expiry date
Regulation · Sep 22a16z asks the SEC to define DEXs out of exchange status
Regulation · Sep 17The SEC builds a 24-hour market on paper that expires
Regulation · Sep 10Atkins headlines a Solana summit while the SEC's rulebook waits
Practice management · Sep 8SEC pay-to-play repeal won't rewrite the compliance manual