inSecurities Practising Law Institute
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PLI’s in-depth podcast examining changes to securities rules, regulations, and cases from a practitioner’s perspective in both law and accounting.
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Investing in Public Blockchains
Matt Walsh, Founding Partner of Castle Island Ventures, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on public blockchains, joins the inSecurities podcast to talk about the regulatory landscape and market structure challenges for entrepreneurs who are building #blockchain infrastructure and application companies. Matt also tells Chris and Kurt about his podcast, On the Brink, which explores the political, ethical, and economic significance of #Bitcoin and other public blockchains.
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The Commodities Enforcement Landscape: Spoofing, Manipulation and More
On this episode of the inSecurities podcast, Chris and Kurt tackle commodities enforcement. Jamie McDonald, a Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and a former Director of Enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Avi Perry, a Partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and a former Chief of the Market Integrity and Major Frauds Unit in the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, offer their perspectives on civil and criminal commodities investigations and enforcement. Jamie and Avi explain how they helped shape the CFTC and DOJ enforcement programs, how the agencies coordinate on enforcement matters, and what count among the current commodities enforcement priorities for the CFTC and DOJ.
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Bonus Episode: Boxes and Lines | IEX Exchange
Check out our inSecurities hosts Chris Ekimoff and Kurt Wolfe as guests on this special episode of Boxes and Lines from IEX Exchange.
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Betterment’s View of the Regulatory Landscape
Josh Rubin, Vice President of Legal at Betterment, joins the inSecurities podcast to discuss Betterment’s view of the regulatory landscape. Josh explains how Betterment navigates the sometimes overlapping rules and regulations of the SEC, FINRA, DOL, IRS, FDIC, and CFPB — then tells Chris and Kurt why Betterment doesn't always line up with the rest of the financial services industry when it comes to rulemaking proposals.
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The Cost of Regulation: Setting the SEC’s Budget
Anne Kelley joins the inSecurities Podcast to unpack the federal agency appropriations process. Anne is a Partner at the legislative consulting firm, Mercury Strategies. Before joining Mercury Strategies, Anne served as a political appointee at the SEC where her work spanned five Administrations and nine SEC Chairs and Acting Chairs. On this episode, Anne explains to Chris and Kurt how most federal agencies obtain government funding, and why the SEC’s budget-setting process is unique.
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Capital Ideas With Martha Legg Miller
On this episode of the inSecurities podcast, Chris and Kurt chat with Martha Legg Miller, the Vice President of Public Policy and Regulatory Strategy at Fidelity Investments and former Director of the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. Martha talks about the role of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, highlights key takeaways from the Office’s 2023 Annual Report, and discusses recent SEC rulemaking proposals, including the Predictive Data Analytics (PDA) and Climate Risk Disclosure rules.
Customer Reviews
Great podcast!
I’m so impressed that these guys can consistently produce such high level content on such a consistent basis. Especially during a robust 2021 market where most industry practitioners are completely swamped. I’m personally very inspired and grateful to Chris and Kurt.
Remember Kurt Wolfe’s name
Clever and informative. Kurt Wolfe is changing the game. Remember his name!
Very informative!
Great guests, and very knowledgeable hosts who do their homework. They will sprinkle in some topical pop culture references to keep it “wonky.” Great listen!