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FTC Settles With Southern Glazer’s and Closes Gildan Investigation as Robinson-Patman Act Enforcement Returns
Within a week, the FTC took major steps to resolve two RPA matters. First, the FTC filed a proposed consent decree regarding wine and spirits distributor Southern Glazer’s that prohibits it from discriminating against independent retailers — the FTC’s first relief under the RPA in a generation. Second, it closed an investigation into T-shirt maker Gildan Activewear and distributor S&S Holdings after the companies amended a contract that had restricted Gildan’s pricing and discounts to S&S’s competitors.
ESMA’s Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities Report of 2026: New Trends, New Risks … Old Rules?
ESMA’s second “Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities” report of 2026 looks back at the first half of the year and assesses the risk levels across markets and financial infrastructure, including two emerging markets: prediction markets and the tokenisation of equities. The report indicates that ESMA sees existing rules as sufficient to regulate new markets.
Within a week, the FTC took major steps to resolve two RPA matters. First, the FTC filed a proposed consent decree regarding wine and spirits distributor Southern Glazer’s that prohibits it from discriminating against independent retailers — the FTC’s first relief under the RPA in a generation. Second, it closed an investigation into T-shirt maker Gildan Activewear and distributor S&S Holdings after the companies amended a contract that had restricted Gildan’s pricing and discounts to S&S’s competitors.
ESMA’s second “Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities” report of 2026 looks back at the first half of the year and assesses the risk levels across markets and financial infrastructure, including two emerging markets: prediction markets and the tokenisation of equities. The report indicates that ESMA sees existing rules as sufficient to regulate new markets.
Beginning December 6, 2026, both the Nasdaq Stock Market and NYSE Arca are expected to extend trading hours to 23 hours per day, five days per week. We analyze what companies need to know about the advent of 23x5 trading.
AI capabilities are rapidly augmenting the speed with which attacks can be carried out, the scale at which threat actors can operate and the severity of those attacks that succeed. In the first of our series of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month client alerts, we examine challenging cyber threat scenarios and offer practical steps for addressing them.
NYSE Arca and Nasdaq to Launch Extended Trading: What Companies Should Consider
Beginning December 6, 2026, both the Nasdaq Stock Market and NYSE Arca are expected to extend trading hours to 23 hours per day, five days per week. We analyze what companies need to know about the advent of 23x5 trading.
Responding to AI-Driven Cyber Incidents
AI capabilities are rapidly augmenting the speed with which attacks can be carried out, the scale at which threat actors can operate and the severity of those attacks that succeed. In the first of our series of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month client alerts, we examine challenging cyber threat scenarios and offer practical steps for addressing them.
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FTC Settles With Southern Glazer’s and Closes Gildan Investigation as Robinson-Patman Act Enforcement ReturnsOctober 15, 2026
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ESMA’s Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities Report of 2026: New Trends, New Risks … Old Rules?October 13, 2026
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NYSE Arca and Nasdaq to Launch Extended Trading: What Companies Should ConsiderOctober 13, 2026