On September 2, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered the SEC to file with the District Court in 30 days an expedited schedule for promulgating a final resource extraction issuer disclosure rule as...more
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On September 2, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered the SEC to file with the District Court in 30...more
9/14/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
C-Suite Executives ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Executive Boards ,
Failure To Disclose ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment Funds ,
Major Swap Participants ,
NFA ,
NYSE ,
Oxfam America ,
Resource Extraction ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Trade Market Abuse ,
UCITS ,
UK
On August 18, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its opinion on the rehearing of the lawsuit challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s conflict minerals rule. The ruling upheld the...more
In this issue:
- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Upholds Decision on Conflict Minerals Rule
- CFTC Issues Order of Exemption From Registration as a DCO to ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited and...more
8/24/2015
/ Appeals ,
CFTC ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Registration Requirement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Clearing ,
Swaps ,
Websites
In this issue:
- Court of Appeals for Third Circuit Overturns District Court Ruling Regarding Exclusion of Shareholder Proposal From Proxy Statement
- FINRA Updates Its Interpretation of the SEC's Financial...more
7/20/2015
/ Carried Interest ,
CFTC ,
CPOs ,
DSIO ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Forward Contracts ,
Oil & Gas ,
Price Manipulation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
UK
On June 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to the recently expanded Regulation A, commonly referred to as...more
In this issue:
- Delaware Amends Its Corporate Law to Prohibit Fee-Shifting, Approve Exclusive Forum Provisions and Facilitate At-The-Market Offerings
- SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DIs Relating...more
On January 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation (C&DI) regarding the resale of securities under Regulation S of the Securities Act...more
In this issue:
- SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DI Related to Resales Under Regulation S
- SEC Announces Proxy Voting Roundtable
- CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Relief From Certain...more
2/2/2015
/ AIFM ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Brokers ,
C&DIs ,
CFTC ,
Clawbacks ,
CME NYMEX ,
EU Directive ,
Forex ,
Insider Trading ,
Major Swap Participants ,
Netherlands ,
No-Action Relief ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation S ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers ,
UK
On January 16, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White announced that she has directed the SEC’s staff (Staff) to review Rule 14a-8(i)(9) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which allows an...more
In this issue:
- SEC Chair Directs Staff to Review Commission Rule Excluding Conflicting Proxy Proposals
- SEC Comments on FINRA's Proposed Rule Amendment to Increase Pricing Disclosure
- CFTC Grants...more
1/26/2015
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Canada ,
CFTC ,
Class Action ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Forex ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Hong Kong ,
Mary Jo White ,
Mexico ,
Mining ,
Mortgages ,
NFA ,
OCC ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proxy Access Rule ,
PSLRA ,
Scienter ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Whole Foods
In this issue:
- Recent Developments Relating to Rights to Exclude Shareholder Proposals from Proxy Statements
- SEC Approves MSRB Best Execution Rule
- SEC Sanctions Operator of Unregistered Virtual...more
12/15/2014
/ Banks ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Bitcoin ,
Currency Exchange ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investors ,
MiFID ,
MSRB ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Virtual Currency
On November 18, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the petitions of the Securities Exchange Commission and Amnesty International for a panel rehearing of the lawsuit challenging the SEC’s...more
In this issue:
- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Grants Petition for Rehearing of Decision on Conflicts Minerals Rule
- Register for Our 2015 Proxy Season Update Webinar
- SEC...more
11/24/2014
/ Amnesty International ,
Appeals ,
CFTC ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Crowdfunding ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinCEN ,
Fixed Income Investments ,
Forward Contract Exclusion ,
Forward Contracts ,
MSRB ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers
On October 9, the Investor Advisory Committee (Committee) established by the Securities and Exchange Commission released its recommendations for changes to the definition of “accredited investor” included in Rule 501...more
In this issue:
- ISS Releases 2015 Draft Voting Policy Changes for Comment
- SEC Investor Advisory Committee Releases Recommendations on Changes to Accredited Investor Definition
- FINRA Proposes to...more
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission released its Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, as required by the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010. In the Strategic Plan, the...more
In this issue:
- SEC Releases Strategic Plan for 2014–2018
- House Passes Bill H.R. 5405 “Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act”
- FINRA Board Approves Several Rulemaking Items...more
9/29/2014
/ BEPS ,
Block Trades ,
CFTC ,
Credit Default Swaps ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Job Creation ,
New Legislation ,
OECD ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SEFs ,
Small Business ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan
On August 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued an Investor Alert to assist investors in identifying potentially fraudulent private placements. In the Alert, the Office...more
In this issue:
- SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy Releases Alert on Identifying Fraudulent Private Placements
- ICE Futures U.S. Issues Amendments to EFRP Rule and FAQs
- Consumer Financial...more
8/18/2014
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Banks ,
Derivative Suit ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
PSLRA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Virtual Currency
On November 14, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White delivered a letter to Representative Scott Garrett, Chairman of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored...more
On October 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission launched a new website (www.sec.gov/marketstructure) designed to provide investors and other market participants with the ability to analyze market metrics and to access...more
On July 23, the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision granting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s motion for summary judgment in a challenge to the SEC’s “conflict minerals” rule that was...more
On July 2, the US District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the resource extraction issuer disclosure rule that the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted last year in accordance with mandates under the...more
On May 30, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued responses to frequently asked questions regarding the disclosure of conflict mineral usage and payments by resource extraction...more