The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or "Commission") has adopted new rules that further define the phrase "part of a regular business" for purposes of determining whether a person is a "dealer" or "government...more
2/28/2024
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The SEC's Proposal -
On March 28, 2022, the SEC released a rulemaking proposal (the "Proposal") for new rules to clarify the meaning of certain terms in the statutory definitions of "dealer" and "government securities...more
4/5/2022
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has granted a temporary exemption from broker registration for certain activities by municipal advisors.
On June 16, 2020, the SEC issued a temporary conditional...more
In September 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") charged a non-U.S. financial services firm for providing brokerage services to investors in the United States without being registered as a broker-dealer or...more
10/15/2019
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