The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)1 will become law in all European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) member states (including the United Kingdom, notwithstanding Brexit) one month from...more
BROKER-DEALER -
Nasdaq Has Proposed a New Rule Change To Modify Its System of Volume-Based Credits -
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposed rule change to...more
4/16/2018
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CCPs ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
IOSCO ,
MiFID II ,
Nasdaq ,
National Market System (NMS) ,
New Rules ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Record Retention ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Securities Regulators ,
Stress Tests ,
Trading Platforms ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
Delaware State Bar Association Council Releases Proposed Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law -
The Corporate Council of the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association...more
4/9/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
EDGAR ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Prospectus Regulation (PR3) ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
Trade Relations ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Requests Comment on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Its Carrying Agreements Rule -
On March 23, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced it is conducting a retrospective...more
UK DEVELOPMENTS -
FMSB Releases Draft Standard for Compensating Trade Errors -
On March 20, the Fixed Income, Commodities and Currency Markets Standards Board (FMSB) published a draft of its transparency standard on...more
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Proposes Transaction Fee Pilot Program
On March 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new Rule 610T of Regulation National Market System (Reg NMS), which would create a Transaction Fee...more
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Releases Statement on Platforms Trading Digital Assets -
On March 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission released an advisory regarding platforms used to trade digital assets. The SEC expressed...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed New Rule Governing Outside Business Activities
On February 26, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority released Regulatory Notice 18-08, which solicits comments on...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Proposes Rule Change To Provide Additional Hearing Options for Parties in Certain Arbitrations -
On January 30, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed rule change with the...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Releases 2018 Regulatory and Examination Priority Letter -
On January 8, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released its annual Regulatory and Examination Priority Letter detailing...more
1/15/2018
/ CFTC ,
Cybersecurity ,
Examination Priorities ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
ISDA ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
MiFID ,
MiFID II ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trade Relations ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Provides Notice of Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee -
The Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee recently announced that it will hold a...more
1/9/2018
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Fixed Income Investments ,
MiFIR ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securitization Standards ,
Short Sales ,
UK Brexit ,
Virtual Currency
FASB Ceases Work on Proposal To Amend Definition of “Materiality” for US GAAP -
As previously discussed in the September 1edition of Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had...more
12/4/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
FinCEN ,
GAAP ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Rule 701 ,
UK Brexit ,
Virtual Currency
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Provides Regulatory Relief to Companies Impacted by Recent Hurricanes -
On September 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its issuance of an order and its adoption of interim...more
BROKER-DEALER -
Proposed Rule Change Relating To Revisions To the Definition of Non-public Arbitrator -
On July 11, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed rule amendment to change the definition of...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Updates to Form ADV FAQs -
On June 12, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management updated its Frequently Asked Questions on Form ADV and IARD. Much of the...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Notice Regarding Disruptive Quoting and Trading Activity Rule Changes -
On June 7, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority published Regulatory Notice 17-22, which addresses two rule...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
Delaware Chancery Court Decision Demonstrates Continuing Risk to “Appraisal Arbitrage”
In a stark application of the adage that one should be careful what one wishes for—because one may get it—on May 30,...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
On May 4, Jay Clayton was sworn into office as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As discussed in the January 6 edition of the Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Mr. Clayton was a...more
CFTC -
CFTC Extends Previously Granted No-Action Relief for Swap Dealers Complying With EU Requirements -
On April 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Provides Update on Conflict Minerals Rule -
On April 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) issued a statement...more
4/17/2017
/ AML/CFT ,
C&DIs ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Crowdfunding ,
Form SD ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Guidance Update ,
JOBS Act ,
No-Action Letters ,
Sanctions ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Adopts Technical Amendments to JOBS Act Rules
On March 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted technical amendments to rules adopted by the SEC under the Jumpstart Our Business...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Regulatory Notice on GASB Accounting Support Fee -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced that it will collect a total of $8,309,000 in 2017 from its member firms as part...more
SEC Adopts Amendment to Shorten Settlement Cycle for Securities Transactions -
On March 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted an amendment to Rule 15c6-1(a) that shortens the standard settlement cycle for...more
CFTC Extends Public Comment Period for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Minimum Capital Requirement Proposal -
On March 16, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register its decision...more
ISS Updates Frequently Asked Questions for US Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for 2017 -
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) for US...more