BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Chairman Clayton and Trading and Markets Director Redfearn Call for a Reassessment of Regulation NMS -
On March 8, US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton and director, Division...more
3/11/2019
/ Alternative Trading System (ATS) ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
IOSCO ,
ISDA ,
Margin Requirements ,
MiFIR ,
National Futures Association ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Regulation NMS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stock Exchange ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Information Notice Regarding Suspicious Email Sent to Member Firms -
On February 13, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published an information notice alerting member firms...more
2/25/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Collective Investment Schemes ,
Counterparty Risk ,
Cybersecurity ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
UK
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Adopts Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks -
On December 19, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had voted to conduct a Transaction Fee Pilot in national market system (NMS)...more
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Approves New Supplement to Options Disclosure Document -
On November 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a new supplement (Supplement) to the Characteristics & Risks of Standardized...more
11/19/2018
/ Amended Rules ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
MiFID II ,
Personal Data ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Transactions ,
UK Brexit ,
Virtual Currency
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Commissioner Jackson Gives Speech Regarding the State of America’s Stock Exchanges -
On September 19, Commissioner Robert J. Jackson, Jr. of the Securities and Exchange Commission gave a speech...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Issues Smaller Reporting Company Compliance Guide -
On August 10, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission published A Small Entity Compliance Guide for Issuers (the Guide), which...more
8/20/2018
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
CFIUS ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Crowdfunding ,
Derivatives ,
ECON ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC and CFTC Approve New MOU -
On June 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the approval of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Publishes Information Notice Regarding Enhancements to the Disclosure Review Process Relating to Public Financial Records -
On May 18, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published...more
On April 18, concurrently with its publication for comment of a proposed set of enhanced investment adviser regulations, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a separate proposal related to the conduct...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
CFTC -
CFTC and UK Financial Conduct Authority Sign Cooperation Arrangement on Financial Technology Innovation -
On February 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Proposes Rule Change Related to the Content of the Securities Industry Essentials Examination -
On January 12, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed with the Securities and...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
On November 1, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Division) published Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14I (SLB 14I), which provides new, issuer-friendly guidance on...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC-Proposed Amendments to Modernize, Simplify and Increase the Accessibility of Required Disclosure -
As previously reported in the October 13, 2017 edition of Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, on...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC and Division of Corporation Finance Issue New Pay Ratio Disclosure Guidance -
On September 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretive release (available here) regarding...more
10/2/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Consolidated Audit Trail ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
EURIBOR ,
Libor ,
MiFID II ,
Pay Ratio ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tick Size
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA and SIPC Agree To Streamline the Annual Report Filing Process for Broker-Dealers -
On August 1, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)...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
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
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 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
SEC Updates to Form PF FAQs -
On January 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management updated its Form PF FAQs. Registered investment advisers managing private funds with at least $150...more
1/30/2017
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Asset Management ,
EU ,
Form PF ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
IOSCO ,
MSRB ,
Regulation AT ,
Residual Interest ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
President-Elect Trump Nominates Clayton as SEC Chair -
On January 4, President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission,...more
1/9/2017
/ Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
Equity Plans ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Examination Priorities ,
FFIEC ,
Forex ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
MiFID II ,
No-Action Relief ,
Trump Administration ,
UK Brexit