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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

A Significant Development for Broker-Dealers Quoting Fixed Income Securities

As a follow-up to our prior discussion in this area, this article addresses a recent exemption issued to the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that allows for increased trading...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Withdraws Appeal of Court Decision to Vacate Its Dealer Rules

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The SEC’s move is part of a recent shift toward a less enforcement-centric approach that is set to reshape the regulatory framework for digital assets in the US....more

Paul Hastings LLP

SEC Reporting Obligations Under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act - UPDATED February 2025

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This legal update summarizes (a) the reporting requirements under Section 13(d), (f), (g) and (h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are generally applicable to persons that own or...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC approves FINRA rule 6500 series requiring securities lending reporting

On January 2, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) published an order approving a proposed rule change filed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) to adopt the new FINRA Rule 6500...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC sanctions broker-dealer for misleading bond sales

On January 13, a broker-dealer agreed to pay over $40 million to settle SEC charges that it failed to properly supervise its employees in the sale of mortgage-backed bonds. According to the SEC order, the broker-dealer’s...more

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SEC Settles "Charges" For Failure To File Timely Form D

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Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had settled "charges" against two private companies and one registered investment adviser for failing to timely file Forms D for several unregistered...more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Long Winter's Nap? SEC Off-Channel Communications Enforcement May Draw to a Close

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The SEC's wave of enforcement actions concerning "off-channel" communications did not abate in 2024. In total, the SEC announced more than 70 firms agreed to pay more than a half-billion dollars combined to settle charges for...more

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US District Court Vacates Controversial Dealer Rules

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On November 21, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2024. Those rules had defined language in the definitions of...more

Venable LLP

Federal Judge Finds SEC Dealer Rule Outside Statutory Authority

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On November 21, 2024, a federal District Court judge in the Northern District of Texas found the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) acted without lawful, statutory authority in creating its new Dealer Rule....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Federal District Court Vacates the Security and Exchange Commission’s Expanded Dealer Rule

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On Nov. 21, Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas vacated the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newly enacted Rules 3a5-4 and 3a44-2 (collectively, the Dealer Rule), which expanded the scope of who...more

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Trump Administration 2.0: How the SEC's Approach to Crypto Could Change

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The election of Donald J. Trump as President could have a significant impact on the crypto industry given his campaign promise of a pro-crypto administration. President Trump will be able to appoint a new chair of the...more

BCLP

SEC Division of Examinations publishes 2025 Examination Priorities

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On October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published its annual Examination Priorities for 2025 (the “Exam Priorities”). Below is a...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: Oct. 1 Quarterly Review

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Broker-dealer to pay $1.19M for suspicious activity reporting violations

On August 12, the SEC issued published a settled enforcement action order against a broker-dealer for failing to monitor, investigate, and file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) between March 2020 and May 2023, violating...more

Stark & Stark

More Than $390 Million in Penalties for Recordkeeping Failures

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against 26 broker-dealers, investment advisers, and dually-registered firms for widespread and longstanding failures to maintain and preserve electronic...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

T+1 Settlement — Revisiting Ongoing ATM Programs

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On May 28, 2024, the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions was shortened from a two business day settlement period (T+2) to one business day (T+1). Under the T+1 settlement cycle, most securities...more

Vedder Price

SEC Settles Charges Against Dually-Registered Broker-Dealer and Adviser for Alleged Failure to Address Conflicts of Interest

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On May 21, 2024, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against a dually-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser for its alleged failure to address conflicts of interest in compliance...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Shortening of Securities Transaction Settlement Cycle to Take Effect

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On February 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted final rule amendments to shorten the standard settlement cycle for securities broker-dealer transactions from two business days after the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Looking Ahead to T+1 Settlement for Broker-Dealer Securities Transactions

Beginning May 28, 2024, the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions will be one business day (T+1) following a trade instead of two business days (T+2), which has been the standard since 2017....more

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Regulators Impose Extraordinary Fine Amounts in Recent Off-Channel Communications Enforcement Actions

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) have, in two separate recent settled enforcement actions involving off-channel communications (“OCC”), imposed fine...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Upcoming Compliance Date: The T+1 Settlement Cycle

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the ​“SEC”) adopted changes to Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended on February 15, 2023, to shorten the standard settlement cycle from T+2 to T+1. See 17...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Releases Materials on T+1 Settlement Cycle Adoption in Advance of May Compliance Date

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Who may be interested: Registered-Investment Companies; Investment Advisers; Broker-Dealers - Quick Take: In May 2023, the SEC adopted several Rules and Rule amendments which, among other things, shorten the standard...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: March 1, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

WilmerHale

Potential Impact of the SEC’s Rulemaking Agenda on Crypto

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The current SEC administration has expressed the view that most crypto assets are offered and sold as securities and has proposed several rules that address “digital asset securities” or “crypto asset securities.” In this...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC Adopts New Dealer Rules to Capture Liquidity Providers

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On February 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new Rules 3a5-4 and 3a44-2 (the Final Rules) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) to further define what it means to be...more

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