BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Investor Alert Regarding Required Minimum Distributions -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert regarding a new law raising the age for required...more
2/18/2020
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EMIR ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
IOSCO ,
MiFIR ,
National Futures Association ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
SECURE Act
FINANCIAL MARKETS -
IOSCO Consults on Regulating Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms -
On May 28, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a consultation paper on regulating crypto-asset...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Regulatory Notice Reminding Member Firms about CAT Reporting Deadlines -
On May 21, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued Regulatory Notice 19-19 (Notice), which reminds...more
5/28/2019
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CFTC ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Derivatives ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Management ,
IOSCO ,
NFA ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Extends Compliance Date for Regulation NMS Changes -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the compliance dates for amendments to Rule 606 of Regulation National Market System (NMS)...more
5/6/2019
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CBOE ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Fake Websites ,
FBI ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
IOSCO ,
National Market System (NMS) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Data Repositories ,
Swap Dealers ,
Websites
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 -
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
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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 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 -
SEC Seeks Public Comment on Disclosure Requirements of Subpart 400 of Regulation S-K -
On August 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it is seeking public comment on the
issues...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Decreases Registration Statement Filing Fees for Fiscal Year 2016 -
On August 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, effective October 1, the fees that public companies and...more
On October 15, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissioners (IOSCO) published a final report entitled, “Recovery of Financial Market...more
In this issue:
- Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Controlling Stockholder Claims and Applies Business Judgment Rule to Merger Suits
- FINRA Remarks at the National Society of Compliance Professionals...more
10/27/2014
/ AIFM ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
CFTC ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ETFs ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
High Frequency Trading ,
IOSCO ,
Private Funds ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders