BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Report on Examination Findings -
This month, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a report summarizing various findings from recent examinations of its member firms...more
12/17/2018
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Binary Options ,
CFTC ,
CPOs ,
Cryptoassets ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Internal Controls ,
NFA ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Swaps ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
CFTC -
CFTC Approves Proposed Regulations for CPOs and CTAs -
On October 9, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved proposed rules intended to simplify regulations for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and...more
10/15/2018
/ CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Consultation ,
CPOs ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
HM Treasury ,
MiFID II ,
Natural Gas ,
Swaps ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
Implementation of Pay Ratio Disclosure Requirement Not Expected to Be Delayed -
On September 15, at the ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of...more
9/25/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
MiFID II ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
No-Action Relief ,
Pay Ratio ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation S-K ,
UK
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 Proposes Rule to Modify Fees and Transaction Credits for the FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility -
On September 28, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority proposed an amendment to modify...more
National Futures Association (NFA) has issued a notice requiring all commodity pool operators (CPOs) that have filed a notice of claim under Commodity Futures Trading Commission Letter No. 14-112 to submit an additional...more
In this issue:
- Court of Appeals for Third Circuit Overturns District Court Ruling Regarding Exclusion of Shareholder Proposal From Proxy Statement
- FINRA Updates Its Interpretation of the SEC's Financial...more
7/20/2015
/ Carried Interest ,
CFTC ,
CPOs ,
DSIO ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Forward Contracts ,
Oil & Gas ,
Price Manipulation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
UK
The National Futures Association (NFA) has updated its Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC) system to help NFA members conducting Bylaw 1101 due diligence to determine whether the commodity pool operator...more
In This Issue:
- NFA Updates BASIC to Assist With Bylaw 1101 Diligence on Delegating CPOs
- Second Circuit Refuses to Rehear Groundbreaking Insider Trading Case
- SEC Secures Victory on Fraud Allegations...more
On February 10, National Futures Association (NFA) issued a notice to members describing minor changes to its EasyFile system for annual pool financial statement filings submitted by commodity pool operators (CPOs)...more
In response to industry comment, on October 15 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) provided further relief from commodity pool operator (CPO) registration to a...more
On October 1, National Futures Association issued Notice to Members I-14-26 informing commodity pool operators (CPOs) of changes to Form PQR and to remind member CPOs and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) to file required...more
In this issse:
- ISS Publishes Results of Annual Global Voting Policy Survey
- FINRA Requests Comment on a Rule Proposal to Implement the Comprehensive Automated Risk Data System
- NFA Issues Notice...more
10/6/2014
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Derivatives ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
MiFID ,
NFA ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
SEFs