2022 saw a gradual return of Japanese operating leases (JOLs) and Japanese operating leases with call options (JOLCOs) in the aviation sector. These products are essentially used to deploy Japanese equity, bringing back more...more
Private funds were a major focus of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s or Commission’s) enforcement and rulemaking programs in 2022, and we expect 2023 to be even more active. The Division of Examinations’...more
Morgan Lewis’s securities enforcement and investment management teams highlight expected US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) priorities for private fund managers in 2022 and look back at SEC private fund...more
So far in 2021, we have seen more than 500 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) go public and raise more than $123 billion, and more than 160 of these “blank check firms” complete mergers with or acquisitions of...more
12/2/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Breach of Duty ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement and examination developments, and summarizes...more
3/2/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
BSA/AML ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Spoofing ,
Swaps ,
TRACE ,
Whistleblowers
Prompted by potential uncertainty regarding the interplay between FINRA Rule 4530(b) (requiring member firms to self-report certain conduct) and FINRA Rule 8210 (obligating those firms to comply with requests for information...more
In a decision beneficial to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the US Supreme Court has affirmed that those persons who disseminate statements containing material misrepresentations or omissions are primarily liable...more
3/28/2019
/ Appeals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Fines ,
Intent to Defraud ,
Investment Banks ,
Lorenzo v SEC ,
Material Dissemination ,
Misleading Statements ,
Reaffirmation ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Suspensions
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Executive Summary -
This Outline highlights key U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
In 2012, the SEC and FINRA continued their vigorous enforcement of the securities laws, rules, and regulations—with cases against broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investment companies accounting for 38% of the SEC...more
Rule lists criteria that lenders must consider in determining a prospective borrower has the ability to repay a loan and defines Dodd-Frank's concept of a "qualified mortgage."
On January 10, the Consumer Financial...more