On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Regulation S-P (“Reg S-P”) that are intended to help protect investors’ privacy from the “expanded use of technology and corresponding...more
5/29/2024
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Customer Information ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation S-P ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On January 10, 2023, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued its 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the “Report”). The Report, which is a more comprehensive version of FINRA’s...more
As the world responds to COVID-19, we have identified a number of compliance and legal considerations for asset managers. We summarize a select list of these in our note below....more
3/20/2020
/ Asset Management ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Commodity Pool ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Threats ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Futures ,
Information Security ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Liquidity ,
NFA ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Short Selling ,
Telecommuting ,
Valuation
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
7/12/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Culture ,
Cybersecurity ,
FinTech ,
Payment Systems ,
Prudential Standards ,
Recovery Plans ,
Securities ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this issue:
- Bank Prudential Regulation & Regulatory Capital
- Compensation
- Consumer Protection
- Derivatives
- Enforcement
- Financial Services
- Funds
-...more
11/12/2014
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FSB ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
OCC ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Bank Prudential Regulation & Regulatory Capital
- Recovery & Resolution
- Bank Structure
- Shadow Banking
- Financial Services
- Excerpt...more
10/8/2014
/ Banks ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Derivatives ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
No-Action Letters ,
No-Action Relief ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
SEFs ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Compensation
- Bank Prudential Regulation & Regulatory Capital
- Recovery & Resolution
- Credit Ratings
- Financial Services
- Consumer...more
9/24/2014
/ Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Credit Ratings ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
No-Action Relief ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
SEFs
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Compensation
- Regulatory Capital
- Credit Ratings
- Financial Market Infrastructure
- Financial Services
- Funds
- Enforcement...more
7/9/2014
/ Banks ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Credit Ratings ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Major Swap Participants ,
No-Action Letters ,
No-Action Relief ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps ,
Valuation
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Capital and Prudential Regulation
- Remuneration
- Credit Ratings
- Funds
- Financial Services
- Enforcement
- Events
-...more
6/12/2014
/ Australia ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
CCMR ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Credit Ratings ,
Cross-Border ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Foreign Banks ,
Investment Funds ,
Leverage Capital Ratio ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Remuneration
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Regulatory Capital
- Bank Prudential Regulation
- Financial Market Infrastructure
- Financial Services
- Enforcement
- People
-...more
6/5/2014
/ Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Requirements ,
Compliance ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Infrastructure ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
In this issue:
- Derivatives
- Bank Prudential Regulation
- Financial Market Infrastructure
- Credit Ratings
- Consumer Protection
- Enforcement
- Events
- Excerpt from...more
5/14/2014
/ Banks ,
Compliance ,
Credit Ratings ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Infrastructure ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Prudential Standards