After issuing two proposals, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules (Final Rules) to establish its trading regime for security-based swaps (SBS) as required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...more
CFTC -
NFA Proposes Amendments to Compliance Rule 2-9(c) and Interpretive Notice: Compliance Rule 2-9: FCM and IB Anti-Money Laundering Program -
On June 15, the National Futures Association (NFA) submitted to the...more
6/25/2018
/ Algorithmic Trading ,
Bank Holding Company ,
Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
Legal Entity Identifiers ,
MLD5 ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
SEC/CORPORATE -
Dodd-Frank Legislation Directs SEC to Amend Rule 701 and Regulation A+ -
On May 24, President Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. While the Act...more
CFTC -
CFTC and UK Financial Conduct Authority Sign Cooperation Arrangement on Financial Technology Innovation -
On February 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...more
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Chair Gives Speech on Equity Market Structure -
On September 14, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White gave a speech titled “Equity Market Structure in 2016 and for the Future”...more
In This Issue:
- Meeting of the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
- FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule to Require Delivery of an Educational Communication to Customers of a Transferring...more
6/15/2015
/ Bank Fraud ,
Bank of England ,
British Bankers' Association ,
Business Development ,
Capital Requirements ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Crowdfunding ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
DSIO ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Fair and Effective Markets Review (FEMR) ,
FICC ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Finders ,
GameStop ,
IMF ,
JOBS Act ,
LGBTQ ,
OMWI ,
Privacy Policy ,
Regulation S-K ,
Rule 147 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Swaps ,
UK ,
World Bank
In this issue:
- CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee To Hold Meeting
- CFTC Announces Members of Market Risk Advisory Committee
- NFA Notifies SDs and MSPs of Annual Questionnaire...more
2/23/2015
/ CFOs ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
MiFID II ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stock Sale Agreements ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
In this issue:
- Council of Institutional Investors Issues Report on Board Evaluation Disclosure
- FINRA Revises Proposal to Adopt Consolidated FINRA Rule 2231
- IRS Considers Whether Management Fees of...more
9/22/2014
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Institutional Investment ,
IRS ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Margin Requirements ,
Swaps
On July 12, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CTFC") approved final guidance addressing the extent to which the swap provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act ("CEA") added by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall...more