CFTC Extends Public Comment Period for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Minimum Capital Requirement Proposal -
On March 16, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register its decision...more
SEC/CORPORATE SEC Releases Registration Fee Estimator
On April 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the release of an online tool that will assist companies in calculating registration fees relating to...more
4/25/2016
/ Business Conduct Standards ,
Canada ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EDGAR ,
EU ,
High Frequency Trading ,
Major Swap Participants ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NCUA ,
Pensions ,
SFTR ,
UK
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Announces Creation of Office of Risk and Strategy -
On March 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the creation of the Office of Risk and Strategy (ORS) within the SEC’s Office of...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Approves FINRA’s Funding Portal Rules -
On January 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s funding portal rules and related forms for...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Investor Alert Regarding IRS Phone Scam -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued an Investor Alert warning investors about a phone scam involving phone calls allegedly...more
11/16/2015
/ CPOs ,
EU ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Form PQR ,
Internal Investigations ,
Major Swap Participants ,
MiFID II ,
Risk Management ,
Tax Scams ,
UK ,
Volcker Rule
SEC/CORPORATE -
US District Court Orders SEC To Revise Resource Extraction Issuer Rule -
On September 2, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered the SEC to file with the District Court in 30...more
9/14/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
C-Suite Executives ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Executive Boards ,
Failure To Disclose ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment Funds ,
Major Swap Participants ,
NFA ,
NYSE ,
Oxfam America ,
Resource Extraction ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Trade Market Abuse ,
UCITS ,
UK
In this issue:
- SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DI Related to Resales Under Regulation S
- SEC Announces Proxy Voting Roundtable
- CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Relief From Certain...more
2/2/2015
/ AIFM ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Brokers ,
C&DIs ,
CFTC ,
Clawbacks ,
CME NYMEX ,
EU Directive ,
Forex ,
Insider Trading ,
Major Swap Participants ,
Netherlands ,
No-Action Relief ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation S ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers ,
UK