In this issue:

- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Grants Petition for Rehearing of Decision on Conflicts Minerals Rule

- Register for Our 2015 Proxy Season Update Webinar

- SEC Adopts Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity Rules

- FINRA and the MSRB Release Companion Proposals That Would Require Additional Disclosures for Transactions in Fixed Income Securities

- CFTC Proposes to Revise Interpretation on Forward Contracts with Embedded Volumetric Optionality

- CFTC Extends Relief for Non-US Swap Dealers from Transaction-Level Requirements

- CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee to Meet on December 9

- FinCEN Updates List of Jurisdictions with AML/CFT Deficiencies

- CFTC Seeks Input on New Market Risk Advisory Committee

- Investor Claims NetTALK Executives Took Control of Board

- Global Crowdfunding Site Consents to SEC Censure

- FCA Complaints Review May Impact FCA-Authorized Investment Firms

- European Commission Extends Deadline for the CRR

- Excerpt from US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Grants Petition for Rehearing of Decision on Conflicts Minerals Rule:

On November 18, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the petitions of the Securities Exchange Commission and Amnesty International for a panel rehearing of the lawsuit challenging the SEC’s conflict minerals rule.