Mainland China stock exchanges recently issued new rules on algorithm trading, as part of the continuing regulatory efforts to ensure the stability of the financial market. Investors may need to ask a number of key...more
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published a circular on March 6, 2020, Sound Risk Management Practices for Algorithmic Trading, setting out its supervisory expectations and sound risk management practices on algorithmic...more
Fiat Chrysler and France’s Peugeot are in the midst of merger talks that, if finalized, could “create a nearly $50 billion trans-Atlantic auto giant.” One option being bandied about in the “fluid” talks is an “all-share...more
On 30 March 2017, the German Parliament (Bundestag) finally approved a complete revision of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) as part of the Second Financial Markets Reform Act (2....more
Regulation AT – An Update - From the time Regulation AT was initially proposed by the CFTC over a year ago, the CFTC has solicited and considered numerous comment letters, held a public roundtable, supplemented the...more
On November 4, 2016, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or the “Commission”) approved, by a 2 – 1 vote, a supplemental proposal (“Reg AT Supplemental Proposal”) that amends a 2015 proposed rule related to...more
Hedge fund managers—not that long ago the titans of Wall Street, thanks in part to their “2 and 20 model” that saw them receiving fees of 2% of assets under management and 20% of any gain in any year—are reeling from the loss...more
On November 25, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "Commission" or the CFTC) proposed a comprehensive set of new rules ("Regulation AT") that, if adopted, potentially would impose many new obligations on most...more
If you read one thing... - Proposed Regulation AT sets out minimum pre-trade safeguards and internal policy requirements on all “AT Persons,” which would generally include persons using algorithmic systems for generating...more