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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - February 2024 - 2

Editor's Note The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - November 2023

Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - August 2023

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Broker-dealer/FCMs! You need to have a talk with your clients about AEX Index Futures

Last month, Euronext published a notice to clients that will be of interest to US broker-dealers and FCMs who facilitate client execution and clearing of futures contracts listed on Euronext. The notice advises that from 20...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Enforcement appears as messages disappear part II: Steep penalties imposed in personal messaging cases  

On September 27, 2022, 15 broker-dealers and one investment adviser agreed to pay more than $1.8 billion in total civil penalties to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and, for those same companies or affiliates...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Expanding Anti-Manipulation Powers to Punish Misrepresentations to Futures Exchanges and FCMs

Recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) enforcement actions rely on the anti-manipulation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) to punish misstatements made to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Finally 190! Years in the Making: CFTC Proposes New Bankruptcy Rules for FCMs and DCOs

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On April 14, by unanimous vote of the Commissioners, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) approved a notice of proposed rulemaking to update comprehensively its Part 190 Rules governing a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Adopts Amendments to Position Limit Aggregation Rules

Key Points - - Unless an exemption from aggregation is available, all positions in accounts for which any person controls the trading or holds a 10 percent or greater ownership or equity interest must be aggregated...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Finalizes Aggregation of Positions Rule

On December 5, 2016, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) unanimously approved a final rule amending the requirements to aggregate positions subject to a CFTC-set speculative position limit (“Final Aggregation...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"FinCEN Proposes Tighter Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions"

For financial institutions, customer due diligence may become tougher and costlier in 2015 if the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) latest proposed rule is finalized in its current form. On July 30, 2014, FinCEN...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - January 2015

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Editor’s Note: FINRA Rulemaking: In this issue we report on three recent FINRA rule amendments. The first amends the NASD rule on the use of customer account statements to require that member firms use more accurate...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FinCEN Customer Due Diligence Rule Proposal

On July 30, 2014, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) to clarify and strengthen customer due diligence requirements for banks, securities...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Issues No-Action Relief to FCMs Relating to Enhanced Customer Protection Rules

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued two no-action letters granting relief to futures commission merchants (FCMs) from certain requirements of the...more

Perkins Coie

Financial Services Bulletin: Action At The CFTC And CFPB

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CFTC Proposes Registered Futures Association Membership Rules - On Friday, November 8, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") proposed amending its regulations to require that all persons...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Proposes Revised Aggregation Rules

At a public meeting on November 5, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to propose amendments to its rules requiring the aggregation of certain accounts for purposes of complying with CFTC speculative...more

Dechert LLP

SEC and CFTC Issue Identity Theft Red Flags Rules Applicable to Financial Institutions and Creditors

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The SEC and CFTC recently issued joint Identity Theft Red Flags Rules (the “Rules”), which are rules and guidelines requiring certain financial institutions worldwide to adopt comprehensive data security programs to detect...more

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The SEC and CFTC Adopt Identity Theft Red Flag Rules

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) recently adopted rules requiring entities subject to their respective enforcement authorities to adopt and implement...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 19, 2013

In this issue: - FINRA and ISG Extend Effective Date for Certain Electronic Blue Sheet Data Elements - NFA Amends FCM Capital Requirements for Forex Transactions with ECPs - Delaware Supreme Court Upholds...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - March 29, 2013

In this issue: - Proposed Change to FINRA Rule Regarding Release of Disciplinary Complaints, Decisions and Other Information - SEC Approves on an Accelerated Basis FINRA Rule Change Relating to Margin...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - March 15, 2013

In this issue: - Mary Jo White, Nominee for Chair of the SEC, Appears Before Senate Banking Committee - SEC Proposes Rules Regarding Technology Systems - FINRA Amends Rules to Address Extraordinary Market...more

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