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SEC Settles Charges with a Publicly Traded Company and its Controlling Shareholder for Not Disclosing Pledge of Company’s...

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Who may be interested: Board of Directors; Registered Investment Advisers; Registered Investment Companies; Broker-Dealers; Transfer Agents; Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC announced that it settled charges against...more

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SEC Adopts New Securities Lending Reporting Rule

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On October 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new Rule 10c-1a (the “Securities Lending Rule”), requiring the reporting of certain securities lending transactions. Certain material terms of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Are Syndicated Term Loans Subject to Securities Laws?

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Syndicated term loans can be a significant piece of the capital stack when financing renewable energy projects; however, a crucial pending case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit could complicate the use of...more

Allen Matkins

California Bill Would Ban This Unusual "Purpose Credit"

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Regulation U, 12 CFR § 221.1 – 221.125, imposes certain requirements for lenders, other than securities brokers and dealers, who extend credit secured by margin stock.  Regulation U defines "purpose credit" as "any credit for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Staff Encourages Proactive Approach to Libor Transition Issues

On July 12, 2019, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, Division of Trading and Markets, and Office of the Chief Accountant (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Another Fine Mess U’ve Gotten Me Into: When Buying a Syndicated Loan Triggers Registration Under Regulation U

Regulation U, promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board (the “Board”), governs extensions of credit by entities other than broker-dealers that are secured by “margin stock.” Most large syndicated commercial loans do not...more

Allen Matkins

Another Foolish Inconsistency – This Time For Broker-Dealers

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Yesterday’s post chided Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC for its inconsistent positions on majority rule. Today’s post tackles a foolish inconsistency in the California Codes. Section 25217(c) of the California Corporations Code...more

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - August 2017

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On August 7, 2017, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert providing a summary of the staff’s observations from sweep exams of broker-dealers, investment advisers and funds...more

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Joint Notice: MSRB and FINRA Increasing Scrutiny of Private Bank Placements

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Direct lending by banks has proliferated in the $3.7 trillion municipal bond market as states, local governments and non-profits find that they can borrow, in the form of direct loans, at interest rates comparable to those on...more

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