Rule 15a-6

The Extra-territorial Reach of the Broker-Dealer Registration Requirements Under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934; the...

Background. Rule 15a-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Rule 15a-6”) provides conditional exemptions from broker-dealer registration for “foreign broker-dealers” that engage in certain specified activities...more

Chipping Away at Barriers to Global Financial Services: SEC Staff Addresses Issues for Foreign Broker-Dealers under Rule 15a-6

Noting the increasingly global nature of financial markets, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted Rule 15a-6 nearly twenty four years ago to facilitate limited access by foreign broker-dealers to...more

SEC Rule 15a-6 Enforcement

Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") charged four India-based financial services firms for providing brokerage services to U.S. institutional investors without operating under a 15a-6 chaperoning agreement...more