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Vinson & Elkins LLP

The Wait is Over: SEC Adopts Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rules

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Final rules to modernize share repurchase disclosure will go into effect for the first periodic report that covers the first full fiscal quarter that begins on or after October 1, 2023. For calendar-year companies, that first...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

When It Comes To Paying Commissions Only To Registered Persons, You Can’t Do Indirectly What You Can’t Do Directly. Or Can You?

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Let’s talk about commissions today. Or, as they are sometimes referred to, transaction based compensation. Specifically, who can receive commissions. Actually, that’s not phrased correctly. The correct phrasing of this...more

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Financial Services Weekly News: FDIC Releases Guide To Connect Fintechs With Banks

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In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a new guide to help financial technology companies and others partner with banks; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it...more

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Focus on ERISA - Tax Reform Includes Benefits and Compensation Provisions

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On December 22, 2017, the tax reform bill, informally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), was signed by President Trump. As we noted in our prior OnPoint (available here) with respect to earlier versions of the...more

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SEC Staff Allows Brokers to Set Commissions for Mutual Fund “Clean Shares”

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On January 11, the SEC staff issued an interpretive letter to the Capital Group (CG Letter) stating that Section 22(d) of the Investment Company Act does not prevent brokers from charging commissions for effecting...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule Introduces a Brave New World

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Final rule reflects some concessions, but its broad scope and compliance costs will cause financial services advisers to re-evaluate their business models. On April 6, 2016, the US Department of Labor (the DOL) released...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Files Another In A Series of Actions Tied to Secret Commissions

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The Commission brought another in a series of actions centered on ConvergEx Execution Solutions LLC and its affiliates. As with the prior actions, this one centered on secretly adding substantial commissions to transactions...more

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Former Texas AG, Computer Company Charged by SEC With Fraud

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A former Texas Attorney General and state representative combined with others at a computer firm to promote the shares of the company which claimed to compete with Dell, Apple and others. About $26 million in stock was sold...more

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Reverse Churning

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It is obvious that broker-dealers and their registered representatives, as well as investment advisors, must be careful in making recommendations to their clients. But the rise of claims related to inaction in a client...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

SEC Sanctions Investment Adviser for Pushing Class A Shares When Investors Qualified to Buy Institutional Class Shares

The Securities and Exchange Commission sanctioned an investment adviser and its owner for failing to seek best execution and breaching their fiduciary duty in selecting mutual fund share classes for three advisory clients. ...more

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