Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
12/17/2024
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CFTC ,
EU ,
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Investment Adviser ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
Vice President Kamala Harris's selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate imposes restrictions on campaign contributions to the Harris-Walz campaign by federally registered investment advisers (RIAs), exempt...more
8/22/2024
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Campaign Finance Reform ,
CFTC ,
Federal Elections ,
Governor Walz ,
Investment Adviser ,
Kamala Harris ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Contributions ,
Presidential Elections ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
10/24/2023
/ CFTC ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
7/28/2023
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Currency ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
HM Treasury ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
Four Key Considerations Since SEC Amended Form PF -
In early May, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule amending Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment...more
6/14/2023
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CFTC ,
Climate Change ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Assets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
New Legislation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Texas ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs on Omission of Third Year From MD&A -
As previously discussed in the April 12, 2019 edition of Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, the Securities and...more
2/3/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Holding Company Act ,
C&DIs ,
CFTC ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Statements ,
Incorporation by Reference ,
MD&A Statements ,
NIST ,
OCIE ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Proposes New Amendments to Modernize Shareholder Proposal Rules -
On November 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange of 1934...more
11/11/2019
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CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
No-Action Letters ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 14a-8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
UK Brexit
In this issue:
- SEC Seeks Comment on Possible Enhancement of Audit Committee Disclosures
- SEC Proposes Rule Requiring Executive Compensation Clawbacks
- FINRA Requests Comment on Revised Discretionary...more
7/13/2015
/ Audit Committee ,
CFTC ,
Clawbacks ,
Cross-Border ,
Enforcement Actions ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Futures ,
Greece ,
Hong Kong ,
Margin Requirements ,
MiFID II ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps
I. Cybersecurity; Its Importance and Relevance – How We Got to Where We Are Today -
In the past few months, the White House, Home Depot, JP Morgan, Hard Rock Hotels, Tesla, the St. Louis Federal Reserve, the Internal...more
6/24/2015
/ Best Practices ,
CFTC ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
NASD ,
NFA ,
Popular ,
Regulation S-P ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Strategic Planning