The SEC adopted new rules and rule amendments (collectively, the “Final Rules”) that impose a range of additional requirements on credit rating agencies registered as nationally recognized statistical rating organizations...more
The SEC announced that it adopted new rules and rule amendments (collectively, the “Final Rules”) that revise the offering process, disclosure and reporting requirements for publicly-offered asset-backed securities (“ABS”). ...more
At a meeting held on July 23, 2014, the SEC voted 3-2 to adopt amendments (the “Amendments”) to various regulatory requirements affecting money market funds (“MMFs”). The Amendments, which are set forth in SEC Release No....more
The staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance added to its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations posted on the SEC website new Questions 255.48-255.49 and 260.35-260.38 which address (1) elements of the...more
In a speech presented to the Practicing Law Institute’s Private Equity Forum on June 30, 2014, Norm Champ, Director of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (the “Division”), discussed the rise of open-end mutual funds...more
The National Futures Association (the “NFA”) issued Notice to Members I-14-11 (the “Notice”) announcing its adoption of new rule amendments that provide for payment of a $1,000 late disclosure fee when an applicant for...more
On March 11, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) which would require employee benefit plan “covered service providers” (as defined in the 408(b)(2) disclosure regulation of the...more
The staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance posted additional Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (see Questions 260.14 through 260.27) to the SEC website that address the “bad actor” disqualification...more
By a 3-2 margin, the SEC voted to issue a proposal that would amend Item 402 of Regulation S-K to require an issuer to disclose (1) the median of the annual total compensation of all its employees other than its CEO, (2) the...more
The CFTC adopted rule amendments (the “Harmonization Rule”) designed to harmonize certain CFTC compliance obligations that apply to commodity pool operators (“CPOs”) of investment companies registered under the Investment...more