BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee to Discuss Opportunities for Underrepresented Founders and Investors -
On April 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that its Small...more
5/3/2021
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CFTC ,
Climate Change ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
HM Treasury ,
Investors ,
MiFID ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Sustainability ,
UK
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Announces Updates to Interpretations of Margin Rule Regarding Control and Restricted Securities and Consolidation of Accounts -
On July 2, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Further Extends Filing Deadlines for Companies Impacted by COVID-19 -
On March 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order extending conditional relief (the Modified Order) for...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Releases Targeted Examination Letter for No Commission Brokers -
On February 20, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released a targeted examination letter requesting that certain...more
3/2/2020
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CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
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European Central Bank ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Data Repositories ,
UGMA ,
UK ,
UTMA
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Investor Alert Regarding Required Minimum Distributions -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert regarding a new law raising the age for required...more
2/18/2020
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CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EMIR ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
IOSCO ,
MiFIR ,
National Futures Association ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
SECURE Act
BREXIT/UK DEVELOPMENTS -
ESG and Sustainable Investments: House of Lords EU Committee Queries Taxonomy Regulation With HMT -
On January 16, the House of Lords European Union Committee published a letter from the...more
1/28/2020
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Climate Change ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Green Finance ,
MiFID II ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Issues Guidance on Substituted Compliance Applications by Non-US Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants -
On November 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s...more
12/16/2019
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Capital Requirements ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) ,
Emissions Trading System ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Green Finance ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps