Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins recently directed SEC staff to conduct a review of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), focusing on the escalating costs, reporting requirements, and...more
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On February 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted relief exempting industry members from reporting a natural person’s name, address, and year of birth to the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). Industry members...more
Attached please find the updated Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approvals Chart, current as of November 8, 2024. All prior versions are superseded and should be discarded. Please note the following...more
Eight years after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) established a comprehensive swap data reporting and public dissemination regulatory regime, on September 17, the Commission adopted extensive...more
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FINRA Proposes to Ease Restrictions on Initial Equity Public Offerings and New Issues -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is proposing to amend its Rule 5130 and Rule 5131 to...more
8/5/2019
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SEC Adopts Amendments To Simplify and Update Certain Disclosure Requirements -
On August 17, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the adoption of proposed rule amendments (Amendments) to...more
8/27/2018
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Supreme Court Rules on Insider Trading Involving Family and Friends -
In its first insider trading decision in nearly two decades, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously to uphold an insider trading...more
The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an advisory to remind swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) of their swap data reporting...more
The Division of Market Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has extended relief from swap data reporting obligations for swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) that are non-US persons...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) has further extended no-action relief from the valuation data reporting requirements for cleared swaps under CFTC Regulation 45.4(b)(2)(ii)....more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed to amend part 32 of its regulations governing trade options to reduce the reporting requirements for counterparties that are not swap dealers or major swap participants...more
The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have issued an advisory on ownership and control reporting (OCR) for futures...more
On November 25, 2014, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued a no-action letter permitting the chief compliance officer (CCO) of a provisionally registered...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently adopted regulations relating to the clearing exemption for swaps between certain affiliated entities. Pursuant to the final regulations, the clearing exemption is available to...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved the adoption of a supplemental schedule for derivatives and other off-balance sheet items. ...more
National Futures Association (NFA) issued a notice to members relating to reporting requirements for commodity trading advisors (CTAs)...more