BROKER-DEALER -
Nasdaq Proposes Rule Change to SEC to Assume Operational Responsibility for Certain Investigation and Enforcement Functions Currently Performed by FINRA -
On April 3, the Securities and Exchange...more
4/8/2019
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Nasdaq ,
No-Action Letters ,
No-Action Relief ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SEFs ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Proposes Rule Change Relating to Rule 4512 (Customer Account Information)
On November 28, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed change to Rule 4512(a)(3) (Customer Account...more
12/10/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
ECON ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Nasdaq ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Season ,
Securitization ,
SEFs ,
Swaps ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Expands Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements -
On June 29, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, beginning on July 10,...more
7/10/2017
/ Bitcoin ,
CFTC ,
Consultation ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
JOBS Act ,
MiFID II ,
NFA ,
No-Action Relief ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SEFs ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE –
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs on Application of Rule 701 –
On June 23, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
7/11/2016
/ Associated Persons ,
C&DIs ,
Chapter 11 ,
Credit Default Swaps ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Golden Leash Arrangements ,
Lehman Brothers ,
Mergers ,
MiFIR ,
Popular ,
SEFs ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Stock Float ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued orders granting permanent registration to 18 swap execution facilities (SEFs) that had been operating under temporary registration status. The SEFs approved for registration...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
Crowdfunding Portals Can Now Register With the SEC -
As discussed in the November 6, 2015 edition of the Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest, on October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange...more
2/1/2016
/ Crowdfunding ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Electronic Filing ,
Germany ,
Hedge Funds ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Regulation C ,
SEFs ,
Senior Managers Insurers Regime (SMIR) ,
Supervision ,
UK
The Division of Market Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued temporary no-action relief to swap execution facilities (SEFs) from certain audit trail requirements related to post-trade allocations....more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has amended Regulation 1.35(a) to ease recordkeeping obligations for certain entities with respect to commodity interest transactions and related cash or forward transactions....more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed rules that would require all derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs), swap data repositories (SDRs), designated contract markets (DCMs) and swap execution facilities...more
The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an extension of no-action relief for swap execution facilities (SEFs), designated contract markets (DCMs) and swap counterparties...more
The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight and the Division of Market Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have issued relief from certain recordkeeping obligations for persons that are not...more
In this issue:
- Delaware Legislation Banning Fee-Shifting in Bylaws and Charters
- CFTC Proposes to Amend De Minimis Threshold for Swaps with Utility Providers
- CFTC Grants Recordkeeping Relief for...more
6/2/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Bylaws ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Derivatives ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Fraud ,
Instrumentality ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
SEFs ,
Swaps ,
Utilities Sector
In this issue:
- CFTC Exempts MTFs from US Registration Requirements
- CFTC Guidance Relating to Trading on SEFs and DCMs
- NFA Issues Notice to Members Regarding Member Obligations Under NFA Bylaw 1101...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has requested public comment on determinations by Javelin SEF, LLC (Javelin) and trueEX, LLC (trueEX) to make certain interest rate swaps “available to trade.” Once those...more