Last December, the SEC unanimously approved a two-year pilot program (the “Transaction Fee Pilot”) intended to assess alternatives to the predominant pricing model used by national securities exchanges (the “Maker-Taker...more
As we prepare for a new year of regulatory initiates and actions, we believe it is important to take inventory of the most significant regulatory events from the past year. True to its word, the SEC focused on reducing...more
1/3/2019
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Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Form ADV ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Liquidity ,
OCIE ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
On January 31, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a no-action letter (“No-Action Letter”) permitting an “M&A Broker”, under certain circumstances, to facilitate mergers, acquisitions, business...more