SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Proposes To Expand “Test-the-Waters” Reforms to All Issuers -
On February 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933, which would permit any...more
3/4/2019
/ CFTC ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
JOBS Act ,
Litigation Funding ,
MiFIR ,
Proposed Rules ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Regulation FD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Testing-the-Waters Communications ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Information Notice Regarding Suspicious Email Sent to Member Firms -
On February 13, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published an information notice alerting member firms...more
2/25/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Collective Investment Schemes ,
Counterparty Risk ,
Cybersecurity ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
UK
CFTC -
CFTC Divisions Announce 2019 Examination Policies -
On February 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced 2019 Examination Priorities (the “Examination Priorities”) for registrants of the Division of...more
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Adopts Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks -
On December 19, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had voted to conduct a Transaction Fee Pilot in national market system (NMS)...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Report on Examination Findings -
This month, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a report summarizing various findings from recent examinations of its member firms...more
12/17/2018
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Binary Options ,
CFTC ,
CPOs ,
Cryptoassets ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Internal Controls ,
NFA ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Swaps ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
CFTC -
CFTC’s LabCFTC Releases Primer on Smart Contracts -
On November 27, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s LabCFTC released “A CFTC Primer on Smart Contracts” to provide information on a variety of financial...more
12/3/2018
/ CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
LabCFTC ,
Margin Requirements ,
Payment Systems ,
Smart Contracts ,
Swap Clearing ,
Swaps ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
EU /BREXIT DEVELOPMENTS -
EEA Passport Rights Regulations 2018 Published -
On November 7, the European Economic Area (EEA) Passport Rights (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018...more
11/12/2018
/ CFTC ,
Consultation ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
EU Passport ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
MLD4 ,
SEFs ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Uncleared Swaps
DERIVATIVES -
SEC Issues Statement on Swap Business Conduct Rules -
On October 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission took an unusual additional step towards implementing its rules for security-based swaps (SBS) by...more
11/5/2018
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
No-Action Relief ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
CFTC -
CFTC Approves Proposed Regulations for CPOs and CTAs -
On October 9, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved proposed rules intended to simplify regulations for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and...more
10/15/2018
/ CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Consultation ,
CPOs ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
HM Treasury ,
MiFID II ,
Natural Gas ,
Swaps ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
California Adopts Law Regarding Female Representation on Boards of Directors of Publicly Held Companies -
On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law California Senate Bill 826 (SB...more
10/8/2018
/ Australia ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Benchmarks ,
Board of Directors ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Corporate Governance ,
CPOs ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Diversity ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
FinTech ,
Gender Equity ,
Libor ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Swaps ,
UK Brexit ,
Woman Board Members
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Commissioner Jackson Gives Speech Regarding the State of America’s Stock Exchanges -
On September 19, Commissioner Robert J. Jackson, Jr. of the Securities and Exchange Commission gave a speech...more
BROKER-DEALER -
Amended FINRA Registration Rules To Take Effect October 1 -
Amended Financial Industry Regulatory Authority registration, qualification and continuing education rules will become effective on October 1....more
9/10/2018
/ CFTC ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
MiFIR ,
NFA ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Swaps ,
Volcker Rule
BROKER-DEALER -
Statement on Status of the Consolidated Audit Trail
By Janet M. Angstadt and Dina Wegh on August 31, 2018 Posted in Broker-Dealer
On August 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of...more
9/4/2018
/ Audits ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
CFTC ,
Consolidated Audit Trail ,
ECON ,
EU ,
Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) ,
PCAOB ,
Swap Dealers ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Issues Smaller Reporting Company Compliance Guide -
On August 10, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission published A Small Entity Compliance Guide for Issuers (the Guide), which...more
8/20/2018
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
CFIUS ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Crowdfunding ,
Derivatives ,
ECON ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Seeks Comment on Fintech Innovation in Broker-Dealer Industry -
On July 30, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a Special Notice requesting comment on how to continue to...more
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Disapproves BZX Proposed Rule Change to List Shares of Bitcoin-Based Exchange-Traded Product -
On July 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission disapproved a Bats BZX Exchange proposed rule change...more
7/30/2018
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Bitcoin ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU Passport ,
Investment Adviser ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UCITS ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC and CFTC Approve New MOU -
On June 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the approval of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Proposes Rule Change Regarding ATS Reporting of Transactions to TRACE -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority recently filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
6/11/2018
/ Alternative Trading System (ATS) ,
Banking Sector ,
CFTC ,
De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Futures ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Swap Dealers ,
TRACE ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Volcker Rule
SEC/CORPORATE -
Dodd-Frank Legislation Directs SEC to Amend Rule 701 and Regulation A+ -
On May 24, President Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. While the Act...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs on Proxy Rules and Proxy Statements, Overhauling Telephone Interpretations Manual -
On May 11, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Seeks Comment on Rule Proposal Regarding High-Risk Brokers -
On May 30, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority published Regulatory Notice 18-16, which seeks comment on proposed rule...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Proposes Budget for Fiscal Year 2019 -
On February 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a press release announcing its budget request for fiscal year 2019, which represents a 3.5 percent...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Proposes Rule Change Related to the Content of the Securities Industry Essentials Examination -
On January 12, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed with the Securities and...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Releases 2018 Regulatory and Examination Priority Letter -
On January 8, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released its annual Regulatory and Examination Priority Letter detailing...more
1/15/2018
/ CFTC ,
Cybersecurity ,
Examination Priorities ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
ISDA ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
MiFID ,
MiFID II ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trade Relations ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Requests Further Comments on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Its Payments for Market Making Rule -
On November 28, as part a retrospective rule review, the Financial Industry Regulatory...more