SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Statements Regarding SPACs Address Warrants and Projections -
Following the increase in the number of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the related business combinations between SPACs...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Stays Implementation of New NYSE Direct Listing Rules -
As discussed in the August 31, 2020 edition of the Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, on August 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Amends Disclosure Rules for Registered Debt Offerings -
On March 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the financial disclosure requirements for registered debt offerings...more
3/9/2020
/ CFTC ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Exemptive Relief ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
National Futures Association ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers
Key Points
- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed new rules (Proposal) for the cross-border application of certain of its swap regulations.
- The Proposal includes certain changes relative to the...more
3/4/2020
/ CFTC ,
Collective Investment Schemes ,
Comment Period ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Derivatives ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Foreign Branch Offices ,
Foreign Branches of U.S. Banks ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Major Swap Participants ,
New Rules ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Public Comment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
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
/ Bitcoin ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
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 -
SEC Proposes to Modernize Infrastructure for NMS Securities Market Data -
On February 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to modernize the infrastructure for the collection,...more
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Proposes Changes to Market Data Plans -
On January 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a proposed order to improve the governance of National Market System (NMS) data plans...more
1/13/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Markets ,
National Futures Association ,
National Market System (NMS) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Expands Transparency Initiative Related to OTC Equity Trading Volume -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) previously announced an expansion to its ongoing transparency initiative...more
12/9/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Management ,
MiFID II ,
NFA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Proposes New Amendments to Modernize Shareholder Proposal Rules -
On November 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange of 1934...more
11/11/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
No-Action Letters ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 14a-8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Proposes Modernization of Filing Fee Disclosure and Payment Methods -
On October 24, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to update filing fee disclosure and payment methods....more
11/4/2019
/ AML/CFT ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
FINANCIAL MARKETS -
FATF Updates List of AML/CFT Deficient Jurisdictions -
On October 18, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published its updated list of jurisdictions that have strategic anti-money laundering...more
10/28/2019
/ AML/CFT ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Global Market ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Issues Legal Bulletin Regarding Shareholder Proposals Exclusion -
On October 16, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff...more
10/21/2019
/ AML/CFT ,
Asset Management ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
Rule 14a-8 ,
Rule 14a-8(i)(7) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Swaps ,
Virtual Currency
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Proposes to Require Proposed NMS Plan Fee Amendments to Follow Public Notice, Comment and Approval Procedure -
On October 1, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed an amendment to...more
10/14/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Markets ,
Form CRS ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
MiFID ,
National Futures Association ,
National Market System (NMS) ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Warns Investors of Potential Stock Fraud in Wake of Hurricane Dorian -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently released an investor alert cautioning investors of potential...more
9/9/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Derivatives ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Fraud Alerts ,
ISDA ,
National Futures Association ,
Natural Disasters ,
Swap Dealers ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs Regarding Inline XBRL -
On August 20, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission released...more
8/26/2019
/ C&DIs ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement Actions ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FDIC ,
Investment Adviser ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation FD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
BROKER-DEALER -
Division of Trading and Markets and FINRA Staffs Issue Joint Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities -
On July 8, in response to questions raised by market participants regarding...more
7/15/2019
/ AML/CFT ,
Books & Records ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customer Protection Rule ,
Debt Securities ,
Derivatives ,
Digital Assets ,
FATF ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Virtual Currency
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Regulatory Notice Reminding Member Firms about CAT Reporting Deadlines -
On May 21, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued Regulatory Notice 19-19 (Notice), which reminds...more
5/28/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Derivatives ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Management ,
IOSCO ,
NFA ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Extends Compliance Date for Regulation NMS Changes -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the compliance dates for amendments to Rule 606 of Regulation National Market System (NMS)...more
5/6/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CBOE ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Fake Websites ,
FBI ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
IOSCO ,
National Market System (NMS) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Data Repositories ,
Swap Dealers ,
Websites
BROKER-DEALER -
OCIE Issues Risk Alert on Investment Adviser and Broker-Dealer Compliance Issues Related to Regulation S-P -
On April 16, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the Securities...more
4/29/2019
/ Bank Holding Company Act ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FinTech ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Investment Adviser ,
OCIE ,
Regulation S-P ,
Risk Alert ,
Safeguards Rule
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Pilot Program to Study Changes to Corporate Bond Block Trade Dissemination -
On April 12, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published a regulatory...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Proposes Data Service for Corporate Bond New Issues -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposed rule change to establish a...more
4/1/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Margin Requirements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Regulatory Organizations ,
Swap Dealers ,
TRACE ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Guidance on FOCUS Reporting for Operating Leases -
On March 19, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) released Regulatory Notice 19-08 to provide guidance to members for...more
3/25/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Global Market ,
MiFID II ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Chairman Clayton and Trading and Markets Director Redfearn Call for a Reassessment of Regulation NMS -
On March 8, US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton and director, Division...more
3/11/2019
/ Alternative Trading System (ATS) ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
IOSCO ,
ISDA ,
Margin Requirements ,
MiFIR ,
National Futures Association ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Regulation NMS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stock Exchange ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
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
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Releases 2019 Annual Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter -
On January 22, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued its annual Risk Monitoring and Examination...more
1/28/2019
/ Commodities ,
Cryptoassets ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
MiFID II ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency