BROKER-DEALER -
European Commission Adopts Equivalence Decision With Respect to SEC Regulatory Framework for Central Counterparties -
On January 27, Allison Herren Lee, the acting chair of the Securities and Exchange...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
NYSE Provides Temporary Relief From Shareholder Approval Requirements Due to COVID-19 -
On May 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the adoption and immediate effectiveness of Section...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs on Omission of Third Year From MD&A -
As previously discussed in the April 12, 2019 edition of Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, the Securities and...more
2/3/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Holding Company Act ,
C&DIs ,
CFTC ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Statements ,
Incorporation by Reference ,
MD&A Statements ,
NIST ,
OCIE ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK Brexit
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
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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 -
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 -
SEC Approves New Supplement to Options Disclosure Document -
On November 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a new supplement (Supplement) to the Characteristics & Risks of Standardized...more
11/19/2018
/ Amended Rules ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
MiFID II ,
Personal Data ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Transactions ,
UK Brexit ,
Virtual Currency
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 -
SEC Proposes Transaction Fee Pilot Program
On March 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new Rule 610T of Regulation National Market System (Reg NMS), which would create a Transaction Fee...more
BROKER-DEALER -
Proposed Rule Change Relating To Revisions To the Definition of Non-public Arbitrator -
On July 11, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed rule amendment to change the definition of...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Updates to Form ADV FAQs -
On June 12, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management updated its Frequently Asked Questions on Form ADV and IARD. Much of the...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
Delaware Chancery Court Decision Demonstrates Continuing Risk to “Appraisal Arbitrage”
In a stark application of the adage that one should be careful what one wishes for—because one may get it—on May 30,...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
On May 4, Jay Clayton was sworn into office as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As discussed in the January 6 edition of the Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Mr. Clayton was a...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Provides Update on Conflict Minerals Rule -
On April 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) issued a statement...more
4/17/2017
/ AML/CFT ,
C&DIs ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Crowdfunding ,
Form SD ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Guidance Update ,
JOBS Act ,
No-Action Letters ,
Sanctions ,
UK Brexit
SEC Adopts Amendment to Shorten Settlement Cycle for Securities Transactions -
On March 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted an amendment to Rule 15c6-1(a) that shortens the standard settlement cycle for...more
CFTC Extends Public Comment Period for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Minimum Capital Requirement Proposal -
On March 16, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register its decision...more
SEC Updates to Form PF FAQs -
On January 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management updated its Form PF FAQs. Registered investment advisers managing private funds with at least $150...more
1/30/2017
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Asset Management ,
EU ,
Form PF ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
IOSCO ,
MSRB ,
Regulation AT ,
Residual Interest ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
President-Elect Trump Nominates Clayton as SEC Chair -
On January 4, President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission,...more
1/9/2017
/ Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
Equity Plans ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Examination Priorities ,
FFIEC ,
Forex ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
MiFID II ,
No-Action Relief ,
Trump Administration ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
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