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SEC Modernizes Data Protection Rules for Safeguarding Customer Information

Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) unanimously voted to adopt amendments to Regulation S-P (Reg S-P), which is the SEC’s regulation governing the treatment and safeguarding of...more

SEC Adopts New Rules That Will Require More Market Participants to Register as Dealers

On February 6, 2024, by a vote of 3-2 along party lines, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) adopted Rules 3a5-4 and 3a44-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), which...more

FINRA’s 2024 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report: What Broker-Dealers Need to Know

On January 9, 2024, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority published its 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report. Previously titled Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program, the Report is released...more

SEC Adopts New Requirements for US Treasuries Clearing and Risk Management

On December 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted (4-1) to adopt new requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), which will restructure the clearance and settlement of...more

Broker-Dealers and Advisers Beware: The SEC’s “PDA” Proposal Could Upend Firms’ Interactions With Customers, Clients and Investors

On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) narrowly approved (3-2) a proposed rulemaking under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more

The SEC Proposes Regulation Best Execution

On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or Commission) proposed Regulation Best Execution (Proposed Reg Best Ex), which would establish through Commission rules a federal best execution...more

SEC Holiday Reading List: Four Rule Proposals That Would Overhaul Market Structure and How Retail Orders Are Executed

On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) released four sweeping rulemaking proposals that would change market structure as we currently know it and introduce a new federal standard...more

SEC Brings First Identity Theft Enforcement Actions Since 2018

On July 27, 2022, the SEC charged three broker dealers for violations of the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule (also known as “Regulation S-ID”), with penalties ranging from $425,000 to $1,200,000. The regulation requires that...more

SEC Proposes New Rules Defining “Dealer” Status: Proposal Seeks to Clarify When Unregistered Firms Engaged in Market-Making and...

On March 28, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new Rules 3a5-4 and 3a44-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) (collectively, the Proposed Rules). The Proposed Rules seek to...more

Navigating the "Good Faith Effort" Standard for Reg BI and Form CRS Implementation

Firms must demonstrate a “good faith effort” to comply. Last month, SEC Chairman Clayton issued a public statement communicating that firms should not expect a delay of the June 30, 2020 compliance date for Regulation Best...more

No Relief on Reg BI and Form CRS: Firms Must Comply by June 30th, Although Examiners Will Apply a “Good Faith Effort” Standard

On April 2, SEC Chairman Clayton issued a public statement concerning the SEC’s implementation of Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”) and Form CRS, available here. The bottom line: firms should not expect a delay in the Reg...more

COVID-19: Key Issues for Broker-Dealers

The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has presented new and unique challenges for the securities industry. The typical “playbook” for disaster relief and business continuity planning never contemplated a world – as we have...more

The Countdown Is On! Building a Reg BI Compliance Program as Deadlines Loom

On June 5, 2019, the SEC adopted a package of rulemakings and interpretations designed to enhance the quality and transparency of investors’ relationships with broker-dealers and investment advisers. The focal point of this...more

SEC’s Final Rules and Guidance on the Standards of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) in a divided 3-1 vote, approved a package of rulemakings and interpretations designed to enhance the quality and transparency of investors’...more

Financial Regulators Issue Proposed Rulemaking Revising Volcker Rule Restrictions and Compliance Requirements

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) unveiled a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on proposed revisions to the regulations implementing Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act,...more

A Bold New Regulatory Landscape for Research: SEC Approves FINRA Rules Addressing Conflicts of Interest for Equity and Debt...

More than ten years after the Global Research Settlement and the adoption of NASD Rule 2711, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) has approve new FINRA rules addressing conflicts of interest for both...more

FINRA Allows Use of Related Performance Information in Communications Regarding Mutual Funds with Financial Intermediaries and...

Overview and Background - On May 12, 2015, the staff of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA staff) issued an interpretive letter to Hartford Funds Distributors, LLC (Hartford Funds) that conditionally...more

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