BROKER-DEALER -
2016 Examination Priorities Announced By SEC -
On January 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission released the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations’ (OCIE) 2016 examination...more
1/18/2016
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Cybersecurity ,
Derivatives ,
ETFs ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Swap Clearing ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
FAST Act Legislation and Impact on Securities Law -
On December 4, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). This transportation bill includes...more
On November 18, staff from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight and Office of the Chief Economist issued a preliminary report regarding the swap dealer de minimis...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, November 24 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) to consider a proposal on automated trading. Among other provisions, the proposed rules are...more
On November 17, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) each extended no-action relief for certain affiliated counterparties....more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight has issued responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding Commission Forms CPO-PQR and CTA-PR. The FAQs for Commission...more
The National Futures Association (NFA) has updated the Self-Examination Questionnaire that all NFA members must complete annually. The revised questionnaire incorporates recent changes to NFA rules and Commodity Futures...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) has issued CFTC Letter No. 15-55, extending until November 15, 2016, time-limited no-action relief for certain swaps executed as part of a package...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Requests Comment on Revised Price Disclosure Information Standards for Corporate and Agency Debt Securities -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued a regulatory notice...more
10/19/2015
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Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Debt Securities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dividends ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Investment Funds ,
NFA ,
No-Action Relief ,
OCC ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Swaps ,
Withholding Tax
SEC/CORPORATE -
ISS Publishes Results of 2015–2016 Annual Global Policy Survey -
On September 28, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading proxy advisory firm, published the results of its 2015–2016...more
10/5/2015
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Broker-Dealer ,
Bylaws ,
CEOs ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
Director Compensation ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
GAAP ,
Independent Boards ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Proxy Access Rule ,
Proxy Season ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Trade Market Abuse
On September 15, the CFTC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that sets out an amendment of the regulatory definition of “material terms” for purposes of swap portfolio reconciliation under CFTC Regulation 23.502. Under...more
BROKER-DEALER SEC -
Extends Specified Temporary Relief Related to Security-Based Swaps -
On September 15, the SEC issued an order extending temporary exemptions and exceptions from compliance with certain...more
9/21/2015
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Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
UK
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order of exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) to ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited (ASX).
This is the first order that the CFTC has...more
In this issue:
- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Upholds Decision on Conflict Minerals Rule
- CFTC Issues Order of Exemption From Registration as a DCO to ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited and...more
8/24/2015
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CFTC ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Registration Requirement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Clearing ,
Swaps ,
Websites
In This Issue:
- SEC Denies Motion to Stay Regulation A+
- SEC Requests Public Comment on ETPs
- CFTC Further Extends Valuation Data Reporting Relief for SDs and MSPs
- Eleventh Circuit Upholds...more
6/22/2015
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AMF ,
Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Brokers ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Corporate Governance ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
FDIC ,
Food Commodities ,
Insider Trading ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Regulation A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Wire Fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has requested public comment on a petition by ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited for exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO).
...more
National Futures Association has proposed amendments to NFA Compliance Rule 2-36 and Financial Requirements Sections 11 and 12 and adoption of the Interpretative Notice entitled NFA Compliance Rule 2-36: Risk Management...more
In This Issue:
- SEC Staff Releases Analysis Related to Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules
- States Challenge Blue Sky Preemption Under Regulation A+
- FINRA Proposes Revised BrokerCheck Hyperlink Rule
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6/8/2015
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BrokerCheck ,
Capital Markets ,
CFTC ,
Clawbacks ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
National Futures Association ,
NFA ,
Preemption ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
In This Issue:
- FINRA's NAC Strengthens Sanction Guidelines Related to Fraud and Suitability
- CFTC Revises Interpretation on Forward Contracts with Embedded Volumetric Optionality
- CFTC Requests Public...more
On April 22, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk (Divisions) issued CFTC Letter No. 15-24 to provide no-action relief to enable swap execution facilities...more
On April 23, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) provided guidance to swap execution facilities (SEFs) regarding the calculation of projected operating costs and expenses for purposes...more
On August 14, 2014, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) granted no-action relief to swap execution facilities (SEFs) from the confirmation and recordkeeping requirements set forth in...more
In this issue:
- SEC Committee to Focus on the Order Protection Rule at Upcoming Meeting
- CFTC Issues No-Action Relief to SEFs and DCMs in Connection with Swaps with Operational or Clerical Errors
- CFTC...more
On March 17, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a final rule amending CFTC Regulation 1.22 to remove the December 31, 2018 automatic termination date relating to the phased-in compliance period for the Residual...more
On March 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an exemption to Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) permitting US customers to deal directly with Hong Kong brokers pursuant to CFTC Regulation...more