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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Deep Space 9 – Episode 18: Waltz: A Deep Dark Dive into Madness

Get ready for an exciting new season of Because That’s What Heroes Do. This season, they take a deep dive into their favorite 15 episodes of Deep Space 9. In this exploration, Tom and Megan are joined by Star Trek maven Alex...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending December 7, 2024

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need to...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

CSA Provide Temporary Relief from AGM Delivery Requirements Due to Postal Strike

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On December 4, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published a temporary exemption from the requirements to deliver proxy-related materials for annual shareholder meetings (“AGMs”) as a result of the ongoing...more

K&L Gates LLP

Federal Court Vacates SEC’s Expanded Dealer Definition

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On 21 November 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Court) ruled against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in two separate cases, vacating its rule which expanded the definition of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

EMIR 3: Active Account, Clearing Threshold and Exemptions

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On December 4, 2024, EU Regulation 2024/2987 (EMIR 3), amending EU Regulation 648/2012 on the European Market Infrastructure (EMIR), was published in the EU Official Journal. EMIR 3 will enter into force on December 24, 2024,...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

THE DESK: MVA’s Swaps and Derivatives Newsletter - December 2024

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With the CFTC still in the early stages of its fiscal year, in the month of November, we did not see a lot of action by way of publicly-released enforcement actions from the CFTC or enforcement-related public statements from...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Reminder: Renewal and Notice Filing Fees for Investment Advisers due by December 9, 2024

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As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must have funded their IARD accounts by December 9, 2024 in order to cover such fees (with a recommendation from IARD...more

A&O Shearman

Second Financial Conduct Authority Consultation on Proposals for the Publication of Enforcement Measures

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published its second consultation on a proposed new approach to publicising its enforcement investigations and changes to its Enforcement Guide. The FCA first consulted on these...more

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Exit tax for investement shares

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Anyone who moves out of Germany and has investment shares or transfers them outside of Germany will have to pay taxes – even if the shares are not sold. Private investors in investment funds will have to pay taxes in the...more

BCLP

2024 CFTC Enforcement: Agency Celebrates Record Monetary Relief

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On December 4, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) released its enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2024 (“FY 2024”), showcasing record awards of monetary relief totaling more than $17.2 billion....more

A&O Shearman

CRT Transactions in the EU, U.K. and the United States

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In this bulletin, we consider the current state of the EU, U.K. and U.S. markets for credit risk transfer (“CRT”) transactions, with a particular focus on the fund finance market. For a more in-depth introduction to this...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Consults on the MiFID Organisational Regulation

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The consultation paper also includes a discussion chapter about further reform, either now or in the future, to make the rules better suited to the range of U.K. licensed firms and their clients. This includes in...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - December 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Publishes Report on Countercyclical Capital Buffer

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a report on the range of practices in implementing a positive neutral countercyclical capital buffer. The CCyB aims to ensure that banking sector capital requirements...more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Consults on Hedging of Counterparty Credit Risk Exposures

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a consultation on technical amendments on the hedging of counterparty credit risk exposures. The interpretative issues addressed relate to the circumstance where a bank...more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Finalizes Various Technical Amendments to the Basel Framework

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a document on the finalization of various technical amendments to the Basel framework. The amendments relate to: (i) the definition of specialized lending in the...more

DLA Piper

SEC Enforcement Actions Highlight Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Focus for Financial Gatekeepers

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on November 22, 2024, that three broker-dealers have agreed to settle charges for filing suspicious activity reports (SARs) that failed to include important, required...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - December 2024

Key Points - - During its 2024 term, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to provide important guidance on the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act’s (PSLRA’s) particularity requirement in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Not-So-New News Flash? Change in Administration Ushers Back a Deregulatory Agenda – Implications for Investment Advisers

While most industry observers agree that the transition to the new presidential administration will bring with it a deregulatory agenda, members of Katten’s asset management regulatory team compiled their Top-5 Holiday Wish...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Potential Priorities for Trump SEC Chair Nominee, Paul Atkins

On Wednesday, Dec. 4, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Paul Atkins as the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Atkins, who served as an SEC commissioner from 2002 to 2008...more

Morgan Lewis

Securities Enforcement Roundup – November 2024

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IIn this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments and cases from November 2024. In November 2024: The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a decision...more

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SEC 2024 Enforcement Results: A Decline in Total Enforcement, but a Record-Breaking Recovery of Financial Remedies

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On November 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its enforcement results for fiscal year (FY) 2024. As compared to FY 2023, the Division of Enforcement (the division) reported a 26% decline in the total...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Comparison of Canadian and U.S. Securities Laws

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Last month, I was invited to speak to the Canadian Securities Administrators, focusing on how U.S. securities exemptions, prospectus forms, and continuous disclosure requirements differ from their Canadian counterparts. One...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Founder Series: The Role of a Company Secretary in Your Startup's Success

Orrick's Founder Series offers monthly top tips for UK startups on key considerations at each stage of their lifecycle, from incorporating a company through to possible exit strategies. The Series is written by members of our...more

Cooley LLP

SEC Announces FY2024 Enforcement Results, Including Record-breaking Financial Remedies

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced its enforcement results for fiscal year 2024, during which the SEC obtained the highest amount of financial remedies in history—$8.2 billion, representing a 66%...more

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