In this issue:

- JOBS Act: SEC Proposes Rules Regarding Solicitation and Advertising in Securities Offerings

- SEC Increases Listing Fees for Fiscal Year 2013

- JOBS Act: SEC Proposes Rules Regarding Solicitation and Advertising in Securities Offerings

- SEC Issues Risk Alert on MSRB “Pay-To-Play” Prohibitions

- Withholding on Derivatives Is Postponed

- NFA Registration Requirements for Swap FCMs, IBs, CPOs and CTAs

- NFA Establishes Pre-Filing Option for Current 4.13(a)(4) Pools

- CFTC Approves Conforming Amendments for CPO and CTA Regulations

- CFTC Issues Final Rules Related to Swap Trading Relationship Documentation, Swap Confirmations, and Swap Portfolio Reconciliation and Compression

- District Court Grants SEC’s Motion Seeking Final Judgment for Disgorgement Against Ponzi Scheme Defendants

- Ninth Circuit Find Defendant in Violation of FTC Consent Decree and Affirms District Court’s Contempt Order

- Agencies Issue Proposed Rule on Appraisals for Higher-Risk Mortgages

- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes Rues to Bring 'Greater Accountability' to Mortgage Market

- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Exam Procedures for Consumer Reporting Market

- OCC Rescinds Documents

- FSA Consults on Client Assets Regime Changes

- European Commission Consultation on Benchmarks and Market Indices

An excerpt from "European Commission Consultation on Benchmarks and Market Indices" -

On September 5, the European Commission published a Consultation Document on the Regulation of Indices in which it sought views on a possible new regulatory framework to be applicable to the production and use of indices serving as benchmarks in financial and other contracts.