Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – The annuity regulatory landscape
On January 13, the SEC published to the Federal Register a final amendments to Rule 15c3-3 – the Broker-Dealer Customer Protection Rule – to require daily reserve calculations for certain large broker-dealers. The...more
On December 20, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule amending SEC rules 15c3-3 (the customer protection rule) and 15c3-1 (the net capital rule). The SEC also amended Form X-17A-5 Part II (the...more
In our previous alert, Paying for Buy-Side Investment Research: Will the FCA’s Third Way Ease the US-UK Divide?, we discussed the consultation issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on proposed rules on payment...more
Who may be interested: Investment Companies; Investment Advisers; Broker-Dealers; Transfer Agents - The SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-P imposing new data privacy and security requirements on broker-dealers,...more
In 2023, the SEC adopted a number of new rule amendments intended to reduce risks in the clearance and settlement processes, including, significantly, a change that will reduce the standard settlement cycle for most...more
On February 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a set of rule amendments and new rules to facilitate the shortening of the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions from two...more
On March 6, the SEC released its long-anticipated adopting release amending Rule 605. Separately, in late February, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 24-05 discussing new FINRA Rule 6151, which requires member firms to provide...more
On February 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to the definitions of “dealer” and “government securities dealer” that would subject certain market participants acting as liquidity...more
On February 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) voted to adopt rule changes to shorten the standard settlement cycle for broker-dealer transactions in securities from two business days...more
The SEC recently amended Exchange Act Rule 17a-4 by adopting new recordkeeping requirements for broker-dealers. Most notably, the SEC will no longer require broker-dealers to maintain records in “write once, read many” or...more
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
On Sept. 16, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amended Rule 15c2-11 (the Amended Rule) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). The Amended Rule, most of which became...more
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more
FINRA filed a proposed rule change with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 26, 2021 to delay the effective date of changes to FINRA Rule 4210 that were previously implemented on December 15, 2016. The...more
On October 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 18f-4 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and amended related rules designed to provide a modernized,...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended Rule 15c2-11 (the amended Rule), which governs the publication of quotations in the over-the-counter (OTC) markets, i.e., quotes that are published away from a...more
Earlier this month, the SEC approved the first of several rule changes that FINRA has proposed for the process governing the expungement of customer complaints from a broker’s record. The approved rule change will make it...more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule to strengthen and modernize regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt...more
The amendments expand certain exemptions and provide additional guidance under Rules 5130 and 5131 with respect to equity IPO allocations. On December 19, 2019, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Approves Amended Rule Change to FINRA Rule 5110 - On December 23, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) proposed amendments to...more
KEY POINTS - - Amendments to FINRA Rules 5130 and 5131, which govern the offer and sale of "New Issue" securities went into effect on January 1. - FINRA Rule 5130 prohibits a broker-dealer from selling New Issues to...more
The Situation: The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board ("MSRB") amended its rules regarding primary offering practices and disclosures in connection with primary offerings to enhance regulatory transparency, ensure equal...more
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 25, 2019, to once more delay the implementation of amendments to FINRA Rule...more
On September 25, the SEC unanimously adopted Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act to modernize the regulation of exchange-traded funds by establishing a clear and consistent framework for the vast majority of ETFs operating today....more
An interdealer broker agreed to pay a fine of US $13 million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to resolve charges that it failed to supervise brokers on a swaps desk that allegedly made numerous false or misleading...more