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Summer Enforcement Action Review; Raising Money in a Pandemic - Investment Management Roundtable Discussion
Investment Management and Private Funds Roundtable – June 2020
Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – FinTech initiatives
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Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – SEC enforcement
Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – Complying with new SEC rules for broker-dealers
Investment Management Roundtable Discussion – Regulatory and Enforcement Update
Regulation Best Interest Videocast Series: Establishing An Investment Platform Post-Regulation BI
Investment Management Update - Focus on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
On October 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new Rule 10c-1a (the “Securities Lending Rule”), requiring the reporting of certain securities lending transactions. Certain material terms of...more
Ever-Expanding BIPA Damages: Illinois Supreme Court Holds Each Collection or Dissemination of Biometric Data Constitutes a Separate Violation of BIPA - In an eagerly-awaited decision in Cothron v. White Castle System,...more
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Advancing National Security and Foreign Policy Through Export Controls: Oversight of the Bureau of Industry and Security."...more
Congress- U.S. Senate- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs- Hearing: Considering the Index Fund Voting Process-...more
On April 20, HaystackID shared an educational webcast developed to discuss best practices for handling big data and provide tangible field-experienced methods for data remediation. These best practices can be implemented at...more
In This Issue. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) adopted new rules to address firms with a significant history of misconduct; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order approving rule...more
Senators Inquire about CFPB’s Fintech Agenda - On July 27, 2021, Senator Sherrod Brown, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection...more
BROKER-DEALER - Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change to Adopt a Supplemental Liquidity Schedule - The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking comments on a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)...more
Summaries of recent legislative and regulatory developments with respect to: •The SEC’s Examination Priorities for 2021- •The SEC’s Focus on Digital Asset Securities- •The SEC’s New Marketing Rule... ...more
BROKER-DEALER - SEC Issues Amendments, Seeks Public Comment on Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act - On March 24, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted interim final amendments to implement...more
SEC/CORPORATE - Acting SEC Chair Issues Statement on Climate-Change Disclosures - On February 24, acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission Allison Herren Lee issued a statement that she has directed the...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Amends Arbitration Codes to Increase Arbitrator Chairperson Fees and Certain Arbitration Fees - On February 12, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued Regulatory Notice 21-04...more
INVESTMENT ADVISERS - Annual Compliance Reviews - All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or at the state level, are required to review their compliance policies and...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA New Rule 3241 Becomes Effective February 15 - On February 15, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) new Rule 3241 — “Registered Person Being Named a Customer’s Beneficiary or Holding a...more
SEC/CORPORATE - Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Signed Into Law by President Trump - In December 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the HFCAA). The...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Conducts Review of Waiver and Rebate Systems and Procedures with Respect to Mutual Fund ROR Purchases The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it is conducting a review of...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Approves Amendments to Harmonize and Simplify Offering Exemptions - On November 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt a set of amendments (the Amendments) to “harmonize, simplify...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Auditor Independence Rules - On October 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments (the Amendments) to its long-standing auditor independence rules....more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Proceeding Rule for Failures to Comply With Qualification Examinations Rules of Conduct, Registration Requirements and Eligibility Proceedings Rules - On September 22,...more
BROKER-DEALER - SEC Amends Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 to Enhance Retail Investor Protections and Modernize Governing Quotations for Over-the-Counter Securities - On September 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Additional Guidance Related to Expiring Confidential Treatment Orders - On September 9, the Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) of the Securities and...more