The Situation: The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has reopened the comment period for its proposed rule requiring public disclosure of security-based swap ("SBS") positions that exceed certain thresholds....more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes to amend Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Reg SCI) to update and expand the regulatory oversight of the core technology of the U.S. securities markets.1 The...more
On December 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to approve proposed rules that, among other things, would add new Rule 10B-1 to require a prompt disclosure of large security-based swap (SBS)...more
In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the FDIC Tech Lab (FDITECH) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) launched a digital identity Tech Sprint; FinCEN published a 60-day notice to...more
On December 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) re-proposed for comment Rule 9j-1 (Rule), an antifraud provision for security-based swaps (SBS) initially proposed in 2010. In the same release, the SEC also...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Announces Proposed Amendments to the Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer” - On December 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose amendments...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to reopen the comment period and request additional comments on proposals for capital, margin and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers (SBSDs) and...more
DERIVATIVES - SEC Reopens Comment Period for Unfinished Security-Based Swap Rules - On October 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission demonstrated renewed interest in completing the regulatory regime for...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Seeks Public Comment on Disclosure Requirements of Subpart 400 of Regulation S-K - On August 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it is seeking public comment on the issues...more
BREXIT UPDATE - Nathaniel Lalone, a Financial Services partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP, will continue to share his insight into the evolution of the relationship between the United Kingdom and European Union in...more
Regulatory Developments - Federal Reserve Board Repeals Regulation AA and Proposes Repeal of Regulation C - On Feb. 11, the Federal Reserve Board took steps towards transferring some of its rulemaking authority to...more
On January 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission reopened the comment period for proposed amendments to rule 13n-4 through a release entitled “Access to Data Obtained by Security-Based Swap Data Repositories and...more
The SEC is proposing amendments to rules related to regulator access to security-based swap data held by security-based swap data repositories. If adopted, the amendments would require security-based swap data repositories...more
On February 11, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published final regulations that will require Swap Data Repositories (SDRs)1 to register with the SEC (Regulation SDR) and prescribe reporting and public...more