SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies to Discuss Capital Formation Landscape for Small and Emerging Companies -
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that its Advisory...more
On February 10, the European Commission (EC) announced its legislative proposal (Proposal) that would provide for a one-year extension to the application of the amended Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the...more
BROKER-DEALER -
Change to the No-Action Relief Regarding Definition of “Ready Market” With Regard to Foreign Equity Securities Pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-1(c)(11)(i) -
On February 9, the Securities and Exchange...more
2/15/2016
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Central Counterparties ,
CFTC ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
No-Action Relief ,
Private Placements ,
Public Offerings ,
Terrorism Funding ,
UCITS
On February 2, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a set of opinions to exempt 16 UK-based pension schemes from clearing obligations contained in the European Market Infrastructure Regulation...more
On January 19, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published on its website a letter it received from the European Commission (Commission), dated December 17, 2015. The letter is in response to guidance and...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Settles With Adviser That Allegedly Overcharged Management Fees and Misled Investors -
On January 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had settled with Equinox Fund...more
On January 1, the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) became fully operational. The SRM implements the European Union Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD). The SRM is designed to strengthen the resilience of the...more
On December 2, the European Securities and Markets Authority published an updated Questions and Answers (Updated Q&A) on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The Updated Q&A focuses on Section III...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
FAST Act Legislation and Impact on Securities Law -
On December 4, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). This transportation bill includes...more
On December 2, the European Securities and Markets Authority issued a press release stating that clearing as required under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation would commence on June 21, 2016. This date follows the...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
Proxy Advisory Firms Release Policy Updates for 2016 -
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, two leading proxy advisory firms, recently published their 2016 proxy voting...more
12/7/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
EU ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
MiFID II ,
OCC ,
Overboarding ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Waiting Periods
On October 20, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the responses received to its consultation on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards (draft RTS) under Regulation (EU) 2015/760 (ELTIF Regulation)....more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC To Hold Forum on Small Business Capital Formation in November -
On October 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will hold its annual Government - Business Forum on Small...more
10/26/2015
/ AML/CFT ,
Banks ,
Capital Formation ,
Deposit Insurance ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FDIC ,
JOBS Act ,
Margin Requirements ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Startups ,
Uncleared Swaps
On October 2, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) finalized and issued a draft regulatory standard (RTS) for the mandatory clearing of certain credit default swaps (CDS) as required under the European Market...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
House Passes Disclosure Modification and “4(a)(1)(1/2)” Bills -
On October 6, the US House of Representatives passed the Disclosure Modification and Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 1525), which, if...more
10/12/2015
/ Advisory Committee ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
Equity Research Rule ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Form 10-K ,
Market Risk Capital Rule ,
NASD ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On September 28, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report (Report) containing draft regulatory and implementing technical standards (Standards) on the revised EU Markets in Financial...more
On September 28, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report (Report) containing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and implementing technical standards (ITS) on the new EU Market...more
On September 14, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities Report No. 2 for 2015 (the TRV) on the European securities markets. The TRV covers the time period from...more
BROKER-DEALER SEC -
Extends Specified Temporary Relief Related to Security-Based Swaps -
On September 15, the SEC issued an order extending temporary exemptions and exceptions from compliance with certain...more
9/21/2015
/ BEA ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
UK
On August 27, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a discussion paper (Discussion Paper) on the review of Article 26 of ESMA’s Regulatory Technical Standards (153/2013) (RTS) under the European...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Decreases Registration Statement Filing Fees for Fiscal Year 2016 -
On August 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, effective October 1, the fees that public companies and...more
On June 29, 2015, the Council of the European Union announced that its Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) approved a final compromise text of the proposed regulation on reporting and transparency of securities...more
On August 3, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued an official opinion (Opinion), agreeing to renew for a further four weeks the emergency short selling prohibition originally imposed by the Hellenic...more
On August 6, the European Commission (EC) adopted new rules in the form of a delegated regulation (Delegated Regulation) requiring the mandatory clearing of certain over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivatives contracts...more
SEC Finalizes Rule on Pay Ratio Disclosure -
On August 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the final rule regarding pay ratio disclosure that amends Item 402 of Regulation S-K to implement Section 953(b)...more
8/10/2015
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Greece ,
NASD ,
Pay Ratio ,
Proxy Access Rule ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK