CFTC Extends Designation of DTCC-SWIFT as Provider of Legal Entity Identifiers -
On July 20, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order extending the designation of the Depository Trust and Clearing...more
7/27/2015
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AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
CFTC ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Federal Reserve ,
FinCEN ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud
On July 6, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued an official opinion (Opinion), agreeing to renew the emergency short selling prohibition originally imposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission...more
On June 15, the Autorité des Marches Financiers (AMF) published a statement that the reporting obligations position limits for agricultural commodity derivatives proposed in the Separation and Regulation of Banking Activities...more
On May 22, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an opinion to the EU institutions (including the Commission, Parliament and Council) calling for a modification of the Directive for Undertakings for...more
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Timothy Massad, and Jonathan Hill, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, released a joint statement on May 7 relating to the...more
On May 7, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued final guidelines (Guidelines) clarifying the definition of physically settled commodity derivatives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive...more
On April 22, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a call for information (Call for Evidence) on virtual currency. Unlike recent studies performed by the European Banking Authority and HM Treasury, ESMA...more
On March 26, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an updated questions and answers (Updated Q&A) of the application on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). ...more
On March 11, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Report No. 1, 2015, on trends, risks and vulnerabilities in the European Union securities markets, covering the time period from July to December...more
In This Issue:
- NYSE Amends "Late Filer Rule"
- CFTC Responds to District Court's Remand Order on Certain Cross-Border Swaps Rules
- Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Proper Purpose for Inspection...more
3/16/2015
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Cross-Border Transactions ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Inspection Rights ,
Late Filer Rule ,
MiFID II ,
NYSE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Whistleblowers
On January 24, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) finalized a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) regarding central counterparties (CCPs). Under Article 25(2)(c)...more
On February 4, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a feedback statement declaring its current intentions not to propose a clearing obligation for non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) under the European...more
On January 16, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding regulatory cooperation and arrangements...more
On December 5, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Committee) published separate reports assessing the implementation of the Basel III capital framework in the United States and the European Union. The Committee...more
In this issue:
- Recent Developments Relating to Rights to Exclude Shareholder Proposals from Proxy Statements
- SEC Approves MSRB Best Execution Rule
- SEC Sanctions Operator of Unregistered Virtual...more
12/15/2014
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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Bitcoin ,
Currency Exchange ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investors ,
MiFID ,
MSRB ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Virtual Currency
On November 14, the European Banking Committee (Committee) of the European Commission (EC) voted to extend the December 15 transitional deadline under the EU Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). If the extension had not...more
In this issue:
- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Grants Petition for Rehearing of Decision on Conflicts Minerals Rule
- Register for Our 2015 Proxy Season Update Webinar
- SEC...more
11/24/2014
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Appeals ,
CFTC ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Crowdfunding ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinCEN ,
Fixed Income Investments ,
Forward Contract Exclusion ,
Forward Contracts ,
MSRB ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers
On October 30, the European Commission (EC) adopted its first equivalence decision for the regulatory regimes of central counterparties (CCPs) located in four jurisdictions: Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. ...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the eleventh version of its “Questions and Answers” on EMIR implementation (EMIR Q&A) on October 24. The updated EMIR Q&A responds principally to questions that...more
In this issue:
- ISS Announces Launch of QuickScore 3.0
- SEC Provides Relief to GSEC From Rule 204 Close-Out Requirements
- CFTC Extends Relief to FCMs from Certain Commingling Requirements
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11/3/2014
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CCPs ,
CFTC ,
Class Action ,
Commingling ,
Commodities ,
Compliance ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fixed Income Investments ,
Flood Insurance ,
Foreign Banks ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
OCC ,
Risk Retention ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
UK
On October 15, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissioners (IOSCO) published a final report entitled, “Recovery of Financial Market...more
On October 1 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) for the mandatory clearing of certain foreign-exchange non-deliverable forwards...more
On September 29, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation paper (ESMA/2014/1189) (Consultation Paper) concerning the adoption of guidelines clarifying the definitions of “derivative” and...more
In this issse:
- ISS Publishes Results of Annual Global Voting Policy Survey
- FINRA Requests Comment on a Rule Proposal to Implement the Comprehensive Automated Risk Data System
- NFA Issues Notice...more
10/6/2014
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Derivatives ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
MiFID ,
NFA ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
SEFs
On September 24, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published on its website the public responses to its Consultation Paper on the draft regulatory standards (RTS) for Clearing Obligation No. 2 concerning...more