SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Provides Regulatory Relief to Companies Impacted by Recent Hurricanes -
On September 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its issuance of an order and its adoption of interim...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC and Division of Corporation Finance Issue New Pay Ratio Disclosure Guidance -
On September 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretive release (available here) regarding...more
10/2/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Consolidated Audit Trail ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
EURIBOR ,
Libor ,
MiFID II ,
Pay Ratio ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tick Size
SEC/CORPORATE -
Implementation of Pay Ratio Disclosure Requirement Not Expected to Be Delayed -
On September 15, at the ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of...more
9/25/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Collateralized Debt Obligations ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
MiFID II ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
No-Action Relief ,
Pay Ratio ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation S-K ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New and Updated C&DIs on Omission of Financial Information from Draft Registration Statements -
Since the adoption of the Fixing America’s Surface...more
9/5/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Interpretive Opinions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Materiality ,
MiFID II ,
Registration Statement ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Approves NYSE Amendments Regarding Notice Related to Dividends and Stock Distributions -
On August 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule change which will now require New York...more
CFTC -
CFTC Suspends Need of Formal Notice for Position Disaggregation Relief -
On August 10, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC) issued no-action relief, eliminating the need for certain persons...more
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Cautions Securities Laws May Apply to Interests in Virtual Organizations -
On July 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Report of Investigation cautioning that certain offers and sales...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Chairman Clayton Makes First Public Speech Outlining His Vision for the Commission -
On July 12, in his first major address since becoming Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier...more
BROKER-DEALER -
Proposed Rule Change Relating To Revisions To the Definition of Non-public Arbitrator -
On July 11, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed rule amendment to change the definition of...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Expands Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements -
On June 29, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, beginning on July 10,...more
7/10/2017
/ Bitcoin ,
CFTC ,
Consultation ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
JOBS Act ,
MiFID II ,
NFA ,
No-Action Relief ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SEFs ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
NYSE Withdraws Proposed Rule to Allow Listing Without an IPO -
On June 19, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed a notice withdrawing its proposed rule that would have allowed companies to list on the...more
7/3/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Asset Management ,
Dubai ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Listing Rules ,
New Regulations ,
NYSE ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Proposes to Make New TRACE Security Activity Reports Available -
On June 19, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed rule amendment that would make new Trade Reporting and...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Updates to Form ADV FAQs -
On June 12, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management updated its Frequently Asked Questions on Form ADV and IARD. Much of the...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Notice Regarding Disruptive Quoting and Trading Activity Rule Changes -
On June 7, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority published Regulatory Notice 17-22, which addresses two rule...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
Delaware Chancery Court Decision Demonstrates Continuing Risk to “Appraisal Arbitrage”
In a stark application of the adage that one should be careful what one wishes for—because one may get it—on May 30,...more
New FX Code of Conduct -
The Foreign Exchange Working Group (FXWG), operating under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements, has published a final version of its “FX Global Code” (the “Code”), a code of...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
On May 4, Jay Clayton was sworn into office as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As discussed in the January 6 edition of the Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Mr. Clayton was a...more
CFTC -
CFTC Extends Previously Granted No-Action Relief for Swap Dealers Complying With EU Requirements -
On April 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Provides Update on Conflict Minerals Rule -
On April 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) issued a statement...more
4/17/2017
/ AML/CFT ,
C&DIs ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Crowdfunding ,
Form SD ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Guidance Update ,
JOBS Act ,
No-Action Letters ,
Sanctions ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Adopts Technical Amendments to JOBS Act Rules
On March 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted technical amendments to rules adopted by the SEC under the Jumpstart Our Business...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Regulatory Notice on GASB Accounting Support Fee -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced that it will collect a total of $8,309,000 in 2017 from its member firms as part...more
SEC Adopts Amendment to Shorten Settlement Cycle for Securities Transactions -
On March 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted an amendment to Rule 15c6-1(a) that shortens the standard settlement cycle for...more
CFTC Extends Public Comment Period for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Minimum Capital Requirement Proposal -
On March 16, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register its decision...more
ISS Updates Frequently Asked Questions for US Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for 2017 -
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) for US...more
EU and Prudential Regulators Issue Statements on March 1 Compliance With Swap Margin Rules -
Lacking the ability to issue formal no-action relief from strict compliance with the variation margin rules for uncleared swaps...more