SEC/CORPORATE -
Acting SEC Chair Lee Provides Public Statement Welcoming Public Comment on Climate Change Disclosures -
On March 15, Acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Allison Herren Lee made a public...more
3/22/2021
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
NFA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Issues No Action Letter on Treatment of Reserved Powers Trust as Non-US Person by Non-US Investment Adviser for Registration Exemption -
On March 5, the Securities Exchange Commission’s Division of...more
BROKER-DEALER -
SEC Adopts Rules to Modernize Infrastructure for NMS Market Data -
On December 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules that aim to modernize the infrastructure related to the...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Requests Comments for Proposed Amendments to FINRA Rule 2165 -
On October 5, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued Regulatory Notice 20-34, which requests comment on proposed...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Investor Alert Regarding Required Minimum Distributions -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert regarding a new law raising the age for required...more
2/18/2020
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EMIR ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
IOSCO ,
MiFIR ,
National Futures Association ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
SECURE Act
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Adopts Amendment to Form 10-K Permitting the Summary of Business and Financial Information -
On June 1, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted an interim final rule (Rule), as mandated...more
On February 10, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the European Commission (EC) announced that they had reached an agreement on a harmonized approach to central clearing counterparties (CCPs). The agreement ensures...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
/ AML/CFT ,
Central Counterparties ,
CFTC ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
No-Action Relief ,
Private Placements ,
Public Offerings ,
Terrorism Funding ,
UCITS
In this issue:
- ISS Releases 2015 Draft Voting Policy Changes for Comment
- SEC Investor Advisory Committee Releases Recommendations on Changes to Accredited Investor Definition
- FINRA Proposes to...more