On November 16, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued an investment adviser, Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc., who had hired another adviser, F Squared Investments, Inc., to sub-advise certain mutual funds...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has voted to seek public comment on revisions to its proposed rules requiring the aggregation of certain accounts for purposes of the CFTC's speculative position limits. If...more
National Futures Association (NFA) has notified its member commodity trading advisors (CTAs) that do not direct trading of commodity interest accounts that they are no longer required to file NFA Form PR under NFA Compliance...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
National Futures Association (NFA) has issued a notice requiring all commodity pool operators (CPOs) that have filed a notice of claim under Commodity Futures Trading Commission Letter No. 14-112 to submit an additional...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on July 29. The Advisory Committee will discuss how energy and environmental markets would be affected...more
In this issue:
- Court of Appeals for Third Circuit Overturns District Court Ruling Regarding Exclusion of Shareholder Proposal From Proxy Statement
- FINRA Updates Its Interpretation of the SEC's Financial...more
7/20/2015
/ Carried Interest ,
CFTC ,
CPOs ,
DSIO ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Forward Contracts ,
Oil & Gas ,
Price Manipulation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
UK
The National Futures Association (NFA) has updated its Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC) system to help NFA members conducting Bylaw 1101 due diligence to determine whether the commodity pool operator...more
In This Issue:
- NFA Updates BASIC to Assist With Bylaw 1101 Diligence on Delegating CPOs
- Second Circuit Refuses to Rehear Groundbreaking Insider Trading Case
- SEC Secures Victory on Fraud Allegations...more
On February 10, National Futures Association (NFA) issued a notice to members describing minor changes to its EasyFile system for annual pool financial statement filings submitted by commodity pool operators (CPOs)...more
The Division of Market Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has extended no-action relief from certain of the CFTC’s ownership and control reporting (OCR) regulations, including electronic reporting via new...more
2/18/2015
In this issue:
- SEC Publishes Rules for Reporting Security-Based Swaps
- SEC Proposes Rules for Disclosure of Companies’ Hedging Policies
- CFTC Extends Relief From Certain OCR Requirements
- NFA...more
2/17/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Brokered Deposits ,
Capital Requirements ,
CFTC ,
Clawbacks ,
FDIC ,
Haiti ,
Hedging ,
NFA ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
Subordination
In response to industry comment, on October 15 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) provided further relief from commodity pool operator (CPO) registration to a...more
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
On October 1, National Futures Association issued Notice to Members I-14-26 informing commodity pool operators (CPOs) of changes to Form PQR and to remind member CPOs and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) to file required...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
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) recently issued several letters affecting commodity pool operators (CPOs):
JOBS Act Harmonization: On September 9,...more
9/16/2014
/ CFTC ,
CPO ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
DSIO ,
General Solicitation ,
JOBS Act ,
Private Offerings ,
Regulation D ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rule 506(c) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Attached please find the updated Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approvals Chart, current as of April 16, 2014. All prior versions are superseded and should be discarded. Please note the following developments...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) has granted no-action relief from certain reporting obligations to commodity pool operators (CPOs) of registered investment...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a concept release on risk controls and system safeguards for automated trading environments. The release provides an overview of recent market events and existing industry...more
On April 24, the National Futures Association (NFA) issued a notice to members regarding amendments to NFA Compliance Rule 2-46. The amended rule modifies the NFA’s quarterly pool reporting requirements and extends related...more
On March 4, the National Futures Association (NFA) issued a proposed rule change and interpretive notice that would allow commodity pools to provide certain loans to related commodity pool operators (CPOs) and other...more