BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Warns Investors of Potential Stock Fraud in Wake of Hurricane Dorian -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently released an investor alert cautioning investors of potential...more
9/9/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Derivatives ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Fraud Alerts ,
ISDA ,
National Futures Association ,
Natural Disasters ,
Swap Dealers ,
UK
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SEC Extends Compliance Date for Regulation NMS Changes -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the compliance dates for amendments to Rule 606 of Regulation National Market System (NMS)...more
5/6/2019
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CBOE ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Fake Websites ,
FBI ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
IOSCO ,
National Market System (NMS) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Data Repositories ,
Swap Dealers ,
Websites
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FINRA Proposes Data Service for Corporate Bond New Issues -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposed rule change to establish a...more
4/1/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Margin Requirements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Regulatory Organizations ,
Swap Dealers ,
TRACE ,
UK Brexit
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FINRA Proposes Rule Change Regarding ATS Reporting of Transactions to TRACE -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority recently filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
6/11/2018
/ Alternative Trading System (ATS) ,
Banking Sector ,
CFTC ,
De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Futures ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Swap Dealers ,
TRACE ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Volcker Rule
National Futures Association (NFA) has issued a notice reminding its swap dealer (SD) and major swap participant (MSP) members of their obligations under the new uncleared swap margin requirements adopted by the Commodity...more
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SEC Announces Creation of Office of Risk and Strategy -
On March 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the creation of the Office of Risk and Strategy (ORS) within the SEC’s Office of...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) has issued CFTC Letter No. 16-10, which provides temporary no-action relief from certain trade option reporting requirements to market participants...more
National Futures Association (NFA) has revised its review process for swap dealer (SD) and major swap participant (MSP) applications under Section 4s of the Commodity Exchange Act. Effective immediately, SDs and MSPs are no...more
The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an advisory to remind swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) of their swap data reporting...more
The Division of Market Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has extended relief from swap data reporting obligations for swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) that are non-US persons...more
National Futures Association (NFA) will hold an audio conference on Thursday, September 24, at 11:00 a.m. ET to help prepare swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) for their upcoming examinations. Interested...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) has further extended no-action relief from the valuation data reporting requirements for cleared swaps under CFTC Regulation 45.4(b)(2)(ii)....more
In 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an interpretation that identifies the circumstances in which an agreement, contract or transaction would fall within the forward contract exclusions from the “swap” and...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed to amend part 32 of its regulations governing trade options to reduce the reporting requirements for counterparties that are not swap dealers or major swap participants...more
In this issue:
- SEC Proposes New Pay-for-Performance Rules
- NASAA Launches a Streamlined Filing Process for Form D
- CFTC Proposal Eases Trade Option Obligations for Non-SD/MSP Counterparties
-...more
5/4/2015
/ Canada ,
CFTC ,
Exclusive Remedy ,
Executive Compensation ,
Form D Filing ,
Forum Selection ,
Major Swap Participants ,
NASAA ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have entered into a memorandum of understanding regarding the supervision of CFTC-registered swap dealers and major swap...more
The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued permanent no-action relief from the filing deadline for chief compliance officer (CCO) annual reports....more
The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued no-action relief to swap dealers (SDs) from certain business conduct standards in dealing with...more
The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have issued an advisory on ownership and control reporting (OCR) for futures...more
Beginning April 1, National Futures Association (NFA) will require its member swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) to complete the SD-MSP Annual Questionnaire as part of its annual membership renewal process....more
On November 25, 2014, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued a no-action letter permitting the chief compliance officer (CCO) of a provisionally registered...more
The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, Division of Clearing and Risk and the Division of Market Oversight (Divisions) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have extended the no-action relief previously...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
/ Amnesty International ,
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
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed to amend the “special entity” de minimis exception from swap dealer designation to exclude certain swaps with public utility providers. The proposed regulations are...more
The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight and the Division of Market Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have issued relief from certain recordkeeping obligations for persons that are not...more