Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
9/18/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
China ,
Cryptoassets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Loans ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
New SEC Rule Expands “Test-the-Waters” to All Issuers -
On September 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule to allow all issuers, not just emerging growth companies, to utilize...more
9/30/2019
/ Accredited Investors ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Institutional Investors ,
Proposed Rules ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Regulation FD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Testing-the-Waters Communications ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
Nasdaq Proposes Rule Change to SEC to Assume Operational Responsibility for Certain Investigation and Enforcement Functions Currently Performed by FINRA -
On April 3, the Securities and Exchange...more
4/8/2019
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Nasdaq ,
No-Action Letters ,
No-Action Relief ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SEFs ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
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
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Proposes Rule Change Relating to Rule 4512 (Customer Account Information)
On November 28, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed change to Rule 4512(a)(3) (Customer Account...more
12/10/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
ECON ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Nasdaq ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Season ,
Securitization ,
SEFs ,
Swaps ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
California Adopts Law Regarding Female Representation on Boards of Directors of Publicly Held Companies -
On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law California Senate Bill 826 (SB...more
10/8/2018
/ Australia ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Benchmarks ,
Board of Directors ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Corporate Governance ,
CPOs ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Diversity ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
FinTech ,
Gender Equity ,
Libor ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Swaps ,
UK Brexit ,
Woman Board Members
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Adopts Amendments To Simplify and Update Certain Disclosure Requirements -
On August 17, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the adoption of proposed rule amendments (Amendments) to...more
8/27/2018
/ Amended Regulation ,
Bitcoin ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
MLD4 ,
Municipal Securities Issuers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Amends the Definition of “Smaller Reporting Company” -
On June 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it adopted amendments to the definition of “smaller reporting company,” which...more
7/23/2018
/ Alternative Trading System (ATS) ,
Bitcoin ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
EU Benchmark Regulation ,
Risk Alert ,
Rule 701 ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Sovereign Debt ,
UK Brexit ,
Virtual Currency ,
Volcker Rule
BROKER-DEALER -
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
FASB Ceases Work on Proposal To Amend Definition of “Materiality” for US GAAP -
As previously discussed in the September 1edition of Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had...more
12/4/2017
/ C&DIs ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
FinCEN ,
GAAP ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Rule 701 ,
UK Brexit ,
Virtual Currency
SEC/Corporate -
SEC Releases Rule 504 Small Entity Compliance Guide for Issuers -
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently released a Small Entity Compliance Guide for Issuers, which provides a brief summary...more
2/6/2017
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
EDGAR ,
Electronic Blue Sheets ,
Electronic Filing ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Form SHC ,
MiFID II ,
No-Action Relief ,
Rule 504 ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
SEC Updates to Form PF FAQs -
On January 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management updated its Form PF FAQs. Registered investment advisers managing private funds with at least $150...more
1/30/2017
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Asset Management ,
EU ,
Form PF ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
IOSCO ,
MSRB ,
Regulation AT ,
Residual Interest ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
Supreme Court Rules on Insider Trading Involving Family and Friends -
In its first insider trading decision in nearly two decades, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously to uphold an insider trading...more
SEC Issues New C&DI Relating to Submission of Annual Reports to SEC -
On November 2, the Division of Corporation Finance (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a new Compliance and Disclosure...more
11/14/2016
/ C&DIs ,
Canada ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Forex ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Passporting ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Proxy Season ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Adopts Amendments on Resumption of Trading -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has adopted amendments to clarify the operation of the Regulation NMS Plan to Address Extraordinary...more
BREXIT UPDATE -
Nathaniel Lalone, a Financial Services partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP, will continue to share his insight into the evolution of the relationship between the United Kingdom and European Union in...more
7/18/2016
/ Block Trades ,
C&DIs ,
Comment Period ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Client ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE –
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues C&DIs on Application of Rule 701 –
On June 23, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
7/11/2016
/ Associated Persons ,
C&DIs ,
Chapter 11 ,
Credit Default Swaps ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Golden Leash Arrangements ,
Lehman Brothers ,
Mergers ,
MiFIR ,
Popular ,
SEFs ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Stock Float ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Proposes Rules Updating Mining Registrant Disclosure Requirements -
On June 16, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules (Proposed Rules) to modernize the property disclosure...more