BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Requests Comment on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Its Carrying Agreements Rule -
On March 23, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced it is conducting a retrospective...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Approves NYSE Rule to Facilitate Listing Without an IPO -
On February 2, the Securities and Exchange Commissions approved a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rule change that facilitates the listing...more
2/13/2018
/ Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Government Securities ,
Listing Rules ,
Margin Requirements ,
MiFID II ,
NYSE ,
OCIE ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Short Selling ,
Swaps ,
UK
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Proposes Rule Change Related to the Content of the Securities Industry Essentials Examination -
On January 12, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed with the Securities and...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Releases 2018 Regulatory and Examination Priority Letter -
On January 8, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released its annual Regulatory and Examination Priority Letter detailing...more
1/15/2018
/ CFTC ,
Cybersecurity ,
Examination Priorities ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
ISDA ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
MiFID ,
MiFID II ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trade Relations ,
UK Brexit
CFTC -
CFTC Approves Exemption From SEF Registration Requirements for Multilateral Trading Facilities and Organized Trading Facilities Authorized Within the EU -
On December 8, in response to a request by the European...more
12/18/2017
/ Commodities ,
Consultation ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
EU Benchmark Regulation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
SEFs ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs)
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Requests Further Comments on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Its Payments for Market Making Rule -
On November 28, as part a retrospective rule review, the Financial Industry Regulatory...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Releases New Targeted Exam Letter Regarding Order Routing Conflicts -
On November 10, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority released the contents of a new Order Routing Conflicts targeted...more
11/20/2017
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Audits ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
No-Action Relief ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
On October 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued three long-awaited letters clarifying how regulatory requirements in the European Union (EU), which go into effect on January 3, 2018, will impact US money...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Approves PCAOB Rule to Require Enhanced Audit Reports -
On October 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved new audit reporting standard, AS 3101, proposed by the Public Company Accounting...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Announces Rule Proposal to Modernize, Simplify and Increase the Accessibility of Required Disclosure -
On October 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a press release announcing that it...more
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 Commissioners Announce Search for First-Ever Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation -
On September 13, the Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the launch of...more
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
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA and SIPC Agree To Streamline the Annual Report Filing Process for Broker-Dealers -
On August 1, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)...more
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 -
US District Court Holds That Discretionary Tax Withholding is Exempt Under 16b-3 -
Several companies have received shareholder letters seeking to recover short-swing profits from insiders under Section...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 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