The EU Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) went into effect on January 1, 2014. The CRD introduced what is commonly referred to in the European Union as a “bonus cap” on individual variable remuneration when paid to...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
PCAOB Adopts New Rules Requiring Disclosure of Participants in an Audit -
On December 15, 2015, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) adopted new rules and related amendments to...more
On December 7, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an opinion agreeing with the Greek regulator, the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission (HCMC), that the ban on short selling shares in five Greek...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
Proxy Advisory Firms Release Policy Updates for 2016 -
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, two leading proxy advisory firms, recently published their 2016 proxy voting...more
12/7/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
EU ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
MiFID II ,
OCC ,
Overboarding ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Waiting Periods
HM Treasury has announced as part of a new bill introduced in the UK parliament, that the current proposals for rules requiring senior banking individuals to have more responsibility in designated areas within banks operating...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies Makes Recommendations -
On September 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (Advisory...more
9/28/2015
/ ACH Payments ,
Asset Diversification ,
Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
FDIC ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Finders ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
Mutual Funds ,
Registration Requirement ,
Rule 147 ,
SEC Advisory Committee ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supervision ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK
SEC/CORPORATE -
US District Court Orders SEC To Revise Resource Extraction Issuer Rule -
On September 2, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered the SEC to file with the District Court in 30...more
9/14/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
C-Suite Executives ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Executive Boards ,
Failure To Disclose ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment Funds ,
Major Swap Participants ,
NFA ,
NYSE ,
Oxfam America ,
Resource Extraction ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Trade Market Abuse ,
UCITS ,
UK
CFTC -
CFTC Announces Upcoming Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting -
The CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on September 22 to address speculative positions limits for...more
9/8/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Central Counterparties ,
CFTC ,
Cybersecurity ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Forex ,
Liquidity ,
MiFID II ,
NFA
On June 29, 2015, the Council of the European Union announced that its Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) approved a final compromise text of the proposed regulation on reporting and transparency of securities...more
On June 4, the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) published its response to a consultation on remuneration guidelines previously published by the European Banking Authority (EBA) on March 4.
The draft guidelines...more
In this issue:
- Section 16(b) Decision Provides Important Guidance
- FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Communications With the Public
- Form BE-10 Filing Deadline...more
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 this issue:
- Delaware Chancery Court Declines to Dismiss Fraud Claims Against Private Equity Fund and Directors
- Agencies Amend Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Coverage Ratio Rules
- FINRA Proposes...more
12/22/2014
/ Affiliates ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Bitcoin ,
BitLicense ,
Capital Requirements ,
CFTC ,
CPOs ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Fraud ,
Liquidity Coverage Ratio ,
Market Participants ,
NFA ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Push-Out Requirements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Swaps ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies