BROKER-DEALER -
2016 Examination Priorities Announced By SEC -
On January 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission released the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations’ (OCIE) 2016 examination...more
1/18/2016
/ CFTC ,
Cybersecurity ,
Derivatives ,
ETFs ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Swap Clearing ,
UK
On December 18, 2015, the Official Journal of the European Union published the European Commission’s (EC’s) new Implementing Directive on whistleblowing under the European Union’s Market Abuse Regulation. Article 32 of the...more
On December 7, the European Parliament and the Luxembourg Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers (Council) announced that they have reached agreement on the text of the proposed new EU Cybersecurity Directive (Directive)....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 -
FAST Act Legislation and Impact on Securities Law -
On December 4, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). This transportation bill includes...more
On November 27, the European Parliament published a press release clarifying its stance on a potential delay of implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and, by default, the Markets in...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
Recent weeks have seen increasing numbers of market participants and trade bodies in the European Union (including the Investment Association and the European Fund and Asset Management Association) calling for the start date...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Issues Investor Alert Regarding IRS Phone Scam -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued an Investor Alert warning investors about a phone scam involving phone calls allegedly...more
11/16/2015
/ CPOs ,
EU ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Form PQR ,
Internal Investigations ,
Major Swap Participants ,
MiFID II ,
Risk Management ,
Tax Scams ,
UK ,
Volcker Rule
On October 30, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a webpage with detailed information regarding its October 19 conference on the revised and recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and its...more
On October 13, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the text of a speech made by its chairman, Steven Maijoor, to the European Parliament regarding ESMA’s ongoing work involving potentially providing...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Requests Comment on Revised Price Disclosure Information Standards for Corporate and Agency Debt Securities -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued a regulatory notice...more
10/19/2015
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Debt Securities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dividends ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Investment Funds ,
NFA ,
No-Action Relief ,
OCC ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Swaps ,
Withholding Tax
On September 28, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report (Report) containing draft regulatory and implementing technical standards (Standards) on the revised EU Markets in Financial...more
On September 28, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report (Report) containing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and implementing technical standards (ITS) on the new EU Market...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
ISS Publishes Results of 2015–2016 Annual Global Policy Survey -
On September 28, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading proxy advisory firm, published the results of its 2015–2016...more
10/5/2015
/ Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Bylaws ,
CEOs ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
Derivatives Clearing Organizations ,
Director Compensation ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
GAAP ,
Independent Boards ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Proxy Access Rule ,
Proxy Season ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Trade Market Abuse
BROKER-DEALER SEC -
Extends Specified Temporary Relief Related to Security-Based Swaps -
On September 15, the SEC issued an order extending temporary exemptions and exceptions from compliance with certain...more
9/21/2015
/ BEA ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
UK
On August 31, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation paper (the “CP”) on the final remaining draft implementing technical standards (ITS) under the Markets in Financial Instruments...more
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 July 30, after a one-week delay, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its long-awaited Opinion to the European Parliament, Council and Commission and responses to the call for evidence on the...more
SEC to Consider Adoption of Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules at August 5 Opening Meeting -
On July 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to a “Sunshine Act” notice, stated that it will hold an open meeting on...more
8/3/2015
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Investment Management ,
Jurisdiction ,
Pay Ratio ,
Remuneration ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sunshine Act ,
UCITS
On June 29, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report (Report) on draft rules (both draft implementing technical standards (ITS) and draft regulatory technical standards (RTS)) relating...more
7/17/2015
/ Cross-Border Transactions ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Investment Firms ,
MiFID ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Supervision ,
Technical Standards
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:
- Meeting of the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
- FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule to Require Delivery of an Educational Communication to Customers of a Transferring...more
6/15/2015
/ Bank Fraud ,
Bank of England ,
British Bankers' Association ,
Business Development ,
Capital Requirements ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Crowdfunding ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
DSIO ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Fair and Effective Markets Review (FEMR) ,
FICC ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Finders ,
GameStop ,
IMF ,
JOBS Act ,
LGBTQ ,
OMWI ,
Privacy Policy ,
Regulation S-K ,
Rule 147 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Swaps ,
UK ,
World Bank
On May 28, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its paper, which it had provided to the European Commission (Commission) in response to the Commission’s green paper on building a capital markets union (CMU) within...more