In This Issue:
- SEC Staff Releases Analysis Related to Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules
- States Challenge Blue Sky Preemption Under Regulation A+
- FINRA Proposes Revised BrokerCheck Hyperlink Rule
-...more
6/8/2015
/ Blue Sky Laws ,
BrokerCheck ,
Capital Markets ,
CFTC ,
Clawbacks ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
National Futures Association ,
NFA ,
Preemption ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
On July 3, 2016, the European Union’s Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) will replace the EU’s Market Abuse Directive (MAD). The directive on criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (CSMAD) will be...more
On April 20, the European Council of Ministers adopted its version of new rules aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing in the form of a draft new European Union Directive and Regulation (Draft Rules)....more
In This Issue:
- NYSE Amends "Late Filer Rule"
- CFTC Responds to District Court's Remand Order on Certain Cross-Border Swaps Rules
- Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Proper Purpose for Inspection...more
3/16/2015
/ CFTC ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Inspection Rights ,
Late Filer Rule ,
MiFID II ,
NYSE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Whistleblowers
In this issue:
- Meeting of the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
- Financial Action Task Force Publishes Updated List of Deficient Jurisdictions
- CFTC to Host Roundtable on...more
3/9/2015
/ CFTC ,
Cybersecurity ,
Destruction of Evidence ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Foreign Banks ,
Jurisdiction ,
Risk Alert ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Volcker Rule
In this issue:
- CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee To Hold Meeting
- CFTC Announces Members of Market Risk Advisory Committee
- NFA Notifies SDs and MSPs of Annual Questionnaire...more
2/23/2015
/ CFOs ,
CFTC ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
MiFID II ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stock Sale Agreements ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
On February 3, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report to the European Commission (EC) with technical advice on possible new secondary legislation under the European Union’s Market...more
On January 28, the Dutch regulator (Authority for Financial Markets (AFM)) announced that the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive’s Annex IV reporting obligation has been postponed for non-EU managers until...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA’s) final advice to the European Commission, which may (if the European Commission concurs) be transposed into new rules under the revised and re-cast Markets in Financial...more
On December 17, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a report on high-frequency trading (HFT) in EU equity markets....more
On December 11, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a press release stating that it had conducted a review of how EU national regulators supervise conduct of business rules under the Markets in...more
In this issue:
- Recent Developments Relating to Rights to Exclude Shareholder Proposals from Proxy Statements
- SEC Approves MSRB Best Execution Rule
- SEC Sanctions Operator of Unregistered Virtual...more
12/15/2014
/ Banks ,
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) ,
Bitcoin ,
Currency Exchange ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investors ,
MiFID ,
MSRB ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Virtual Currency
On November 26, the European Commission (Commission) issued a press release stating that it has sent formal requests to Latvia, Poland and Spain to provide it with notification of the measures each country has taken to fully...more
On November 25, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued new data protection guidelines (Guidelines) to European Union policymakers and legislators in the area of financial services regulation. The EDPS’s stated...more
In this issue:
- SEC Sets October 2015 Target Date for Certain Dodd-Frank and JOBS Act Rulemaking
- FINRA Issues Notice on TRACE Trade Reporting Obligations
- NFA Issues Guidance on Exempt and Excluded...more
12/8/2014
/ AIFM ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banks ,
Bitcoin ,
BitLicense ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
False Statements ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Funds ,
JOBS Act ,
NFA ,
OCC ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TRACE ,
Whistleblower Awards
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
On October 27, the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB), the Italian securities regulator, issued an emergency short selling measure under the European Union’s Short Selling Regulation (Regulation...more
In this issue:
- ISS Announces Launch of QuickScore 3.0
- SEC Provides Relief to GSEC From Rule 204 Close-Out Requirements
- CFTC Extends Relief to FCMs from Certain Commingling Requirements
-...more
11/3/2014
/ Banks ,
CCPs ,
CFTC ,
Class Action ,
Commingling ,
Commodities ,
Compliance ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fixed Income Investments ,
Flood Insurance ,
Foreign Banks ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
OCC ,
Risk Retention ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
UK
In this issue:
- Council of Institutional Investors Issues Report on Board Evaluation Disclosure
- FINRA Revises Proposal to Adopt Consolidated FINRA Rule 2231
- IRS Considers Whether Management Fees of...more
9/22/2014
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Institutional Investment ,
IRS ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Margin Requirements ,
Swaps
On August 28, the final text of a Directive to update Directive 2009/65/EC (UCITS IV Directive) on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in...more
In this issue:
- Oregon State Court Refuses to Enforce Forum Selection Bylaw
- SEC Announces Pilot Program to Widen Tick Sizes for Smaller Companies
- NFA Issues Notice Setting Effective Date for Risk...more
9/2/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Attorney's Fees ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Forum Selection ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
NFA ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Small Business
On August 8, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published official translations of its Guidelines on Reporting Obligations under Articles 3(3)(d) and 24(1), (2) and (4) of the Alternative Investment Fund...more
In this issue:
- SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy Releases Alert on Identifying Fraudulent Private Placements
- ICE Futures U.S. Issues Amendments to EFRP Rule and FAQs
- Consumer Financial...more
8/18/2014
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Banks ,
Derivative Suit ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
PSLRA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Virtual Currency