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
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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
BROKER-DEALER FINRA -
Issues Guidance With Respect to Stop Orders and Volatile Market Conditions -
On May 26, FINRA issued guidance encouraging firms to review their policies with respect to the use of stop orders...more
6/6/2016
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Payday Loans ,
Position Limits ,
Proposed Regulation ,
SEFs ,
Shadow Banking ,
UK
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) has issued CFTC Letter No. 15-55, extending until November 15, 2016, time-limited no-action relief for certain swaps executed as part of a package...more
On April 22, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk (Divisions) issued CFTC Letter No. 15-24 to provide no-action relief to enable swap execution facilities...more
On April 23, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) provided guidance to swap execution facilities (SEFs) regarding the calculation of projected operating costs and expenses for purposes...more
On August 14, 2014, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) granted no-action relief to swap execution facilities (SEFs) from the confirmation and recordkeeping requirements set forth in...more
In this issue:
- SEC Committee to Focus on the Order Protection Rule at Upcoming Meeting
- CFTC Issues No-Action Relief to SEFs and DCMs in Connection with Swaps with Operational or Clerical Errors
- CFTC...more
The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight and the Division of Market Oversight (Divisions) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission expanded and extended the no-action relief previously granted to commodity...more