The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance recently posted new compliance and disclosure interpretations concluding that any registered broker-dealer acting as an authorized participant (AP) for any ActiveShares...more
UPDATE ON CRYPTO ASSETS IN ETFS -
In 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management staff penned a letter to the Investment Company Institute and the Securities Industry and Financial...more
12/15/2021
/ Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Mutual Funds ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Approval
Recently proposed tax legislation, if enacted, would fundamentally alter the taxation of exchange‑traded funds. This LawFlash discusses the potential consequences of such legislation on industry participants, including retail...more
9/23/2021
/ Capital Gains ,
Commodity Pool ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Grantor Trusts ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Qualifying Income ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Retail Investors ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Revenues
GENERIC LISTING STANDARDS FOR ETFS RELYING ON RULE 6C-11 APPROVED -
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved generic listing standards proposed by NYSE Arca, Inc., Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., and The Nasdaq...more
5/7/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Financial Markets ,
Investment Management ,
Listing Standards ,
Relief Measures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled in final form the regulatory framework that will govern the operation of most exchange-traded funds (ETFs) going forward. Rule 6c-11 (Rule) under the Investment Company...more
Withdrawal comes within days of SEC Chair White and Commissioner Aguilar issuing public statements regarding ETFs.
On October 19, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a notice stating that NYSE Arca,...more
10/29/2015
/ ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Investor Advisory Committee ,
Liquidity ,
Listing Standards ,
NYSE ,
Pricing ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transparency
Growth in the ETP industry has led the SEC to seek public comment on a variety of topics related to the listing and trading of ETP shares.
On June 12, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release (the...more
7/2/2015
/ Arbitrage ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Exemptive Relief ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Listing Standards ,
Market Pricing ,
No-Action Relief ,
Public Comment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act