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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is once again considering a proposal that could exempt certain individuals—known as “finders”—from broker registration requirements when helping small businesses raise...more
On this episode of Raising Capital 101, Tom Voekler is joined by colleague Rhys James for the second half of our two-part series, to continue discussing different ways securities can be bought and sold, focusing on using...more
On March 14, 2025, Judge John P. Cronan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment in favor of defendants in an action brought under Section 16(b) of the Securities...more
On March 10, 2025, Acting Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mark Uyeda indicated in public remarks that he was directing the SEC staff to revisit a 2020 proposal under then-Chair Jay Clayton that, among other...more
On February 5, 2025, Robert Cook, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Industry Regulatory Industry, Inc. (“FINRA”), announced that FINRA will not set an effective date for its recent amendments (the...more
With the Presidential and Congressional transitions taking place this month, we expect increased investment and transactional activity in capital markets. This will likely include trading platforms, exchanges, clearinghouses,...more
On January 13, the SEC published to the Federal Register a final amendments to Rule 15c3-3 – the Broker-Dealer Customer Protection Rule – to require daily reserve calculations for certain large broker-dealers. The...more
In Policy Statement PS24/9 on Payment Optionality for Investment Research, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has set out its final rules on allowing payments for research to once again be ‘bundled’ (i.e. made...more
On July 30, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed revisions to the restrictions on brokered deposits (the “Proposal”). The Proposal is intended to strengthen the restrictions to reflect the FDIC’s...more
Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more
On August 10, 2023, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) – a leading Wall Street industry association – filed suit to enjoin new Missouri regulations requiring investment advisors (“IA’s”) and...more
The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) this week provided investment advisers with a summary of frequent compliance issues related to advisory fees and expenses that the staff is seeing in their...more