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Memorandum to our Investment Management Clients and Friends - The Quinquennial Report of Foreign-Resident Holdings of U.S. Securities (“TIC Form SHL”) is a benchmark report used by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to...more
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In an effort to further facilitate your navigation through the complex landscape of digital securities, we have taken the initiative to translate an essential piece of German legislation – the Regulation on Requirements for...more
INVESTMENT ADVISERS - Annual Compliance Reviews - All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or at the state level are required to review their compliance policies and...more
In a previous post, we blogged about certain proposed rules issued by China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) on December 24, 2021. The proposed rules consist of general management rules on offshore listings of...more
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released a revised Form SHC (with corresponding instructions), which is part of the Treasury International Capital (TIC) data reporting system. Form SHC is the mandatory five-year...more
Effective April 3, 2017, all FINRA arbitration participants (except pro se parties) must use FINRA’s web-based DR-Portal to file and serve documents in both customer and industry arbitrations. ...more
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