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EC adopts technical standards for the development of consolidated tapes

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The European Commission (EC) has adopted a suite of technical standards for the development of consolidated tapes. The creation of consolidated tapes and the removal of obstacles to the development of consolidated tapes, were...more

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SEC Settlements Signal Increased Scrutiny of Cybersecurity Disclosures

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On October 22, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC, or Commission) brought settled actions against four publicly traded companies that were downstream victims of the Russia-linked cyberattack on SolarWinds...more

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FINRA Sets Up Shop in the Metaverse

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On October 24, 2024, the Office of Financial Innovation (OFI) of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) published “The Metaverse and the Implications for the Securities Industry” (the Report)....more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Top Tips for Updating Your 2024 Compliance Program

Every year compliance officers face the unenviable job of performing their compliance program's annual review under Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7). An essential element of that review is updating the firm's compliance policies...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Releases Strategic Plan for Comment

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently released for comment a draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2022 to 2026.  In the accompanying message from Chair Gary Gensler, the Chair notes that the strategic plan focuses...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

US SEC Proposes Rules Regarding ESG for Certain Funds and Advisers

At an open meeting on May 25, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) approved two new proposals that will impact the fund and investment management industry. One of the proposals is directed...more

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SEC Proposes Rules to Clarify Dealer-Trader Distinction

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The SEC's Proposal - On March 28, 2022, the SEC released a rulemaking proposal (the "Proposal") for new rules to clarify the meaning of certain terms in the statutory definitions of "dealer" and "government securities...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

CSA Propose Modernization of Prospectus Filing for Investment Funds

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Proposed modernization of certain investment fund prospectus filing rules would extend lapse date to 24 months. CSA also considering introducing base shelf filing for all investment funds....more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

SDNY: Confidentiality Agreement Impeded Investors from Whistleblowing

On November 17, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that a company and its CEO violated Rule 21F-17 of the Exchange Act by entering into confidentiality agreements with investors that...more

Polsinelli

DAOsing Rods and the Power of Enforcement Prediction

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Thoughts on Recent SEC statements and Action on Enforcement Related to Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) - On November 10, 2021  the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it had halted...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Improving the SEC Disclosure Framework through Page Limits

Who reads those things?  It is a common refrain that I have thought to myself when clicking through an electronic agreement for my latest iOS update or tossing in the trash the latest terms and conditions update for my auto...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Visit with SEC Chair Gensler during “Office Hours”

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler recently started a video series called “Office Hours with Gary Gensler.” With a fitting title for a former professor, and in a world that’s gone...more

Hogan Lovells

IOSCO issues report on regulating cryptoasset trading platforms

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IOSCO has published its final report on the issues, risks and regulatory considerations associated with CTPs, which includes key considerations to help regulatory authorities address those issues. ...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Report on 2019 SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation Released

The Securities and Exchange Commission released the report from the August 2019 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The Annual Forum provides an opportunity for market participants to meet and...more

Orrick - On the Chain

SEC Division of Enforcement 2019 Annual Report Shows Cryptocurrency Is Still Under the Microscope

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The SEC Division of Enforcement’s 2019 Annual Report, released earlier this month, shows a continuing focus on activities involving blockchain and cryptocurrency, and its website shows an increase in cases since last fiscal...more

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SEC staff announces changes to processing of shareholder proposal no-action requests

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The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance recently announced changes to its process for responding to no-action requests that seek exclusion from proxy materials of shareholder proposals submitted under Exchange Act Rule...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Nails Down Status in Big Market: Indexed Annuities Are Not Securities

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In Van Dyke v. White, the Illinois Supreme Court has held that fixed indexed annuities are not securities under Illinois law....more

Orrick - On the Chain

SEC/FINRA Joint Statement on Digital Asset Securities Does Not Address Regulatory Log Jam

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Last week, the Staffs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (collectively, the Staffs) released a Joint Statement concerning the application of the SEC’s...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Investment Management Update - July 2019

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Covering legal developments and regulatory news for registered funds, their advisers and industry participants through June 30, 2019. Auditor Independence With Respect to Certain Loans or Debtor-Creditor Relationships - On...more

Carlton Fields

New Chair on the Block Discusses Reconstructing the Suitability Model

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Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment, the new chair of the Annuity Suitability Working Group (Working Group), invited regulators and interested parties to build the required standard of care foundation for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Commission Interpretation – Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 5, 2019 released an interpretation of the standard of conduct required by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) of investment advisers as...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

SEC Imposes New Standard for Broker-Dealer Investment Advice

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On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to adopt “Regulation Best Interest,” which is intended to increase the duties a broker-dealer owes to its clients. While SEC-registered investment advisors...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Adopts Regulation Best Interest and Related Rules and Interpretations

On June 5, 2019, the SEC adopted a package of rules and interpretations (the Adopted Rules) to clarify and further articulate the relationship between retail investors and their broker-dealers or investment advisers....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Gig Stock: Extension of Rule 701 Exemption for Compensatory Equity Proposed for Gig Economy Participants

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Private companies in the gig economy like Uber, Airbnb and GrubHub would love to issue compensatory equity to their platform participants, just like they’re able to do with their employees. ...more

Carlton Fields

“Promptly Transmit” Redefined for Some Customer Checks

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The SEC and FINRA recently extended relief originally granted to accommodate suitability reviews of deferred variable annuities, so that the relief is now also available for mutual funds, Section 529 plans, and other...more

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