The proposed amendments would codify what most market participants always understood, that Rule 15c2-11 applies to equity securities, not fixed-income instruments.
By Stephen P. Wink, Naim Culhaci, Haoyu Gu, and Connor Jobes
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- The Proposal
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The proposed amendments would codify what most market participants always understood, that Rule 15c2-11 applies to equity securities, not fixed-income instruments.
By Stephen P. Wink, Naim Culhaci, Haoyu Gu, and Connor Jobes
Key Points:
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Organisations doing business in India should note the differences between GDPR and DPDPA requirements, including potential programmes that may need uplift to ensure compliance.
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Emphasizing an end to “regulation by enforcement,” the agency will focus on market integrity and fraud offenses and partner with registered exchanges and other authorities.
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When the FCA…