On April 9, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued Regulatory Notice 21-15 (Notice) in response to the recent increase in the number of customers seeking to open brokerage accounts and trade options.
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
The Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, published by Katten Muchin Rosenman, covers legal developments and regulatory updates relevant to corporate and financial sectors. It addresses topics such as securities regulation, broker-dealer compliance, derivatives markets, digital assets, corporate transparency laws, and financial industry oversight by agencies like the SEC, FINRA, and CFTC. The digest also discusses legislative changes impacting corporate governance and financial reporting, as well as case studies and firm news related to mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets transactions. It serves as a resource for legal professionals and industry participants seeking information on evolving financial regulatory frameworks and corporate law issues.
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FINRA Files With the SEC to Extend Time to Announce the Implementation Schedule for FINRA’s Corporate Bond New Issue Reference Data Service
By Susan Light & Shelby Kost
On April 12, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 19(b)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to extend its time to announce the implementation schedule…
FINRA Publishes Answer to Frequently Asked Questions Under Rule 4521(d) on Margin Balance Reporting
By Susan Light & Shelby Kost
On April 13, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued answers to several Frequently Asked Questions to aid members with their reporting obligations under FINRA Rule 4521(d) (the Rule).
The Rule provides that each member carrying margin accounts for customers…
CFTC Staff Provides Further Brexit-Related Relief
On April 8, the Market Participants Division (MPD), Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR), Division of Data (DOD) and Division of Market Oversight (DMO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission jointly issued no-action relief, effective immediately, to maintain the regulatory…
CFTC Staff Issues Continuation of Certain No-Action Relief to Market Participants in Response to COVID-19
On April 14, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division (MPD) and Division of Market Oversight (DMO) jointly issued CFTC Staff Letter 21-10 to extend, for a limited time, parts of the temporary no-action relief granted in response to…
NFA Issues Notice Regarding Effective Date of NFA’s Rules Regarding CPO Notice Filing Requirements
On April 13, the National Futures Association (NFA) issued Notice I-21-15 advising members firms that new NFA Compliance Rule 2-50 and its related Interpretive Notice become effective June 30. (The proposal of the new rule and Interpretive Notice was discussed…
SEC Corp Fin Staff Issues Statement on SPAC Transactions
On March 31, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a staff statement (the Staff Statement) relating to accounting, financial reporting and governance issues for private companies to consider before…
SEC Issues Notice of Substituted Compliance Application and Proposed Substituted Compliance Order for United Kingdom and Reopens Comment Period for Notice and Proposed Substituted Compliance Order for France
By Susan Light
On April 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to take two actions in the implementation of security-based swap regulation under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).…
Compliance Issues Related to Suspicious Activity Monitoring and Reporting at Broker-Dealers
By Susan Light
On March 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Examinations (EXAMS) issued a risk alert to remind broker-dealers of their obligations related to anti-money laundering (AML) rules and regulations, as well as to provide the staff’s observations of compliance…
FINRA Modifications to TRACE Dissemination Protocols for Specified Pool Transactions (MBS)
By Susan Light
On April 6, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced further updates to its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) dissemination protocols for specified pool transactions, as described in Regulatory Notice 21-02 published on February 2.…