ArticleFINRA Notified Members Of SEC Reduced Fee Rate For FY2018The new rate will go into effect on May 22, 2018.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleFINRA Updates Regulatory Extension System For T+2 Settlement CycleFINRA is updating the Regulatory Extension (REX) system to enable firms to file extensions of time requests under the new T+2 settlement cycle.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleGAO Recommends SEC Formalize Internal Supervisory Control ComplianceIn a recent report, the GAO recommended the establishment of a formal entity to facilitate coordination and compliance with Dodd-Frank Act Section 961 across agency divisions and offices. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleIndian Company Granted Tender Offer ReliefThe SEC Division of Corporation Finance granted an exemption from Exchange Act Rule 14e-1(a) ("Unlawful Tender Offer Practices") to HCL Technologies Limited, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of India. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleMerged Asset Management Firm May Rely On Pre-Merger ReliefThe SEC Division of Investment Management granted no-action relief to permit certain investment advisory entities created by a merger to continue to rely on pre-merger exemptive orders. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleMSRB Outlines How To Request Guidance On RulesThe MSRB outlined the various methods available to regulated entities, issuers, attorneys, investors ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleMSRB Seeks Applicants To Fill Board Of Director VacanciesThe MSRB solicited applications to fill vacancies on its Board of Directors. Applications will be accepted through February 17, 2017.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleNASAA Warns Investors On "Robo-Advisers"The North American Securities Administrators Association ("NASAA") warned investors of the risks associated with "robo-advisers."United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Adopts Final Rule Regarding Appointment And Removal Of PCAOB Hearing OfficersThe SEC adopted a rule expressly mandating that the appointment or removal of a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Advisory Committee To Examine Secondary Market Liquidity, Diversity And Capital RaisingThe SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will meet to examine secondary market liquidity for Regulation A companies and unlisted reporting companies.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSec Announces $4 Million Whistleblower AwardThe SEC adopted the preliminary determination related to a "notice of covered action" which awarded "more than $4 million to a whistleblower whose original information alerted the agency to a fraud." United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Answers Questions On The "Escheatment Process"In an Investor Bulletin, the SEC provided information as to the escheatment process (i.e., the process of "turning custody ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Awards $7 Million To WhistleblowersThe SEC awarded a total of more than $7 million to three whistleblowers who assisted the commission in prosecuting an investment scheme.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Awards Nearly $4 Million To Overseas WhistleblowerThe SEC awarded approximately $4 million to an overseas whistleblower whose tip led to a successful enforcement action.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Commissioner Elad Roisman Urges More Transparency in Fixed Income MarketsIn remarks at the 2019 Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting, SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman underscored the importance of increasing United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Enforcement Division Complex Financial Instruments Unit Chief To DepartMichael J. Osnato Jr., SEC Enforcement Division Complex Financial Instruments Unit Chief, will leave the SEC later this month.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Exempts Company From Requirement To Furnish Information To Security HoldersThe SEC Division of Corporation Finance granted exemptive relief to MiMedx Group, Inc. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Exempts ETF From Certain Regulation M RequirementsThe SEC granted exemptive relief to an exchange-traded fund (the "Fund") from the notice requirements of Exchange Act Rule 10b-17. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Grants Canadian Corporation Tender Offer ReliefThe SEC staff provided no-action relief to a Canadian company, allowing it to conduct a tender offer in the United States in accordance with the requirements of Canadian law and exemptions granted from those requirements.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Grants Exemption To Lending Company From "Ineligible Issuer" StatusThe SEC Division of Corporation Finance granted no-action relief to a peer-to-peer lending company from being considered an "ineligible issuer" ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader