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Jul
15
2014
SEC Focuses on Burgeoning Liquid Alternative Funds Market Katten
Mar
11
2024
The Lesson of Prometheus – A Special Purpose Broker Dealer May Cause Havoc in TradFi by Unilaterally Declaring ETH To Be A Security Katten
Apr
16
2020
Physically Settled Power Hedges Under the ISDA North American Power Annex Katten
Sep
14
2014
AIFMD: Additional Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Data Request by FCA Katten
Sep
21
2014
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Revises Proposal to Adopt Consolidated FINRA Rule 2231 Katten
Oct
3
2014
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Consults on Draft Guidelines Clarifying the Definition of “Derivatives” Under Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) Katten
Oct
10
2014
SEC Issues Risk Alert and FAQs on Customer Sales of Unregistered Securities Katten
Oct
17
2014
Delaware Chancery Rejects Books and Records Demand as Time-Barred Katten
Oct
26
2014
SEC Announces Record Number of Enforcement Actions in FY 2014 Katten
Nov
1
2014
Updated: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Extends Relief to Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) from Certain Commingling Requirements Katten
Jun
26
2020
NFA Sets Effective Date for Rule Amendments Related to NFA’s Penalties and Disciplinary Procedures Katten
Dec
14
2014
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Announces Major Restructuring Katten
Dec
22
2014
MiFID II, MiFIR, Block Trade Washes, AlphaMetrix, Charges for Cash, Bitcoin Options Exchange, Trading System Failures - Bridging the Week: December 15 to 19 and 22, 2014 Katten
Jan
12
2015
CFTC Staff Extends No-Action Relief for Certain FCMs from Receipt of Depository Acknowledgment Letters Katten
Jan
16
2015
ESMA Recommends to the European Commission That All MiFID Firms Have a Full-Time Compliance Function--European Securities and Marketing Authority Katten
Feb
8
2015
ESMA Determines Not to Propose a Clearing Obligation for NDFs (Non-Deliverable Forwards) Katten
Mar
6
2015
Banker Settles with SEC for Role in Olympus Scandal Katten
Mar
13
2015
Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Proper Purpose for Inspection Demand Katten
Mar
27
2015
Software Company to Face Suit Over Contract Restructuring Katten
Nov
21
2020
CFTC Extends Relief for SEFs From Certain Block Trade Requirements Katten
Apr
3
2015
CFTC Extends Portfolio Margining on ICE Clear Europe Katten
Dec
4
2020
SEC Staff Issues Statement Regarding Signature Requirements Katten
Apr
20
2015
Proposed Amendments to SEC Rule 15b9-1 Would Require Most Proprietary Trading Broker-Dealers to Become FINRA Members Katten
Apr
25
2015
CFTC Issues No-Action Relief to SEFs and DCMs in Connection with Swaps with Operational or Clerical Errors Katten
May
1
2015
NASAA Launches a Streamlined Filing Process for Form D Katten
Jan
8
2021
CFTC Staff Provides Temporary Relief to Futures Commission Merchants Regarding Certain SOFR-Linked Investments Katten
Jan
15
2021
SEC Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Institutional Family Offices Katten
May
24
2015
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Communications With the Public Katten
Feb
12
2021
FINRA Releases Regulatory Notice on Policies and Procedures Relating to Fraud Involving Low-Priced Securities Katten
Mar
26
2021
SEC News from Katten's Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest - Week of March 26 Katten
Jul
17
2015
Court of Appeals for Third Circuit Overturns District Court Ruling Regarding Exclusion of Shareholder Proposal From Proxy Statement Katten
Aug
8
2015
SEC Adopts Registration Rules for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants Katten
Sep
12
2015
US District Court Orders SEC To Revise Resource Extraction Issuer Rule Katten
Sep
18
2015
CFTC Announces Proposal to Amend the Definition of “Material Terms” for Purposes of Swap Portfolio Reconciliation Katten
Oct
26
2015
Bridging the Week: October 19 to 23 and 26, 2015 (Automated Trading Controls; Too Much Regulation; Spoofing; Evasion; Customer Funds Investments) Katten
 

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