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Securities Exchange Commission

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Sep
13
2014
Investment Management Firm Discloses Wells Notice from the SEC Over Performance Claims Katten
Sep
20
2014
D.C. Judge Rules in Favor of CFTC on Cross-Border Application of Dodd-Frank Rules Katten
Apr
24
2020
NFA Published Amendments to Its Advertising Rules Katten
May
8
2020
FINRA and NASAA Report Progress Towards May 24 Launch of Online Testing Katten
Oct
10
2014
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DI Related to Rule 147 and Website/Social Media Use Katten
Oct
17
2014
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Releases 2015 Draft Voting Policy Changes for Comment Katten
Oct
24
2014
AIFM Directive for US Private Fund Managers Katten
Nov
1
2014
Italian Short-Term Ban on Shorting Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena spa and Banca Carige spa Katten
Nov
7
2014
Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Entire Fairness Review in Absence of Conflicted Transaction Katten
Jun
26
2020
Prudential Regulators Revise Initial Margin Rules for Uncleared Swaps Katten
Nov
23
2014
CFTC Proposes to Revise Interpretation on Forward Contracts with Embedded Volumetric Optionality Katten
Jul
10
2020
ESMA Updates Aspects of MiFIR and MiFID II Katten
Dec
13
2014
SEC Sanctions Operator of Unregistered Virtual Currency Exchanges Katten
Jul
24
2020
Commodity Futures Trading DIgest July 2020 Katten
Jan
11
2015
SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Implement JOBS Act Registration Thresholds Katten
Feb
1
2015
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DI Related to Resales Under Regulation S Katten
Feb
6
2015
SEC Obtains $585 Million Judgment Against MRI International for Ponzi Scheme Katten
Feb
23
2015
AML; Block Trades; EFRPs; Conflicts; Insider Trading - Bridging the Week: February 16 to 20 and 23, 2015 [VIDEO] Katten
Oct
19
2020
SEC Proposal to Exempt Certain "Finders" from Broker-Dealer Registration May Allow Significant Capital Raising Activities by Non-Registered Persons Katten
Apr
23
2021
Gary Gensler Names Initial Senior Staff Members Katten
May
14
2021
ESG: European Commission Consults on Draft Delegated Regulation of Disclosure Obligations Under Taxonomy Regulation Katten
Aug
7
2015
BATS Proposes Rule to Expedite Action Against Manipulative Behavior Katten
Aug
17
2015
Bridging the Week: August 10 – 14 and 17, 2015 (Hacking, Layering, Dark Pools; Manipulation, Position Limits and Fiduciary Duties) Katten
Aug
21
2015
CFTC Proposes Cleared Swap Reporting Amendments Katten
Aug
28
2015
SEC Issues Risk Alert on Broker-Dealer Controls Regarding Retail Sales of Structured Securities Products Katten
Aug
13
2021
SEC Increases Registered Investment Adviser Performance Compensation Net-Worth and Assets-Under-Management Tests Katten
Oct
30
2015
Institutional Shareholder Services Releases 2016 Draft Voting Policy Changes for Comment Katten
Nov
6
2015
Director of SEC’s Enforcement Division Speaks About Market Structure Enforcement Katten
Nov
24
2015
Victim of Fraud Sued for Fraud Katten
Jan
8
2016
CFTC Amends Recordkeeping Rules Katten
Feb
21
2016
ESMA Publishes Discussion Paper on European Benchmarks Regulation Katten
Mar
14
2016
Bridging the Week: March 7 - 11, and 14, 2016 (Civil Rights Violation; Spoofing; Disorderly Liquidation; Risk Management; Disaggregation) Katten
Jun
20
2016
Bridging the Week: Who’s a Customer?; Front-Running; Spoofing; Block Trades; Red Flags Katten
Aug
8
2016
Bridging the Week: Exchange Fees; Cross Border Relief; Leaking Confidential Information; OATS; Times They Are A Changin’ [VIDEO] Katten
Aug
29
2016
International Organisation of Securities Commissions Publishes Consultation on Good Practice for Termination of Investment Funds Katten
 

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