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Apr
11
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Issues New FAQs on Conflict Minerals Katten
Apr
18
2014
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Partially Invalidates Conflict Minerals Rule Katten
May
10
2014
SEC Charges Five Co-Conspirators in Reverse Merger Scheme Katten
May
23
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Brings Lawsuit Against Unregistered Broker Dealer 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
Jun
9
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Extends No-Action Relief for Certain Transaction-Level Requirements for Non-US Swap Dealers Katten
Jun
13
2014
Investment Adviser Accused of $8.8 Million Fraud by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Katten
Feb
10
2020
Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: February 3 to 7, and February 10, 2020 (Potential Crypto Certainty; Market Disruption; ADRs; Block Trades) Katten
Jun
21
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Releases Guidance on Affiliated Transactions of Series Investment Companies Katten
Jun
27
2014
Supreme Court Decides Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. Katten
Jul
12
2014
New York Jury Acquits Former Hedge Fund Manager of Insider Trading Conspiracy Katten
Jul
15
2014
SEC Focuses on Burgeoning Liquid Alternative Funds Market 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 CCO Report Filing Deadline Katten
Dec
4
2020
Nasdaq Seeks SEC Approval of Board Diversity Rule Katten
Apr
24
2015
CFTC Provides Guidance on Calculating Projected Operating Costs by SEFs Katten
May
1
2015
SEC Proposes New Pay-for-Performance Rules Katten
Jan
8
2021
CFTC Provides Relief to DCOs from New Daily Reporting Requirements Katten
 

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