The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published a final report on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) definitively postponing...
by Joseph Vebman, Mark D. Young, Jonathan Marcus, Daniel B. O'Connell, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
On July 23, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC...
by Valerie Dahiya and Thomas Ahmadifar, Perkins Coie LLP
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) made several...
Repercussions from high profile scandals and compliance failings hit US, Israeli, Nordic and German banks hardest
Digital transformation specialist Fenergo has released its mid-year findings...
Governance specialist Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), confirmed that it has launched a Global Proxy Distribution (GPD) Shareholder Identification Service, which it says is...
Modifications Needed to Reflect Funds’ Practices
The proposed fair value rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) replaces a patchwork of guidance and appropriately...
The report provides recommendations for a more holistic and coordinated approach to policy development and implementation with case studies from the region’s capital markets.
ASIFMA,...
by Martin Sharkey, Partner, Dentons
Background
A concern for the environment, fair treatment and the rule of law are not new. However, in a post-industrial and...
I. Introduction
Thanks to recent actions taken by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the five US prudential regulators responsible for the uncleared swap...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission at its open meeting last week approved a final rule on the cross-border application of certain swap provisions under...
Greenwich Report Analyzes Challenges Facing Market Participants Trying to Maintain Compliance While Trading From Home
When COVID-19 shuttered trading floors in March 2020, many buy-side...