by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Dec 14, 2015 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
On Friday, December 11, as previously announced, the SEC voted to propose a new rule regarding the use of derivatives by mutual funds, closed-end funds, ETFs, and business development companies. Since as far back as the 1990s under Chairman Aurthur Levitt, the SEC has...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Aug 19, 2015 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will hold hearings on December 11 to “consider whether to propose a new rule and amendments to certain proposed forms related to the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Nov 25, 2014 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Procedural Changes
With the conclusion of their November 15 and 16 meeting in Brisbane, the G20 has published their official communiqué outlining the group’s progress, plans, and areas of focus. Financial regulatory reform remains the central focus of G20 activities. However, with the...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Nov 19, 2014 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
The G20’s meeting in Brisbane begins tomorrow, and international working groups have been burning the midnight oil to have their progress reports ready in time. One such group, the OTC Derivatives Regulator Group (ODRG)*, issued a report on November 7 that...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Aug 19, 2014 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
The different approaches to the interpretation of MiFID I across Member States mean that there is no commonly-adopted application of the definition of derivative or derivative contract in the EU for some asset classes. Whilst this issue has in the past been noted as a...
