by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Feb 19, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale
As we reported in April of 2015, the Office of Financial Research, the Federal Reserve, and the Securities and Exchange Commission launched a joint pilot program to collect better and more complete data on securities lending. At that time, the OFR, Fed, and SEC...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jan 19, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Disclosure Regimes, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Both FINRA and the Securities and Exchange Commission have indicated a renewed interest in the fees charged by investment advisors. In a May 2016 notice, FINRA announced a mutual fund fee waiver sweep intended to gather information regarding whether advisors had...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jan 19, 2016 | All
On January 14, 2016, the SEC announced that a large U.S. broker dealer had agreed to settle charges that its securities lending practices violated federal securities regulations. According to the SEC’s order, the dealer violated Regulation SHO by providing...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jan 18, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s September 2015 rule proposals addressing mutual fund liquidity issues have not been received with great enthusiasm by the fund industry. Some major players have made it quite clear in their comment letters that they feel the...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Dec 19, 2015 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Disclosure Regimes, Formal Regulatory Remedies, ROSE
On February 12, 2015, the Center for the Study of Financial Market Evolution (“CSFME” or the “Center”) filed its response to the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) consultation, Standards and Processes for Global Securities Financing Data...
