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On February 7, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided a temporary exemption from compliance with Rule 13f-2 under the Securities Exchange Act and the associated Form SHO reporting.  Originally, the first Form SHO disclosures were due by February 14, 2025, but the exemption now pushes out the deadline to February 17, 2026 for the January…

The Investment Company Institute (ICI) has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a comment letter to delay enforcement of its new short sale disclosure rules (the “Short Sale Final Rules”) until additional compliance guidance is provided. The Short Sale Final Rules, finalized in October 2023, require certain institutional investment managers to report…

On December 16, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments (the “Amendments”) requiring the electronic filing, submission, or posting of certain forms required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, using structured, machine-readable data language as appropriate. The SEC also adopted amendments to the Financial and Operational…

Broker-dealers had been preparing for the sunset of the prior time-based relief that the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission provided in respect of compliance with Rule 15c2-11 as to certain fixed income securities, which expires on January 4, 2025.  The SEC had separately provided exemptive relief with respect to Rule 144A securities; however…

Priorities Include Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies, Complex Products, Reg BI, Cybersecurity, Outsourcing, Private Funds and Compliance with New and Amended SEC Rules

On October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its examination priorities for fiscal year 2025 (which started October 1, 2024).

A broker-dealer failed to reasonably supervise its registered representatives when making recommendations of certain variable rate structured products (“VRSPs”), including fixed to floating rate steepeners and other variable rate principal-at-risk structured products, to 20 investors.  The broker-dealer violated FINRA Rules 2111 (Suitability) and 3110 (Supervision).  The behavior in question occurred prior to the adoption of…

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Mayer Brown is pleased to sponsor SIFMA’s C&L Regional Seminar in New York City. C&L Regional Seminars gather compliance and legal professionals working in the financial services industry to share best practices, informative content and focused networking opportunities in the increasingly complex…

On August 14, 2024, FINRA published an update (the “Update”) on its ongoing efforts to engage with its members related to crypto asset activities. The Update describes “crypto assets” as assets that are issued or transferred using distributed ledger or blockchain technology. They include, but are not limited to, so-called virtual currencies, coins, and tokens.


On July 30, 2024, the FDIC proposed revisions to the restrictions on brokered deposits. The revisions would undo many of the key elements of the 2020 revisions and would dramatically expand the number of deposit brokers and the amount of deposits that are brokered. Listen to our podcast to understand what this rollback will mean…

The Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently issued a Risk Alert (the “Risk Alert”) to SEC-registered broker-dealers providing insight and additional information regarding the Division’s exam process, along with an appendix describing the types of documents and information that may be requested and reviewed during an exam. As…