On May 9, 2023, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) issued Regulatory Notice 23-08 (the “Notice”), which provides supplemental and updated guidance for members conducting private placements pursuant to the Regulation D safe harbors under Sections 3 or 4 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The Notice does not change existing laws

In this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown’s Laura Richman discusses the types of disclosures that public companies should consider in light of recent bank failures, the resulting intervention by governmental authorities and related market volatility.

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Companies will be affected in a variety of ways by the receivership of Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank or any other similarly situated financial institution. Companies may face difficulty accessing bank facilities or the capital markets or limitations on money market or commercial paper facilities. Resulting liquidity constraints may entail difficult decisions, including prioritizing the

Speaking at a conference at Columbia University as part of the Columbia Law and Business Schools’ Program in the Law and Economics of Capital Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Uyeda shared his views regarding the private markets and some of the challenges facing smaller public companies.

The Commissioner noted the decline in the number

In this MB Microtalk video, Mayer Brown partner, Tim Nagy, discusses FINRA’s recently issued report on its examination and monitoring program. The 2023 report contains relevant rules, key considerations, findings and observations, and notes on effective practices for compliance practitioners. Read the corresponding legal update here.

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On January 10, 2023, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) published the 2023 Report on its Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the “Report”). FINRA highlights several topics as key areas of risk for investors and the markets, including mobile apps, complex products and options, order handling/best execution, Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS, and

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During the session hosted by the Practising Law Institute, Mayer Brown Partner, Jerry Marlatt, and Robert Crowe, Head of Money Markets Origination at Citigroup Global Markets, will discuss the various trends contributing to increased interest in commercial paper financing, as well as

On January 4, 2023, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which includes, among other things, the SEC’s semi-annual regulatory agenda. The agenda outlines the SEC’s rulemaking priorities for 2023 and, as noted below, includes a potential proposal on disclosures for resource-extraction issuers and

On December 15, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued guidance clarifying that all New York banking organizations are required to obtain prior agency approval for virtual currency-related activity (“2022 Guidance”). The 2022 Guidance is similar to prior notice guidance issued by the federal banking regulators but establishes highly prescriptive information requirements

On November 23, 2022, the SEC released its strategic plan for fiscal years 2022 to 2026. The plan focuses on three goals: protect the investing public against fraud, manipulation, and misconduct; develop and implement a robust regulatory framework that keeps pace with evolving markets, business models and technologies; and support a skilled workforce that is