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On September 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had adopted rules that update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants provide to investors while eliminating duplicative disclosures. The new SEC rules require disclosure about the following:
Continue Reading SEC Modernizes Disclosures for Banking Registrants

On December 23, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) proposed amendments to Rule 5110, as modified by Partial Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 (Amended Rule 5110), on an accelerated basis in an effort to modernize, simplify and streamline the rule.
Continue Reading SEC Approves Amended Rule Change to FINRA Rule 5110

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order granting limited relief from the provisions of CFTC Rule 1.25 that will allow derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) to invest euro-denominated futures and cleared swap customer funds in euro-denominated sovereign debt issued by France and Germany. Among other requirements, the order provides that the dollar-weighted average of the time-to-maturity of a DCO’s portfolio of investments in each sovereign’s debt must not exceed 60 days. In addition, any direct investment in foreign sovereign debt must have a remaining maturity of 180 days or less.
Continue Reading CFTC Permits DCOs to Invest Customer Funds in European Sovereign Debt

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. has released frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the enhanced confirmation disclosure requirements for certain corporate and agency debt securities transactions pursuant to recently approved amendments to FINRA Rule 2232. The new requirements obligate FINRA members to disclose additional transaction-related information to retail customers for trades in corporate or …