The FCA is approaching private market firms to check how they consider governance both internally and with respect to their portfolio companies. Learn more about what this means for firms.
Compliance
October 21, 2020
We’ve entered the fourth quarter and we understand that many firms are in a pinch to get their testing completed. To help you get started, we’ve developed an action plan to guide you through the key questions to ask as you get started on your existing testing plan or developing one.
October 16, 2020
The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets issued a no-action letter to FINRA on September 25, 2020 confirming that the SEC staff would not recommend an enforcement action against broker-dealers trading digital asset securities that followed a three-step process.
October 13, 2020
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) recently published its Review Report on reforms to the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”). We outline the focus points and key amendments, what this means for firms and the post-Brexit impact.
October 12, 2020
On October 6, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved a final rule (the Final Rule) amending Form CPO-PQR and
October 8, 2020
RiskMutation is accelerating the need for financial services firms to modernize and rethink their risk and compliance operating models through the adoption of enhanced solutions and trusted third parties.
October 1, 2020
Indications are that the SEC has begun to approve pending registrations of UK-based advisers wishing to do business in the U.S or to attract U.S. investors. We outline what this means for firms.
October 1, 2020
The FCA have issued a last-minute statement declaring a further six-month extension and subsequent amendments to the Covid-19 measure brought into effect in March 2020. As a result, the MiFID 10% Depreciation Regime has now been extended to 30 March 2021.
September 29, 2020
The SEC found that the broker-dealer's failure to retain the text messages was in direct violation of Section 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 17a-4(b)(4) thereunder, which requires firms to preserve original copies of certain business-related communications sent or received for three years.
September 29, 2020
Find out what RiskMutation™ is and why it's accelerating the modernization of risk and compliance management.
September 28, 2020
The FCA has announced a last-minute extension of MiFID 10% Depreciation Reporting in the UK. The Covid-19 measure is now in force until 30 March 2020.
September 17, 2020
FINRA's Enforcement Division brought 19 enforcement actions against member firms in Q2 2020 and levied fines that totaled $2,107,000. These numbers mark a decrease in the enforcement actions and the total fine amount from the second quarter of 2019.