Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) enforcement procedures pursuant to powers granted by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FMSA”) to impose a variety of sanctions on firms and individuals for breaches of rules under...

Purpose – To draw lessons learned from recent anti‐money laundering enforcement actions. Design/methodology/approach – After providing a brief introduction to the AML regime, this article reviews the recent high‐profile enforcement actions. The article then examines what compliance...

Purpose – The paper's aim is to describe a recent increase in FINRA enforcement activity and to discuss how broker‐dealers and representatives may want to prepare themselves for FINRA's increasing willingness to sanction members in the wake of the recent financial crisis....

Purpose – To introduce and summarize the key features of market‐misconduct‐related offenses in the UK with a particular focus on insider dealing. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a detailed overview of: the market abuse regime of the UK's financial regulator, the Financial Services...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the exposure and the responsibilities of a broker‐dealer's senior management under NASD's and the NYSE's new rules, emphasizing a regular review of supervisory and compliance systems. Design/methodology/approach – Describes new rules,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize recent draft amendments to the German Investment Act as reflected in the second Draft dated 2 April 2007. Design/methodology/approach – The paper summarizes proposed changes in regulations for investment companies and product‐related...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain restrictions on nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements contained in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Design/methodology/approach – The study explains the background to Section 409A, how Section 409A applies to hedge funds,...