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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the SEC's proposal to establish a new framework for mutual fund distribution charges by replacing Rule 12b‐1 with a new Rule 12b‐2 combined with an amended Rule 6c‐10. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the background of...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain a February 2010 US Second Circuit Court decision in Operating Local 649 Annuity Trust Fund v. Smith Barney Fund Management LLC that supported fund investor plaintiffs who alleged that fund advisors accepted undisclosed compensation from a...
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rules that extend certain Regulation NMS protections to quoting and trading of over‐the‐counter (OTC) Equity Securities. 10 …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's new rule for IPO allocation and the requirements for compliance with the rule. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an overview of the new FINRA Rule 5131, containing, among other...
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Purpose – This paper sets out to explain the new Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c3‐5, which will require broker‐dealers to adopt and implement risk controls to govern their provision of “direct market access” (DMA). Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains how the...
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issued pursuant to Regulation T and the margin rules. Notice10‐51: Firms that offer commodity futures‐linked securities are …
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) (the “Regulation”). Among other changes, the Regulation will require service providers to provide additional disclosures of … as a registered investment adviser. The primary purpose of the Regulation is to assist plan sponsors in evaluating … interests to which the service provider may be subject. The Regulation will apply to both new and existing service provider …
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's Departments of Market Regulation and Enforcement in settling and litigating cases, and incorporate the teachings of federal …
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Purpose – The purpose of this summary is to provide excerpts of selected Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Regulatory Notices and Disciplinary Actions issued in March, April, and May 2011. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides excerpts from FINRA Regulatory Notice...
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Purpose – This paper aims to explain the rules recently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Dodd‐Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to the increased asset threshold for federal registration as an investment adviser, the new...
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