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SEC staff highlights areas of focus in broker‐dealer, investment adviser and investment company exams

Blake, Margaret R. - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 9 (2008) 4, pp. 33-38

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize and comment on a July 22, 2008 SEC ComplianceAlert letter, which summarizes findings from recent compliance examinations by the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations of investment advisers, mutual funds, broker‐dealers, and...

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CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008 enacted into law

Ervin, Susan C.; Hinkle, Philip T.; Fox, Brendan C.; … - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 9 (2008) 4, pp. 43-47

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize key provisions of the CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008 which reauthorizes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) through the year 2013 and substantially enhances the CFTC's authority in several areas. Design/methodology/approach –...

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Summary of selected FINRA regulatory notices, July‐August 2008

Davis, Henry A. - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 9 (2008) 4, pp. 79-91

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide excerpts of selected Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Regulatory Notes issued in July and August 2008. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides excerpts from the June 2008 Supplement to the Options Disclosure Document;...

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Summary of selected FINRA regulatory notices and disciplinary actions July‐August 2009

Davis, Henry A. - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 10 (2009) 4, pp. 65-83

Purpose – The purpose of this summary is to provide excerpts of selected Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regulatory notices and disciplinary actions issued in July and August 2009 and a sample of disciplinary actions during that period. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

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Short sale update: SEC extends emergency actions through extraordinary rulemaking; US short selling ban expires

Sacks, Russell D. - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 10 (2009) 1, pp. 35-42

on September 17 and 18, 2008, relating to the regulation of short selling. Design/methodology/approach – The paper … Regulation SHO; and the Final Rule 10b‐21, each regulating short selling; and highlights each rule's new requirements, the … adopted. Findings – The Interim Temporary Rules, the Amendments to Regulation SHO and the Final Rule 10b‐21 are important …

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Compliance with Sarbanes‐Oxley and do not call regulations is interdependent when telemarketing is a core part of a sales strategy

Ruch, Lisette - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 10 (2009) 1, pp. 56-60

Purpose – This paper aims to explain the importance of a do not call (DNC) regulations compliance program for broker‐dealers and other investment companies as part of an overall Sarbanes‐Oxley (SOX) compliance strategy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains why an effective...

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Summary of selected FINRA regulatory notices, September‐November 2008

Davis, Henry A. - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 10 (2009) 1, pp. 61-71

Purpose – The purpose of this summary is to provide excerpts of selected Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regulatory notices issued from September to November 2008. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides excerpts from FINRA Regulatory Notice 08‐54, Guidance on...

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OTC derivatives: proposed legislative and regulatory efforts to impose a more rigid regulatory structure

Telpner, Joel; Piracci, Jamila - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 10 (2009) 3, pp. 26-33

arbitrage; and the danger that stringent regulation in the USA will drive OTC derivatives business offshore. Findings – Unlike …

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EU proposes directive on alternative investment fund managers

Bibby, Peter; Marshall, Helen; Leonard, Christopher - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 10 (2009) 3, pp. 54-57

funds to regulation, imposing capital and disclosure requirements, and permitting a fund incorporated outside the EU to be …

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Summary of selected FINRA Regulatory Notices, April‐June 2009

Davis, Henry A. - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 10 (2009) 3, pp. 58-72

Purpose – The purpose of this summary is to provide excerpts of selected Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Regulatory Notices and Disciplinary Actions issued from April to June 2009 and a sample of disciplinary actions during that period. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

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