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August 3, 2009
Topics:
New Rules, Proposed Rules and Guidance
- SEC Makes Short Sale Rule Permanent
- SEC Proposes New Rule to Curtail Adviser “Pay to Play” Practices
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Enhance Corporate Governance Disclosures
- SEC Approves NYSE Rule Amendments Eliminating Discretionary Voting in Uncontested Director Elections and Investment Advisory Contracts
- FINRA Proposes New Consolidated Rule on the Distribution and Sale of Investment Company Securities
- SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Strengthen the Regulatory Framework for Money Market Funds
- FinCEN Issues Proposal to Define Mutual Funds as “Financial Institutions”
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Proxy Rules to Facilitate Rights of Shareholders to Nominate Directors
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Investment Adviser Custody Rule
- Implementation of Identity Theft Prevention Programs Further Delayed Until November 1, 2009
Proposed Litigation
- Legislation Proposed to Require Private Fund Advisers to Register with the SEC
Other News
- SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter on TALF Loans for Registered Funds
Enforcement Actions
- FINRA Fines Merrill Lynch and UBS for Supervisory Failures in Sales of Closed-End Funds
- FINRA Fines Bank Broker-Dealers $1.65 Million for Supervisory Failures in Variable Annuity, Mutual Fund and UIT Transactions
- FINRA Fines Wachovia Securities $1.4 Million for Prospectus Delivery Failures
- SEC Charges Madoff Solicitors and Feeder Funds with Fraud
- SEC Settles Charges Against Evergreen Fund Adviser and Distributor over Alleged Mispricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities
- SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Adviser Representative for Aiding and Abetting Merrill Lynch’s Antifraud Violations
- SEC Settles Charges of Aiding and Abetting Adviser’s Fraud with Two Former BISYS Officials
- SEC Settles Enforcement Action Against NYLIM Relating to Disclosures to Fund Board During 15(c) Process
- FINRA Settles Auction Rate Securities Violations with Four Firms
- SEC Charges Operators of Reserve Primary Fund With Fraud
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Newsletter/Bulletin
August 3, 2009
Reader View
Topics:
New Rules, Proposed Rules and Guidance
- SEC Makes Short Sale Rule Permanent
- SEC Proposes New Rule to Curtail Adviser “Pay to Play” Practices
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Enhance Corporate Governance Disclosures
- SEC Approves NYSE Rule Amendments Eliminating Discretionary Voting in Uncontested Director Elections and Investment Advisory Contracts
- FINRA Proposes New Consolidated Rule on the Distribution and Sale of Investment Company Securities
- SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Strengthen the Regulatory Framework for Money Market Funds
- FinCEN Issues Proposal to Define Mutual Funds as “Financial Institutions”
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Proxy Rules to Facilitate Rights of Shareholders to Nominate Directors
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Investment Adviser Custody Rule
- Implementation of Identity Theft Prevention Programs Further Delayed Until November 1, 2009
Proposed Litigation
- Legislation Proposed to Require Private Fund Advisers to Register with the SEC
Other News
- SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter on TALF Loans for Registered Funds
Enforcement Actions
- FINRA Fines Merrill Lynch and UBS for Supervisory Failures in Sales of Closed-End Funds
- FINRA Fines Bank Broker-Dealers $1.65 Million for Supervisory Failures in Variable Annuity, Mutual Fund and UIT Transactions
- FINRA Fines Wachovia Securities $1.4 Million for Prospectus Delivery Failures
- SEC Charges Madoff Solicitors and Feeder Funds with Fraud
- SEC Settles Charges Against Evergreen Fund Adviser and Distributor over Alleged Mispricing of Mortgage-Backed Securities
- SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Adviser Representative for Aiding and Abetting Merrill Lynch’s Antifraud Violations
- SEC Settles Charges of Aiding and Abetting Adviser’s Fraud with Two Former BISYS Officials
- SEC Settles Enforcement Action Against NYLIM Relating to Disclosures to Fund Board During 15(c) Process
- FINRA Settles Auction Rate Securities Violations with Four Firms
- SEC Charges Operators of Reserve Primary Fund With Fraud
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