FINRA amended its Codes of Arbitration Procedure. The revisions make changes to the arbitrator list selection process and clarify requirements on prehearing conferences, hearings, claims and motions practice, case dismissals and hearing records.
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In its 2023 Annual Report, the SEC Office of the Investor Advocate detailed its Fiscal Year 2023 efforts on investor outreach, responding to investor inquiries, and engaging in substantive research on (i) registered index-linked annuities and (ii) mandatory arbitration clauses in investment advisory agreements.
The CFTC set a comment deadline of December 11, 2023 for a proposal that would (i) raise the amount of money required to invest in funds under certain CFTC Rule exemptions with respect to offerings to "qualified eligible persons" and (ii) increase the disclosure requirements applicable to such funds.
FINRA proposed amendments to arbitration and mediation rules concerning representation before FINRA's Dispute Resolution Services forum.
The CFTC proposed raising the amount of money required to invest in funds under CFTC Rule 4.7 ("Exemption from certain part 4 requirements for commodity pool operators with respect to offerings to qualified eligible persons") and increasing the disclosure requirements applicable to such funds.