The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 in a party line vote. The bill is intended to build on the JOBS Act of 2012 by reducing the regulatory burdens on certain capital raising transactions.
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In a no-action letter, the CFTC’s Market Participants Division said it will not recommend an enforcement action against a swap entity for its failure to disclose to certain counterparties the Pre-Trade Mid-Market Mark of certain swaps on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate under certain conditions.
The NFA issued three notices covering regulatory obligations, recent amendments and rule interpretations for (i) FCM, FDM and IB Members, (ii) CPO and CTA Members and (iii) Swap Dealer Members.
A municipal securities firm settled FINRA charges for failing to file complete and timely quarterly reports with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and for failing to establish, maintain, and enforce an adequate supervisory system.
In its "Review of the 'Accredited Investor' Definition," a report required under Dodd-Frank, the SEC considered the evolution of the definition of the term "accredited investor," and cited statistics detailing how the impact of the definition has changed over time.