Some Things You Can Put a Price on

January 14, 2021

Some Things You Can Put a Price on

SEC Proposes Exemption from Information Review Requirements for OTC Link's "Expert Market" Platform

The SEC proposed exemptive relief from certain diligence requirements "to permit broker-dealers to publish or submit proprietary quotations for securities, on a continuous basis, in a market where the distribution of such quotations is restricted to sophisticated or professional investors."

COVID-19 Update: Can’t Lose What You Never Had: New York State Court Rejects Argument that a Pledge of the Equity Interests in an Entity that Owns Real Property Requires Foreclosure under RPAPL Article 13

CFTC Approves NFA Capital Model Review Program

Steven Lofchie

Commentary by Steven Lofchie

The CFTC staff determined that NFA's swap dealer capital model requirements and review process "are comparable" to the CFTC's own requirements and processes.

DOL Provides Guidance to Plan Fiduciaries on Nonresponsive Participants

The DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration issued guidance to plan fiduciaries on locating and distributing retirement benefits to nonresponsive or missing plan participants.

SIFMA Updates MSRB Model Disclosure Documents

SIFMA updated model disclosure documents for municipal security underwriters. The model disclosure documents address updated conduct requirements on municipal securities and municipal advisory activities.

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