According to The Wall Street Journal, US Options Exchange leaders have stated that they are close to instituting universal rules for erroneous trades. While they mentioned that there are still a few discrepancies between the 12 U.S. options...
On November 14, the registration of the first four trade repositories (TRs) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) took effect. The four registered TRs are...... By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Presentation Outline: • Introduction • At the Federal Level ? Lobbying ? Campaign Finance ? Ethics • In the States ? Key Developments in California, the District of Columbia, Georgia, New York, North Carolina and Texas - Excerpt from...
Companies struggle to put in place an effective program for conducting internal investigations and meting out discipline. One of the first questions which internal stakeholders struggle with is who is responsible for the internal investigation...
As organizations across the United States continually redesign the concept of "the office," employers are required to adhere to employment laws that are not well-equipped to deal with the modern workplace. The Family Medical Leave Act is a good...
On November 15, the federal bank regulatory agencies with responsibility for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rulemaking published final revisions to Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment. The Questions and Answers...
Federal Bills C-38 and C-45, both of which received royal assent in 2012, made several noteworthy changes to the Fisheries Act, including...... By: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Introduction - As a response to the 2007/2008 global financial crisis, the financial regulatory system in the UK has experienced a major restructuring to address the failings of the previous system. The regulation of consumer credit is being...
On November 15, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower (OWB) released its third Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program to Congress, which details information on OWB’s activities and bounty...
At the time the Coalition Government (Government) was elected in September 2013, there were 96 tax and superannuation proposals announced by the previous government that had not been enacted. On 6 November 2013, the Government released a statement...
