It’s a rare day when I can say, with unadulterated smugness, “I was right.” So today is doubly rare, as I can say it twice.
Manchester United – the world’s
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It’s a rare day when I can say, with unadulterated smugness, “I was right.” So today is doubly rare, as I can say it twice.
Manchester United – the world’s…
Continue Reading The Biggest Team in the Universe is an Emerging Growth Company
Big news out of Europe today (besides fears of a Greek exit from the Euro returning like a slasher flick monster that just won’t die): Michel Barnier, the EU’s top…
FINRA proposed a rule for SEC approval that would require FINRA’s membership, involved in a private stock offering, to provide detailed information on the transaction to investors prior to the…
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The Division of Corporation Finance, recently, provided guidance on preparing legal and tax opinions for registered securities offerings.
Initially, Corp Fin stated when such opinions must be filed, and the…
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We wanted to share with you a recently published article on broker-dealer registration enforcement. Enjoy.
http://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/securities/email/fall2011/fall2011-tide-turning-against-sec-favor-finders.htmlContinue Reading New Article on Broker-Dealer Registration Enforcement
FINRA, recently, announced that it was developing a cross market surveillance system that will allow it to detect and stop improper conduct. This was reported by FINRA Chief Executive Officer…
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Interesting, NY Court of Appeals decision affirming an arbitration award despite a claim of partiality. Check out the great write up from CPR!!
http://www.cpradr.org/Resources/ALLCPRArticles/tabid/265/ID/733/Arbitration-NYs-Top-Court-Sets-Evident-Partiality-Standard-for-Tribunal-Disclosure-Nov-15.aspxContinue Reading Recent NY Court of Appeals Case Does Not Find Partiality in Arbitration
The Dodd-Frank Act required that security based swap dealers or major security based swap participants to register with the SEC. These swap based entities are required to register with the…