

Broker-Dealer/Securities Firm Regulation
Our team covers a broad waterfront of issues facing global and national financial institutions engaged in securities transactions within the United States, including foreign and domestic banks, insurance companies, investment advisers and private fund managers. Our clients range from financial institutions specializing in investment banking to market leading clearing firms and prime brokers.
We have extensive experience counseling foreign and domestic financial institutions on issues related to their status as brokers and dealers and helping financial institutions to register with the SEC and to become members of Self Regulatory Organizations (SRO) such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). We also assist broker-dealers in developing and revising written compliance policies and supervisory procedures and conduct reviews of their supervisory systems.
We counsel U.S. and international financial institutions, investment advisers and broker-dealers on issues related to compliance with the SEC’s financial responsibility rules, including the Net Capital and Customer Protection Rules, recordkeeping requirements, and financial reporting rules. We also advise with respect to sales practice regulations including suitability, point-of-sale disclosures, gifts and entertainment practices, and compensation structures for representatives.
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Publications: 02 October 2023
Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language.

Publications: 29 September 2023
Changes to Singapore selling restrictions for the wholesale debt market
The MAS issued a Notice on Business Conduct Requirements for Corporate Finance Advisers on 21 June 2023 that, among other things, imposes a requirement on relevant persons advising on corporate…

Publications: 26 September 2023
Webinar: New UK APP fraud scheme - managing the impact and mitigating the costs
This summer, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) confirmed its new Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud reimbursement requirements for payment firms.

Blog Post: 26 September 2023
Culture matters - The ECBs approach to assessing banks' culture and risk behaviour
A recent speech by Frank Elderson, Vice-Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board, places culture firmly on the supervisory agenda. Mr Elderson considers how culture can drive risk behaviour in banks how the…
Recognition
Utilizes an international platform to assist both US clients with foreign broker-dealer issues and foreign clients with broker-dealer work in the USA. Acts for a variety of financial institutions on the full range of broker-dealer and securities compliance and regulation.
Chambers USA, 2014
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