U.S. Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) introduced legislation that would increase the threshold for private fund advisers to register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would amend the Securities Act of 1933. The Securities Research Modernization Act would ensure businesses have better...
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On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it had issued a published a concept release seeking feedback on the what should be the definition of “foreign private issuer.” Accordi...
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U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Tina Smith (D-MN) are demanding the Trump Administration answer their questions after agencies f...
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this week that strengthens accountability and combats fraud within the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 7(a) Loan Program. The 7(a) Loan...
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Natalia Diez Riggin will take over as the Senior Advisor and Director of Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, the agency announced Tuesday. R...
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently named Paul Hayeck as acting director of the division of enforcement. Hayeck has worked at the CFTC for 25 years. Most recently, he was Divi...
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The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) recently sent a letter to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services and the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, urging changes to...
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The Bank Policy Institute (BPI), Forcht Bank and the Kentucky Bankers Association filed a motion in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky over a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a request for information (RFI) related to an executive order that seeks to transition federal disbursements to electronic payments. The executive order (...
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