Category: From the Hill
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W&J Report on STA Foundation Equity Market Symposium
On April 10, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton gave a speech focused on his equity market structure priorities at an event sponsored by the University of Chicago and the Security Traders […] Read More
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W&J Report on April 9, 2018 SEC FIMSAC Meeting
On April 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held a meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC, the Committee, or the Advisory Committee). The Committee approved […] Read More
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FINRA 2018 Annual Budget Summary
In the interest of promoting greater transparency regarding our operations, we are publishing – for the first time – a summary of our Financial Guiding Principles, as well as an […] Read More
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The American Customer Information Protection Act, H.R. 4785
H.R. 4785, the American Customer Information Protection Act Introduced by Rep. Bill Huizenga, the “American Customer Information Protection Act” prohibits the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) from accepting personally identifiable information (PII), […] Read More
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FINRA 2018 Regulatory and Exam Priorities Letter
The 2018 Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter identifies topics that FINRA will focus on in the coming year, and these include some new topics as well as others that remain […] Read More
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House Letter to Senate on FIFO
On December 6, 2017 forty-one (41) House of Representatives co-signed a letter to the Senate Majority Leaders objecting to the inclusion of the first-in first-out (FIFO) provision in the Senate […] Read More
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House Hearing on Cybersecurity and CAT
House Financial Services Committee Hearing “Implementation and Cybersecurity Protocols of the Consolidated Audit Trail” November 30th @ 10:00 am The hearing will examine the status of the CAT’s implementation and […] Read More
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Equity Market Structure in 2016 and for the Future
Mary Jo White, SEC Chair Keynote Address Security Traders Association 83rd Annual Market Structure Conference Thank you, Jim [Toes], for that kind introduction. I am honored to join you again […] Read More
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SEC Open Meeting on Order Routing Disclosures – Jul 13th
At a July 13, open meeting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted unanimously to “adopt amendments to its Rules of Practice regarding administrative proceedings” (summary agenda); “adopt amendments and […] Read More
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W&J 5/13 Washington Update
Williams & Jensen Washington Update May 13, 2016 Selected pages related to Financial Services Download PDF > Read More