On September 28, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced regulatory relief for a broad class of companies and others affected by Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Maria. The SEC staff also indicated that it would be responsive to other issues that these parties may face if brought to the staff’s attention on a case-by-case basis.
The SEC issued an exemptive order that conditionally exempts affected persons from certain requirements of the federal securities laws for a period following the hurricanes. … More
The SEC recently amended Exchange Act Rule 15c6 1(a) to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker dealer securities transactions from “T+3” to “T+2.” In plain English, the old rule provided that any trade of securities must settle within three business days following the trade date, or T, meaning the buyer must have the security in its brokerage account and the seller must have the cash by that date.…