What is a Broker-Dealer? - Davis Polk & Wardwell
What is a Broker-Dealer? - Davis Polk & Wardwell
What is a Broker-Dealer? - Davis Polk & Wardwell
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<strong>What</strong> Is a <strong>Broker</strong>-<strong>Dealer</strong>?<br />
[C] The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer<br />
Protection Act<br />
[C][1] New and Amended Definitions<br />
[C][1][a] “Swap,” “SBS” and “Security”<br />
[C][1][b] “SBS <strong>Dealer</strong>,” “SBS MSP” and “SBS SEF”<br />
[C][1][c] <strong>Broker</strong>-<strong>Dealer</strong> Reg<strong>is</strong>tration Issues<br />
[C][2] The Volcker Rule and Swaps Pushout Rule<br />
§ 1A:4.5 Security Futures<br />
§ 1A:5 Exempted Securities<br />
§ 1A:5.1 Generally<br />
§ 1A:5.2 Government Securities<br />
[A] Definition<br />
[B] Regulation of Government Securities <strong>Broker</strong>s and<br />
<strong>Dealer</strong>s<br />
§ 1A:5.3 Municipal Securities<br />
[A] Definition<br />
[B] Regulation of Municipal Securities <strong>Dealer</strong>s<br />
§ 1A:5.4 Other Exempted Securities<br />
§ 1A:6 Intra-State <strong>Broker</strong>-<strong>Dealer</strong>s<br />
§ 1A:7 Other Exemptions from Reg<strong>is</strong>tration<br />
§ 1A:7.1 Commercial Paper <strong>Dealer</strong>s<br />
§ 1A:7.2 Foreign <strong>Broker</strong>-<strong>Dealer</strong>s Operating under Rule 15a-6<br />
[A] Background<br />
[A][1] Pre-Rule 15a-6 Precedents<br />
[A][2] Jur<strong>is</strong>dictional Language in Section 15 and<br />
Section 30<br />
[B] Rule 15a-6<br />
[B][1] Generally<br />
[B][2] Unsolicited Transactions<br />
[B][3] Research<br />
[B][4] Rule 15a-6(a)(3) Arrangements<br />
[B][5] Rule 15a-6(a)(4)<br />
[C] Other Cross-Border Issues<br />
[D] SEC 2008 Proposal to Amend Rule 15a-6<br />
§ 1A:7.3 Mutual Recognition of Foreign <strong>Broker</strong>-<strong>Dealer</strong>s<br />
§ 1A:7.4 Banks<br />
[A] Pre-GLBA Background<br />
[B] Bank <strong>Broker</strong>age Activities<br />
[B][1] Section 3(a)(4)(B)<br />
[B][2] Regulation R<br />
[B][3] Networking Arrangements<br />
[B][4] Trust and Fiduciary Activities<br />
[B][5] Sweep Accounts and Money Market Funds<br />
[B][6] Safekeeping and Custody<br />
[C] Bank <strong>Dealer</strong> Activities<br />
[C][1] Section 3(a)(5)(C)<br />
[C][2] Bank R<strong>is</strong>kless Principal Activities—Rule 3a5-1<br />
(<strong>Broker</strong>-<strong>Dealer</strong> Reg., Rel. #9, 9/10)<br />
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