Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Met with House and Senate on large bank issues Met with House and Senate on credit card issues Met with House and Senate staff on capital leverage matters Met with House and Senate staff on flood insurance issues Met with House and Senate issues related to data security and payments system integrity H.R.613 - Systemic Risk Mitigation Act - all provisions H.R.677 - Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act - all provisions H.R.992 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions H.R.1256 - Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - all provisions H.R.1341 - Financial Competitive Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.2767 - Protecting American Taxpayer and Homeowners (PATH) Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.3448 - the Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.4167 - the Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act - all provisions H.R.4413 - Customer Protection and End User Relief Act - all provisions H.R.5421 - The Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2014 - all provisions H.R.5461 - To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes - all provisions S.169 - I-Squared Act of 2013 - all provisions S.296 - Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - all provisions S.474 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions S.798 - Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act - all provisions S.1217 - Housing Finance Reform Act - all provisions S.1282 - 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (b) H.R. 1564/S. 1526: The Audit Integrity and Job Protection ActCapital Formation Investment Incentives Reform of Capital Gains Rules Reform of Net Operating Loss Rules Reform of Passive Loss Rules S. 1658: The Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act S. 2260: EXPIRE Act of 2014 H.R. 4855, the PARTNER Act Expansion of Exemption under SEC Regulation A Proposed SEC Rule on Reg A+ H.R. 4565: Startup Capital Modernization Act Legislative Amendments to SEC Rule 12b-2 Filing Status Definitions H.R. 2629: The Fostering Innovation Act XBRL Exemption for Small Public Companies H.R. 5405: The Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 4164: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act Stock Exchange Tick Size H.R. 5405: Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 3448: The Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act Capital Market Enhancements H.R. 4568: Small Business Freedom to Grow Act H.R. 3623: Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 4697: To require the SEC to revise the definition of a WKSI to reduce the worldwide market value threshold under the definition H.R. 4569: Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act H.R. 4571: To direct the SEC to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefits plans
Client expense: $2,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 4060, the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act. S. 2114, the Bond Transparency Act. HR 3448, the Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act. HR 4387, the FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act. SEC Release IC-31184, related to the removal of certain references to credit ratings in the Money Market Fund Rule. Regulatory proposals related to equity market structure, including SEC File No. 4-657, a proposed National Market System Plan to Implement a Tick Size Pilot Program.
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2014 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3331, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes H.R. 5471, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-67); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions, 1502 relating to conflict minerals and resulting rule from the Securities Exchange Commission, and Volcker Rule - including trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Securities Act of 1933 (P.L. 73-22), including amendments to Rule 701; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 3448; Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014; Supporting increased tick-size trading increments for small cap companies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 3448 - Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 (Duffy) H.R. 4387 - FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act (Garrett) H.R. 4570 - Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 (Garrett) H.R. 4881 - One Year Moratorium on Authority of FSOC to Make SIFI Determinations (Neugebauer) H.R. 5037 - Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2014 (Royce) H.R. 5180 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014 (Ross) Money Market Mutual Funds FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations CFTC Rule 4.5 Exchange-Traded Funds Eminent Domain Structure of the U.S. Securities Markets Uniform Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Investment Company Act of 1940 Data Breaches
Client expense: $1,130,086 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203) implementation and regulations, including SIFI rules and designation, systemic risk, orderly liquidation authority and derivatives Issues related to systemic risk regulation of non-bank financial institutions Issues related to portfolio management of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including transparency and custom baskets Issues related to swap execution facility trading, interactions and reporting of swaps trading Issues related to definition of major swap participants Issues related to enhancements to margin protection rules for swap participants and effect of bankruptcy of a futures clearing merchant or clearinghouse on derivatives trading Issues related to nature of collateral for cleared swaps Issues related to margin for uncleared swaps, including cash-only margin Issues related to capital requirements for cleared and uncleared swaps Issues related to transaction recording obligation under the CFTCs SEF rules Issues related to derivatives trading reforms including cross border provisions, FX settling, and commodity pool operator registration requirements Issues related to market structure matters (computerized trading, trade-at, high frequency trading, minimizing latency of market data feeds, improving resiliency of technology and infrastructure to avoid single points of failure, Regulation NMS and the maker-taker model) Issues related to effect of the Volcker rule on fixed income markets, equity markets, and mutual fund shareholders Issues related to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and mutual funds, including H.R. 5180 (Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014) Issues related to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and mutual funds Issues related to the Office of Financial Research study of asset managers and its potential impact on mutual funds Issues related to legislation and regulations affecting mutual funds and the mutual fund industry Issues related to regulation of mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, housing finance reform, and Government Sponsored Enterprise reform Proposals related to potential money market fund regulations (e.g. floating net asset value, capital requirements, redemption hold-back, liquidity gates and fees, treatment of municipal money market funds) Issues related to the overnight reverse repurchase agreement proposal Issues related to market activities and effects upon Treasury inflation protected securities Issues related to the SECs enhanced fund reporting initiative Issues related to the structure and offering of annuities H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act) for regulatory coordination between the DOL and the SEC Issues surrounding the fiscal situation with Puerto Rico and its impact on the municipal bonds market Issues related to disclosure of municipal bond transaction expenses Issues related to a pilot program for expanded tick sizes for small capitalization stocks, including H.R. 1952 (Spread Pricing Liquidity Act of 2013) and H.R. 3448 (Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013) Issues related to the regulation of the asset management industry Issues related to the EU safe harbor framework Issues related to the flash crash and availability of liquidity in the fixed income markets
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 1256 Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act, S. 798 Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, H.R. 3448 Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act, H.R. 4413 the Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act, securitization, market structure, issues related to capital and resolution, and other issues related to the financial services industry.
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Equity Market Structure issues. Fiduciary Duty. Investment Advisor oversight; Minimum pricing variation pilot program (H.R. 3448)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Market Structure issues; Equity Trading Issues; Section 31 fees, and equity market structure issues; Minimum pricing variation pilot program (H.R. 3448)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014. Supporting increased tick-size trading increments for small cap companies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 1256 Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act, S. 798 Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, H.R. 3448 Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act, H.R. 4413 the Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act, securitization, market structure, issues related to capital and resolution, and other issues related to the financial services industry.
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Met with House and Senate on large bank issues Met with House and Senate on credit card issues Met with House and Senate staff on capital leverage matters Met with House and Senate staff on flood insurance issues Met with House and Senate issues related to data security and payments system integrity H.R.5461 - To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes - all provisions H.R.5421 - The Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2014 - all provisions H.R.613 - Systemic Risk Mitigation Act - all provisions H.R.677 - Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act - all provisions H.R.992 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions H.R.1256 - Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - all provisions H.R.1341 - Financial Competitive Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.2767 - Protecting American Taxpayer and Homeowners (PATH) Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.3448 - the Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.4167 - the Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act - all provisions H.R.4413 - Customer Protection and End User Relief Act - all provisions S.169 - I-Squared Act of 2013 - all provisions S.296 - Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - all provisions S.474 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions S.798 - Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act - all provisions S.1217 - Housing Finance Reform Act - all provisions S.1282 - 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Small Business
Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (b) Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation H.R. 1564/S. 1526: The Audit Integrity and Job Protection ActCapital Formation Investment Incentives Reform of Capital Gains Rules Reform of Net Operating Loss Rules Reform of Passive Loss Rules S. 1658: The Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act H.R. 4855: The PARTNER Act S.2715: The COMPETE Act Expansion of Exemption under SEC Regulation A H.R. 4565: Startup Capital Modernization Act Proposed SEC Rule on Reg A+ Legislative Amendments to SEC Rule 12b-2 Filing Status Definitions H.R. 2629: The Fostering Innovation Act XBRL Exemption for Small Public Companies H.R. 4164: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 5405: The Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act Stock Exchange Tick Size H.R. 3448: The Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act H.R. 1952: The Spread Pricing Liquidity Act Capital Market Enhancements H.R. 3623: Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 4568: Small Business Freedom to Grow Act H.R. 4569: Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act H.R. 4571: To direct the SEC to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefits plans H.R. 4697: To require the SEC to revise the definition of a WKSI to reduce the worldwide market value threshold under the definition
Client expense: $2,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4604, CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4842, Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the Private Securites Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203) implementation and regulations, including SIFI rules and designation, systemic risk, orderly liquidation authority and derivatives Issues related to systemic risk regulation of non-bank financial institutions Issues related to portfolio management of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including transparency and custom baskets Issues related to swap execution facility trading and reporting Issues related to definition of major swap participants Issues related to enhancements to margin protection rules for swap participants and effect of bankruptcy of a futures clearing merchant or clearinghouse on derivatives trading Issues related to nature of collateral for cleared swaps Issues related to margin for uncleared swaps, including cash-only margin Issues related to capital requirements for cleared and uncleared swaps Issues related to transaction recording obligation under the CFTCs SEF rules Issues related to derivatives trading reforms including cross border provisions, FX settling, and commodity pool operator registration requirements Issues related to market structure matters (computerized trading, trade-at, high frequency trading, market data feeds, Regulation NMS and the maker-taker model) Issues related to effect of the Volcker rule on fixed income markets, equity markets, and mutual fund shareholders Issues related to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and mutual funds, including H.R. 5180 (Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014) Issues related to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and mutual funds Issues related to the Office of Financial Research study of asset managers and its potential impact on mutual funds Issues related to legislation and regulations affecting mutual funds and the mutual fund industry Issues related to mortgage-backed securities, housing finance reform, and Government Sponsored Enterprise reform Proposals related to potential money market fund regulations (e.g. floating net asset value, capital requirements, redemption hold-back, liquidity gates and fees, treatment of municipal money market funds) Issues related to the overnight reverse repurchase agreement proposal Issues related to market activities and effects upon Treasury inflation protected securities Issues related to the SECs enhanced fund reporting initiative Issues related to the structure and offering of annuities H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act) for regulatory coordination between the DOL and the SEC Issues surrounding the fiscal situation with Puerto Rico and its impact on the municipal bonds market Issues related to disclosure of municipal bond transaction expenses Issues related to a pilot program for expanded tick sizes for small capitalization stocks, including H.R. 1952 (Spread Pricing Liquidity Act of 2013) and H.R. 3448 (Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013) Issues related to the regulation of the asset management industry
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 1927 - Data Security Act of 2014 (Carper) H.R. 3448 - Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 (Duffy) H.R. 4387 - FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act (Garrett) H.R. 4881 - One Year Moratorium on Authority of FSOC to make SIFI Determinations (Neugebauer)H.R. 5037 - Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2014 (Royce) H.R. 5180 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014 (Ross) Money Market Mutual Funds FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations CFTC Rule 4.5 Volcker Rule Exchange-Traded Funds Structure of the U.S. Securities Markets Uniform Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Investment Company Act of 1940
Client expense: $1,502,069 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S.2114, the Bond Transparency Act. HR 3448, the Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act. HR 4387, the FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act. SEC Releases 33-9408 and 33-9616, Money Market Fund Reform. SEC Release 34-69013, a request for data on the duties of brokers, dealers and investment advisers. The Treasury Office of Financial Research report "Asset Management and Financial Stability." Regulatory proposals related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals related to harmonizing broker-dealers and investment advisers under similar standards of care and systemic risk. Equity market structure, including proposals related to pilot program for different tick sizes.
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Equity Market Structure issues. Fiduciary Duty. Investment Advisor oversight; Minimum pricing variation pilot program (H.R. 3448)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Market Structure issues; Equity Trading Issues; Section 31 fees, and equity market structure issues; Minimum pricing variation pilot program (H.R. 3448)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Transparency and conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry SEC Conflict Minerals Rule Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs -- H.R. 3448 Repatriation/tax reform -- Chairman Camp's Draft The Jobs Act -- H.R. 4200, H.R. 454, H.R. 4571, HR. 4569, H.R. 4570, H.R. 4465 Highly skilled workers -- immigration reform -- S.744, H.R. 714, H.R. 3163, H.R. 2131, H.R. 15 Taxation of securities transactions/tax treatment of options contracts -- Chairman Camp's Draft Security market structure and price transparency SEC policies during turbulent market conditions Proprietary ownership and distributions of market data Corporate governance issues CyberSecurity and system infrastructure -- H.R. 624, Senate Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act The operation of technology, computer trading
Client expense: $323,644 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Regulations affecting trading of securities, including market structure issues and systems integrity. HR 3448, the "Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013." Implementation of the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010," including Title VII regulation of derivatives.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Met with House and Senate on issues related to derivatives and credit default swaps Met with House and Senate on implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Met with House and Senate on issues related to equity market structure reform Met with House and Senate on large bank issues Met with House and Senate on credit card issues Met with House and Senate on Volcker Rule Met with House and Senate staff on capital leverage matters Met with House and Senate staff on flood insurance issues Met with House and Senate issues related to data security and payments system integrity H.R.613 - Systemic Risk Mitigation Act - all provisions H.R.677 - Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act - all provisions H.R.992 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions H.R.1256 - Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - all provisions H.R.1341 - Financial Competitive Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.2767 - Protecting American Taxpayer and Homeowners (PATH) Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.3448 - the Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.4167 - the Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act - all provisions H.R.4413 - Customer Protection and End User Relief Act - all provisions S.169 - I-Squared Act of 2013 - all provisions S.296 - Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - all provisions S.474 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions S.798 - Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act - all provisions S.1217 - Housing Finance Reform Act - all provisions S.1282 - 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Met with House and Senate on issues related to derivatives and credit default swaps Met with House and Senate on implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Met with House and Senate on issues related to equity market structure reform Met with House and Senate on large bank issues Met with House and Senate on credit card issues Met with House and Senate on Volcker Rule Met with House and Senate staff on capital leverage matters Met with House and Senate staff on flood insurance issues Met with House and Senate issues related to data security and payments system integrity H.R.613 - Systemic Risk Mitigation Act - all provisions H.R.677 - Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act - all provisions H.R.992 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions H.R.1256 - Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - all provisions H.R.1341 - Financial Competitive Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.2767 - Protecting American Taxpayer and Homeowners (PATH) Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.3448 - the Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.4167 - the Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act - all provisions H.R.4413 - Customer Protection and End User Relief Act - all provisions S.169 - I-Squared Act of 2013 - all provisions S.296 - Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - all provisions S.474 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions S.798 - Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act - all provisions S.1217 - Housing Finance Reform Act - all provisions S.1282 - 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014; Supporting increased tick-size trading increments for small cap companies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 2767 (Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013) S. 2102 (A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) S.1369 (A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes) S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act) S. 1217 (Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act) CFTC No Action Letter 14-02 and 14-03 CFTC Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading Environments Federal Reserve Proposed Rule on FRB, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements for Covered Companies (77 Fed. Reg. 594, Jan. 5, 2012) H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act) H.R. 3928 (The Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act) H.R. 3448 (Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014) H.R. 4697 (Small-Cap Access to Capital Act) S. 1907 (Fairness for Community Job Creators Act) The Volcker Rule
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · second_quarter · Small Business
Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 (b) Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation H.R. 1564/S. 1526: The Audit Integrity and Job Protection ActCapital Formation Investment Incentives Reform of Capital Gains Rules Reform of Net Operating Loss Rules Reform of Passive Loss Rules H.R. 4855: The PARTNER Act S. 1658: The Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act The COMPETE Act (Senator Carper Discussion Draft) House Ways & Means Committee Discussion Draft (Rep. Camp) Reform of SEC Regulation D Implementation of Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act H.R. 4554: Restricted Securities Relief Act H.R. 4570: Private Placement Improvement Act Expansion of Exemption under SEC Regulation A H.R. 4565: Start-up Capital Modernization Act Legislative Amendments to SEC Rule 12b-2 Filing Status Definitions H.R. 2629: The Fostering Innovation Act Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program XBRL Exemption for Small Public Companies H.R. 4164: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act Stock Exchange Tick Size H.R. 3448: The Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act H.R. 1952: The Spread Pricing Liquidity Act Capital Market Enhancements H.R. 4568: Small Business Freedom to Grow Act H.R. 4571: To direct the SEC to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefits plans H.R. 3623: Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 4569: Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act H.R. 4697: To require the SEC to revise the definition of a WKSI to reduce the worldwide market value threshold under the definition
Client expense: $2,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4604, CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4842, Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; proposed money market mutual fund regulation; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
Client expense: $21,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203) implementation and regulations, including SIFI rules and designation, systemic risk, orderly liquidation authority and derivatives Issues related to systemic risk regulation of non-bank financial institutions (See attached addendum page)Issues related to portfolio management of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including transparency and custom baskets Issues related to swap execution facility trading and reporting Issues related to definition of major swap participants Issues related to enhancements to margin protection rules for swap participants and effect of bankruptcy of a futures clearing merchant or clearinghouse on derivatives trading Issues related to nature of collateral for cleared swaps Issues related to transaction recording obligation under the CFTCs SEF rules Issues related to derivatives trading reforms including cross border provisions, FX settling, and commodity pool operator registration requirements Issues related to market structure matters (computerized trading, trade-at, high frequency trading, and the maker-taker model) Issues related to effect of the Volcker rule on fixed income markets, equity markets, and mutual fund shareholders Issues related to FINRAs advertising rules Issues related to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and mutual funds Issues related to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and mutual funds Issues related to the Office of Financial Research study of asset managers and its potential impact on mutual funds Issues related to legislation and regulations affecting mutual funds and the mutual fund industry Issues related to mortgage-backed securities, housing finance reform, and Government Sponsored Enterprise reform Proposals related to potential money market fund regulations (e.g. floating net asset value, capital requirements, redemption hold-back, liquidity gates and fees, treatment of municipal money market funds) Issues related to the SECs enhanced fund reporting initiative Issues related to the structure and offering of annuities H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act) for regulatory coordination between the DOL and the SEC Issues surrounding the fiscal situation with Puerto Rico and its impact on the municipal bonds market Issues related to disclosure of municipal bond transaction expenses Issues related to a pilot program for expanded tick sizes for small capitalization stocks, including H.R. 1952 (Spread Pricing Liquidity Act of 2013) and H.R. 3448 (Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013) Issues related to the regulation of the asset management industry
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 1256 Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act, S. 798 Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, H.R. 3448 Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act, H.R. 4413 the Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act, securitization, market structure, issues related to capital and resolution, and other issues related to the financial services industry.
Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 3448, the Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act. HR 4387, the FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act. SEC Release 33-9408, Money Market Fund Reform. SEC Release 34-69013, a request for data on the duties of brokers, dealers and investment advisers. The Treasury Office of Financial Research report Asset Management and Financial Stability. Regulatory proposals related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals related to harmonizing broker-dealers and investment advisers under similar standards of care and systemic risk. Municipal bond price transparency. Equity market structure.
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (Corker-Warner) S. 1526 - Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act (Toomey) S. 1897 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 (Leahy) H.R. 1003 - To improve consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of regulations (Conaway) H.R. 1062 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (Garrett) H.R. 1564 - Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act (Hurt) H.R. 1627 - Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013 (Waters) H.R. 2733 - Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act (Campbell) H.R. 3448 - Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 (Duffy) H.R. 4387 - FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act (Garrett) H.R. 4413 - Garrett Amendment to Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4881 - One Year Moratorium on Authority of FSOC to make SIFI Determinations (Neugebauer) Money Market Mutual Funds FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations Volcker Rule Exchange-Traded Funds Eminent Domain Structure of the U.S. Securities Markets Non-Deliverable Forwards Proxy Advisory Services Uniform Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers
Client expense: $1,190,150 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Equity Market Structure issues. Fiduciary Duty. Investment Advisor oversight; Minimum pricing variation pilot program (H.R. 3448)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Market Structure issues; Equity Trading Issues; Section 31 fees, and equity market structure issues; Minimum pricing variation pilot program (H.R. 3448)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Transparency and conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry SEC Conflict Minerals Rule Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs -- H.R. 3448 Repatriation/tax reform -- Chairman Camp's Draft The Jobs Act -- H.R. 4200, H.R. 4554, H.R. 4568, H.R. 4571, H.R. 4569, H.R. 4570, H.R. 4465 Highly skilled workers -- immigration reform -- S.744, H.R. 714, H.R. 3163, H.R. 2131, H.R. 15 Taxation of securities transactions/tax treatment of options contracts -- Chairman Camp's Draft Security market structure and price transparency SEC policies during turbulent market conditionns Proprietary ownership and distributions of market data Corporate governance issues CyberSecurity and system infrastructure -- H.R. 624, Senate Cybersecurity Information Sharing Ac The operation of technology, computer trading
Client expense: $323,094 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013; H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act; H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act; H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act;H.R.1952, Spread Pricing Liquidity Act of 2013; H.R.3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013; S.2102, A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes; S.474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act; S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act; CFTC No Action Letter 14-02 and 14-03; CFTC Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading Environments, Federal Reserve; Proposed Rule, FRB, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements for Covered Companies, 77 Fed. Reg. 594 (Jan. 5, 2012) Terrence Thompson lobbied in the House only through 3/4/14
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014. Supporting increased tick-size trading increments for small cap companies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 1256 Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act, S. 798 Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, H.R. 3448 Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act, H.R. 4413 the Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act, securitization, market structure, money market reform, issues related to capital and resolution, and other issues related to the financial services industry.
Client expense: $1,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Met with House and Senate on issues related to derivatives and credit default swaps Met with House and Senate on implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Met with House and Senate on large bank issues Met with House and Senate on credit card issues Met with House and Senate on Volcker Rule Met with House and Senate staff on capital leverage matters Met with House and Senate staff on flood insurance issues Met with House and Senate issues related to data security and payments system integrity H.R.613 - Systemic Risk Mitigation Act - all provisions H.R.677 - Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act - all provisions H.R.992 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions H.R.1256 - Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - all provisions H.R.1341 - Financial Competitive Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.2767 - Protecting American Taxpayer and Homeowners (PATH) Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.3448 - the Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R.4167 - the Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act - all provisions S.169 - I-Squared Act of 2013 - all provisions S.296 - Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - all provisions S.474 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act - all provisions S.798 - Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act - all provisions S.1217 - Housing Finance Reform Act - all provisions S.1282 - 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2013 - all provisions
Client expense: $1,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes Draft legislation on human trafficking disclosure Various issues relating to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; financial reporting policies reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40,312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms
Client expense: $18,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 (Corker-Warner) S. 1526 - Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act (Toomey) Amend to S. 1217 - Housing Finance and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2014 (Johnson-Crapo) H.R. 1003 - To Improve Consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of regulations (Conaway)H.R. 1062 - SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (Garrett) H.R. 1564 - Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act (Hurt) H.R. 1626 - Focusing the SEC on its Mission Act (Wagner) H.R. 2733 - Defending American Taxpayers from Abusive Government Takings Act (Campbell) H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act of 2013 (Garrett) H.R. 3448 - Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013 (Duffy) H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (McCaul) Money Market Funds FSOC Review of Asset Management Sector for Potential SIFI Designations Volcker Rule CFTC Rule 4.5 CFTC Reauthorization Use of Commodities by Mutual Funds Exchange-Traded Funds Liquidity Incentive Programs (McHenry) Eminent Domain Structure of the U.S. Securities Markets Non-Deliverable Forwards Proxy Advisory Services Uniform Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers
Client expense: $1,274,843 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203) implementation and regulations, including SIFI rules and designation, systemic risk, orderly liquidation authority and derivatives Issues related to portfolio management of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (See attached addendum page)Issues related to swap execution facility trading and reporting Issues related to definition of major swap participants Issues related to enhancements to margin protection rules for swap participants and effect of bankruptcy of a futures clearing merchant or clearinghouse on derivatives trading Issues related to nature of collateral for cleared swaps Issues related to transaction recording obligation under the CFTCs SEF rules Issues related to derivatives trading reforms including cross border provisions, FX settling, and commodity pool operator registration requirements Issues related to market structure matters (computerized trading, trade-at, and the maker-taker model) Issues related to effect of the Volcker rule on fixed income markets, equity markets, and mutual fund shareholders Issues related to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and mutual funds Issues related to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and mutual funds Issues related to the Office of Financial Research study of asset managers and its potential impact on mutual funds Issues related to legislation and regulations affecting mutual funds and the mutual fund industry Issues related to mortgage-backed securities, housing finance reform, and Government Sponsored Enterprise reform Proposals related to potential money market fund regulations (e.g. floating net asset value, capital requirements, redemption hold-back, liquidity gates and fees, treatment of municipal money market funds) Issues related to the SECs enhanced fund reporting initiative Issues related to the structure and offering of annuities H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act) for regulatory coordination between the DOL and the SEC Issues surrounding the fiscal situation with Puerto Rico and its impact on the municipal bonds market Issues related to disclosure of municipal bond transaction expenses Issues related to a pilot program for expanded tick sizes for small capitalization stocks, including H.R. 1952 (Spread Pricing Liquidity Act of 2013) and H.R. 3448 (Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013) Issues related to the regulation of the asset management industry
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 3448, the Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act. HR 1062, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. SEC Release 33-9408, Money Market Fund Reform. SEC Release 34-69013, a request for data on the duties of brokers, dealers and investment advisers. Joint rule proposal from the Federal Reserve, FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Liquidity Coverage Ratio. The Treasury Office of Financial Research report Asset Management and Financial Stability. Regulatory proposals related to theimplementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals related to harmonizing broker-dealers and investment advisers under similar standards of care; systemic risk; and market structure. Municipal bond price transparency.
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Equity Market Structure issues. Fiduciary Duty. Investment Advisor oversight; Minimum pricing variation pilot program (H.R. 3448)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Market Structure issues; Equity Trading Issues; Section 31 fees, and equity market structure issues; Minimum pricing variation pilot program (H.R. 3448)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Market Structure H.R. 3448
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2013 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Regulations affecting trading of securities, including market structure issues and systems integrity. HR 3448, the "Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013." Implementation of the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010," including Title VII regulation of derivatives.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013; H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act; H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act; H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act;H.R.1952, Spread Pricing Liquidity Act of 2013; H.R.3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013; S.474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act; S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act; CFTC No Action Letter 14-02 and 14-03,; CFTC Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading Environments, Federal Reserve; Proposed Rule, FRB, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements for Covered Companies, 77 Fed. Reg. 594 (Jan. 5, 2012) Terrence Thompson lobbied in the House only.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2013 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S. 798 Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act, H.R. 3448 Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act, securitization, market structure, issues related to capital and resolution, and other issues related to the financial services industry.
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2013 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 3448: SMALL CAP LIQUIDITY REFORM ACT OF 2013; PROVISIONS RELATED TO TICK SIZE PILOT PROGRAM
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE