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Main Street Growth Act
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Main Street Growth Act This bill allows for the registration of national venture securities exchanges for the purpose of trading the securities of certain small companies, such as startups and emerging growth companies. Individuals and existing national securities exchanges may apply to the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval to register such an exchange, or to register a listing tier within an existing exchange. The bill sets forth requirements for these venture exchanges, including required disclosures, trading limits, and trading privileges.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Transparency and accuracy of proxy advisors; Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 3454 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming U.S. antitrust laws - H.R. 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act, H.R. 3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act, H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, H.R. 3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 1584 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act, S. 1283 - Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act; Mark-to-market - S.2621 Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; Tracking legislation that would impact special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) - S. 1504 - Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act, H.R.5910 - Holding SPACs Accountable Act; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Digital asset regulatory reform, S. 4760 - The Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act; Equity market structure and SECs pending action on market structure (H.R. 4617), Regulation NMS, market data - H.R. ____ - Amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add certain requirements for the filing and approval of proposed rule changes by self-regulatory organizations approach 1, H.R. ____ - Securities Exchange Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 5795 - Main Street Growth Act, H.R. ____ - Amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add certain requirements for the filing and approval of proposed rule changes by self-regulatory organizations approach 2, H.R. ____ - Amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to improve the governance of multi-class stock companies, H.R. ____ - Free-market Accountability through Investor Rights Act of 2022, H.R. ____ - Require the SEC to engage in rulemaking to prohibit or limit the use of rebate payments by exchanges that are tiered based on the aggregate volume of transactions effected by such members, H.R. 4865 - Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; ESG and public company regulations, H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act. SEC climate disclosure rule.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2022 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Transparency and accuracy of proxy advisors; Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 3454 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming U.S. antitrust laws - H.R. 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act, H.R. 3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act, H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, H.R. 3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 1584 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act, S. 1283 - Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act; Mark-to-market - S.2621 Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; Tracking legislation that would impact special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) - S. 1504 - Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act, H.R.5910 - Holding SPACs Accountable Act; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Digital asset regulatory reform; Equity market structure (H.R. 4617), Regulation NMS, market data - H.R. ____ - Amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add certain requirements for the filing and approval of proposed rule changes by self-regulatory organizations approach 1, H.R. ____ - Securities Exchange Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 5795 - Main Street Growth Act, H.R. ____ - Amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add certain requirements for the filing and approval of proposed rule changes by self-regulatory organizations approach 2, H.R. ____ - Amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to improve the governance of multi-class stock companies, H.R. ____ - Free-market Accountability through Investor Rights Act of 2022, H.R. ____ - Require the SEC to engage in rulemaking to prohibit or limit the use of rebate payments by exchanges that are tiered based on the aggregate volume of transactions effected by such members, H.R. 4865 - Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; ESG and public company regulations, H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act. SEC climate disclosure rule.
Client expense: $595,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2022 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Transparency and accuracy of proxy advisors; Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 3454 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming U.S. antitrust laws - H.R. 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act, H.R. 3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act, H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, H.R. 3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 1584 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act, S. 1283 - Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act; Mark-to-market - S.2621 Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; H.R. 4617 - To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study on payment for order flow, to require the Investor Advocate of the Commission to provide recommendations on payment for order flow, and for other purposes; Tracking legislation that would impact special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) - S. 1504 - Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act, H.R.5910 - Holding SPACs Accountable Act; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity market structure, Regulation NMS, market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities - H.R. ____ - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add certain requirements for the filing and approval of proposed rule changes by self-regulatory organizations approach 1, H.R. ____ - Securities Exchange Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 5795 - Main Street Growth Act, H.R. ____ - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add certain requirements for the filing and approval of proposed rule changes by self-regulatory organizations approach 2, H.R. ____ - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to improve the governance of multi-class stock companies, H.R. ____ - Free-market Accountability through Investor Rights Act of 2022, H.R. ____ - To require the SEC to engage in rulemaking to prohibit or limit the use of rebate payments by exchanges that are tiered based on the aggregate volume of transactions effected by such members, H.R. 4865 - Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; ESG and public company regulations, H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act. SEC climate disclosure rule.
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2022 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Transparency of proxy advisors; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 3454 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming U.S. antitrust laws - H.R. 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act, H.R. 3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act, H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, H.R. 3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; Support for Nasdaq Board Diversity filing with the SEC; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 1584 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act, S. 1283 - Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act; 2021 Reconciliation Package; Mark-to-market - S.2621 Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; H.R. 4617 - To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study on payment for order flow, to require the Investor Advocate of the Commission to provide recommendations on payment for order flow, and for other purposes; Tracking legislation that would impact special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) - S. 1504 - Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act, H.R. __ - To amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude certain special purpose acquisition companies from safe harbor for forward-looking statements, and for other purposes; A bill to temporarily extend the public debt limit; H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, Regulation NMS, proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities - H.R. ____ - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add certain requirements for the filing and approval of proposed rule changes by self-regulatory organizations approach 1, H.R. ____ - Securities Exchange Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 5795 - Main Street Growth Act, H.R. ____ - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add certain requirements for the filing and approval of proposed rule changes by self-regulatory organizations approach 2, H.R. ____ - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to improve the governance of multi-class stock companies, H.R. ____ - Free-market Accountability through Investor Rights Act of 2022, H.R. ____ - To require the SEC to engage in rulemaking to prohibit or limit the use of rebate payments by exchanges that are tiered based on the aggregate volume of transactions effected by such members, H.R. 4865 - Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; ESG and public company regulations, H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Transparency of proxy advisors; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 3454 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming U.S. antitrust laws - H.R. 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act, H.R. 3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act, H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, H.R. 3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; Support for Nasdaq Board Diversity filing with the SEC; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 1584 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act, S. 1283 - Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act; S.2621 - Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; 2021 Reconciliation Package; Mark-to-market - S.2621 Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; Exchange-traded funds - S. 2617 - Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act; H.R. 4617 - To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study on payment for order flow, to require the Investor Advocate of the Commission to provide recommendations on payment for order flow, and for other purposes; Tracking legislation that would impact special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) - S. 1504 - Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act, H.R. __ - To amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude certain special purpose acquisition companies from safe harbor for forward-looking statements, and for other purposes; A bill to temporarily extend the public debt limit; H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/imigration reform; Equity, Regulation NMS, proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; ESG and public company regulations, H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; and Short interest disclosure.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Transparency of proxy advisors; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 3454 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming U.S. antitrust laws - H.R. 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act, H.R. 3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act, H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, H.R. 3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Support for Nasdaq Board Diversity filing with the SEC; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 1584 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act, S. 1283 - Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act; S.2621 - Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; 2021 Reconciliation Package; Mark-to-market - S.2621 Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; Exchange-traded funds - S. 2617 - Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act; H.R. 4617 - To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study on payment for order flow, to require the Investor Advocate of the Commission to provide recommendations on payment for order flow, and for other purposes; Tracking legislation that would impact special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) - S. 1504 - Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act, H.R. __ - To amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude certain special purpose acquisition companies from safe harbor for forward-looking statements, and for other purposes; A bill to temporarily extend the public debt limit; H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform, H.R. 3524 - Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act, H.R. 2225 - National Science Foundation for the Future Act; Equity, Regulation NMS, proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; ESG and public company regulations, H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; and Short interest disclosure.
2021 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Transparency of proxy advisors; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 3454 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming U.S. antitrust laws, H.R. 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act, H.R. 3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act, H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, H.R. 3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Support for Nasdaq Board Diversity filing with the SEC; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 1584 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform, H.R. 3524 - Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act, H.R. 2225 - National Science Foundation for the Future Act; Equity, Regulation NMS, proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; ESG and public company regulations, H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; and Short interest disclosure.
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
COVID Pandemic Issues: Ensure that stock exchange personnel are listed as critical infrastructure employees by the DHS for areas where workplace restrictions are in place; Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, H.R. 294 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2021, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R. 3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Support for Nasdaq Board Diversity filing with the SEC; Defend dual class structures; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 8695 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2019; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders. Legislative proposals and implementation related to COVID-19 economic relief. SEC rules on board diversity disclosure
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
COVID Pandemic Issues: Ensure that stock exchange personnel are listed as critical infrastructure employees by the DHS for areas where workplace restrictions are in place; Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R.8695 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
egislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2019; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders. Legislative proposals and implementation related to COVID-19 economic relief
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
COVID Pandemic Issues: Ensure that stock exchange personnel are listed as critical infrastructure employees by the DHS for areas where workplace restrictions are in place; Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Federal financial transaction tax (A4402); Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.
2020 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
egislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2019; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders. Legislative proposals and implementation related to COVID-19 economic relief
2020 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Ensure that stock exchange personnel are listed as critical infrastructure employees by the DHS for areas where workplace restrictions are in place; Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2018; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals of 2017; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2020 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2018; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals of 2017; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.
2019 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2018; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals of 2017; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2019 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2018; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals of 2017; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.
Client expense: $325,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $505,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of