Month: August 2017

CABS AND PAY TO PLAY.   NLR.  “On August 17, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) proposed rule amendments to apply its established ‘pay-to-play’ rules to capital acquisition brokers (CABs) that engage in distribution to, or solicitation of, government entities on behalf of investment advisers for compensation.” DISCLOSURE DEMAND.   CW.  “A continuing soap opera for the past […]

FARA:  LESSONS LEARNED.   FBI.  “Foreign nations may employ Americans or third-country nationals to pursue their national aims, just as they might use hackers, students, businesspeople, and other non-traditional actors, and, in some cases, these aims run contrary to U.S. national security or other U.S. interests. Due to the gravity of today’s threat from state actors, […]

HASSAN ON DISCLOSE ACT.   CM.  “I recently joined 45 of my colleagues in introducing the DISCLOSE Act of 2017, which would increase transparency in our campaign finance system.” CA:  COMMISSION APPOINTMENT.   VOC.  “Orange County supervisors, without discussion, on Tuesday appointed the second member of the still-unformed countywide ethics commission.” FL:  COREY WITHDRAWAL.   TAL.  “A Tallahassee lobbyist […]