SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting.
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in
the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange
Commission will hold an Open Meeting on November 3, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., in
the Auditorium, Room L-002.
The subject matter of the Open Meeting will be:
- The Commission will consider whether to adopt new Rule 15c3-5, Risk
Management Controls for Brokers or Dealers with Market Access, under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The new rule would require brokers or
dealers with access to trading directly on an exchange or alternative
trading system (“ATS”), including those providing sponsored or direct
market access to customers or other persons, to implement risk
management controls and supervisory procedures reasonably designed to
manage the financial, regulatory, and other risks of this business
activity. Among other things, new Rule 15c3-5 would effectively prohibit
broker-dealers from providing “unfiltered” or “naked” sponsored access
to any exchange or ATS.
- The Commission will consider whether to propose a new rule under
Section 763(g) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203, to prohibit fraud, manipulation,
and deception in connection with security-based swaps.
- The Commission will consider whether to propose rules and forms to
implement Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange
Act”) entitled “Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protection.”
Section 21F, as added by Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act, provides that the Commission shall
pay awards, under regulations prescribed by the Commission and subject
to certain limitations, to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily
provide the Commission with original information about a violation of
the federal securities laws that leads to the successful enforcement of
a covered judicial or administrative action, or a related action.
At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the
scheduling of meeting items.
For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:
The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400.
Elizabeth M. Murphy
Secretary
October 27, 2010