REVERSEinquiries, Volume 1, Issue 1

REVERSEinquiries is Mayer Brown’s new structured and market-linked products-focused newsletter.  In this inaugural issue, we discuss:

• Banks and the BEAT;
• FINRA Explains its Enforcement Philosophy;
• FINRA Zeroes in on Sales of VIX-linked Products to Retail Investors;
• Amendments to FINRA’s Mark-up Rule to Become Effective on May 14, 2018;
• The SEC’s Proposed Best Interests Rule—It’s Here!;
• SEC Highlights Efforts to Protect Retail Investors;
• Recommended SEC Pilot Program for Changing Block Trade Reporting Requirements Includes Structured Notes Trades; and
• Good Disclosure Causes Early Delisting of ETN by Nasdaq.