REVERSEinquiries, Volume 3, Issue 1

Structured and Market-linked Product News for Inquiring Minds

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

• IRS Again Extends Phase-In of Section 871(m) Regulations;  
• FDIC Proposes Changes to Brokered Deposits Restrictions;
• Proposed Sales Practice Rule Affects Leveraged/Inverse ETFs; ETNs and Structured Notes Also in the Crosshairs;
• NAIC Developments Related to Principal-Protected Notes;
• Proposed Amendments to Advertising Rule for Registered Investment Advisers;
• FINRA Tips on ESG Investing; and
• Proposed Changes to the Definition of Accredited Investor and the Definition of Qualified Institutional Buyer.