SEC RULE 15a-6 “Chaperoning” 

Global Alliance Securities, LLC (“GA”) bridges the gap between foreign registered broker-dealers and U.S. based institutional investors by specializing in a set of services to non-U.S. broker-dealers under the SEC Rule 15a-6* commonly referred to in the financial industry as “chaperoning”.  The GA team has over 30 years of experience in chaperoning services.   These services assist non-U.S. broker-dealers to gain access to Major U.S. institutional and U.S. institutional investors.  SEC Rule 15a-6 defines these types of investors in the following manner:

Major U.S. Institutional Investor means a person that is:

  • A U.S. Institutional Investor that has, or has under management, total assets in excess of U.S. $100 million; provided, however, that for purposes of determining the total assets of an investment company, the investment company may include the assets of any family of investment companies of which it is a part; or

  • An investment adviser registered with the SEC under Section 203 of the United States Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that has total assets under management in excess of U.S. $100 million.

U.S. Institutional Investor means a person that is:

  • An investment company registered with the SEC under Section 8 of the United States Investment Company of 1940; or

  • A bank, savings or loan association, insurance company, business development company, small business investment company, or employee benefit plan defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”); a private business development company as defined in Rule 501(a)(2) of the Securities Act; an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; as defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of the Securities Act; or a trust described in Rule 501(a)(7) of the Securities.

The G A professionals lean on their long and extensive experience in international trading, settlement and investment banking while facilitating foreign registered broker-dealers to navigate complexities of complying with appropriate U.S. rules and regulations relevant to offering of foreign securities and services to U.S. institutional investors.

In acting as “chaperone” to foreign registered broker-dealers, GA “effects”, in accordance with SEC Rule 15a-6, transactions of the foreign brokers with US institutional investors, provide solutions for settlement, custody and customers communications in accordance with relevant US regulations and compliance practices.

“Chaperoning” arrangements with each foreign registered broker-dealers is custom tailored to fit the needs of their respective market, smooth settlement of transactions and clear communications between foreign registered broker-dealers, its foreign associated persons and US institutional investor under patronage and guidance of GA acting as “Chaperone”.

For additional information on our Chaperoning Program please contact John P. O’Shea: joshea@gassec.com or Jennifer O’Shea: jenoshea@gassec.com  

Publication Links regarding SEC Rule 15a-6
https://www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/rule15a-6.htm
https://www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/faq-15a-6-foreign-bd.htm

SEC Charges Non-US Brokerage Firms with Violating U.S. Registration Requirements.

*Rule 15a-6 affords certain exemption from US registration requirements to foreign broker-dealers utilizing “chaperoning” services of properly registered US securities firms.