Securities and Exchange Commission December 2, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Applicants have received a temporary order (the ``Temporary Order'') exempting them from section 9(a) of the Act, with respect to injunctions entered against Bank of America, N.A. (``BANA''), Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (``Merrill Lynch''), and Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc. (``BOAMS,'' and, together with BANA and Merrill Lynch, the ``Respondents'') on November 25, 2014 by the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (the ``District Court'') until the Commission takes final action on an application for a permanent order (the ``Permanent Order,'' and with the Temporary Order, the ``Orders''). Applicants also have applied for a Permanent Order. Applicants: BofA Advisors, LLC (``BoA Advisors''), BofA Distributors, Inc. (``BoA Distributors''), KECALP Inc. (``KECALP''), Merrill Lynch Ventures, LLC (``Ventures''), Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, Inc. (``MLGPE''), and Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC (``MLAI'') (each, an ``Applicant'' and collectively, the ``Applicants''), and solely for purposes of agreeing to condition 3 of the application, the Respondents.