Regulation BI, Form CRS, Adviser or Advisor, and Fiduciary Duties of Adviser -
In a flurry of proposed rulemaking that added up to more than 900 pages of reading material, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
7/5/2018
/ Best Interest Standard ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Choice of Entity ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Products ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Required Forms ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Investment Adviser AXA Wins Excessive Fee Trial -
A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled in favor of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable) and its wholly owned subsidiary, AXA Equitable Funds Management...more
10/27/2016
/ AXA Equitable Life ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Best Interest Contract Exemptions ,
BSA/AML ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Distribution Rules ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Form ADV ,
Form N-CEN ,
Form N-PORT ,
Industry Examinations ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
MSRB ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Partnerships ,
Private Equity ,
RAUM ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Required Forms ,
Retirement Plan ,
Rule G-37 ,
Sanctions ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
SMAs
The Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Amendments to Form ADV and Investment Adviser Act Rules -
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Form ADV and Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more
9/15/2016
/ 529 Plans ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Best Interest Contract Exemptions ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Examination Priorities ,
Fees ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
FinCEN ,
Form ADV ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
MSRB ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Political Contributions ,
Private Equity ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Risk Alert ,
Rule G-37 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Share Classes
Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. Supreme...more
Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. Schwab...more
10/15/2015
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Breach of Contract ,
BSA/AML ,
Census ,
CMOs ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Compliance ,
Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Form ADV ,
Form N-CEN ,
Form N-PORT ,
Form N-SAR ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Investors ,
Janus Capital Group ,
Lehman Brothers ,
Money Laundering ,
MSRB ,
Municipal Advisers ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SAR ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Trading Platforms ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
Nearly two years after issuing the proposed rule, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 5, 2015, adopted by a 3-2 vote, the final rule on CEO-to-median employee pay ratio disclosure in what has become...more
8/7/2015
/ Compliance ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employees ,
Executive Compensation ,
Foreign Workers ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Pay Ratio ,
Payroll Records ,
Privacy Policy ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Seasonal Workers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Records ,
Temporary Employees
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed rules requiring national securities exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ to establish listing standards requiring publicly traded companies to...more
On Sept. 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its proposed rule on the CEO-to-median employee pay ratio disclosure. This proposed rule adds disclosure requirements to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, as...more