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For your reading pleasure, we present a list of tips for surviving a routine SEC Examination. This list has been compiled by SEC3 employees including ex-SEC examiners. It is not to be considered all-inclusive and is provided...more
Closed-End Fund Activism Update - Activist investors continue to take large positions in closed-end funds and engage in disruptive activity that may be harmful to long-term shareholders of retail closed-end funds. This...more
REGULATORY UPDATES - Recent SEC Leadership Changes - The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced the appointment of Deborah J. Jeffrey as Inspector General effective May 7, 2023. Prior to this...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies, Registered Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The staff of the SEC’s Division of Examinations (Staff) recently issued a risk alert (Alert) addressing the status of...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (EXAMS) published its report on 2023 Examination Priorities on February 7, 2023. The 2023 Examination Priorities continue to reflect an examination program...more
On February 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations (EXAMs) announced its 2023 Examination Priorities (the “Priorities”), which highlight areas it expects to target in 2023...more
On February 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations announced its fiscal year 2023 examination priorities. This year, the Division continues its focus on protecting investors by prioritizing...more
On February 7, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) issued its report on 2023 Examination Priorities. The following is a summary of key issues highlighted in the Division’s report which are of importance...more
On July 26, 2022, William Birdthistle, the Director of the Division of Investment Management of the US Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”), gave remarks at the Practising Law Institute’s annual Investment Management...more
As a major LIBOR transition milestone approaches, a Staff Statement provides key considerations for market participants regarding their obligations. On December 7, 2021, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange...more
In This Issue. The federal bank regulators published frequently asked questions concerning the London Interbank Offered Rate transition; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed an effective date for two...more
Into The Flood Again, Same Old Trip It Was Back Then - The rules and regulations governing private equity and hedge fund advisers continue to develop in response to changes in technology. As a result, advisers are subject...more
Last month, the SEC Division of Examinations (the "Division"; formerly the "Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations") released its annual Examination Priorities for 2021. RIAs and their Chief Compliance Officers are...more
On March 3, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (“Division” or “EXAMS”) published its annual Examination Priorities Report, which identified eight primary areas of focus for Fiscal Year 2021. While many of these...more
On March 3, 2021, the Division of Examinations (the Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its 2021 examination priorities. The Division noted its continued emphasis on the protection of retail...more
The Division of Examination’s (former OCIE) annual announcement of its exam priorities is always noteworthy, as it provides helpful insight into this division’s thinking and can serve as a roadmap for regulated entities to...more
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s newly renamed Division of Examinations (formerly known as the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations) published its 2021 Examination Priorities (“Exam...more
First, the ARRC, playing Charlton Heston, playing Moses, brings down from on high the ten commandments of SOFR and lo, we were sore afraid and with veneration, professed we had no God but SOFR. A solution of sorts to a...more
On August 5, 2020, FINRA published Regulatory Notice 20-26, summarizing the results of a survey FINRA conducted of a representative cross-section of member firms, including firms with significant trading volumes or positions...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed modifying the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (funds), which would create a new layered disclosure regime that attempts to...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a National Exam Program Risk Alert on June 18, 2020 (Risk Alert), which introduces an examination initiative on the upcoming...more
On June 18, 2020, the Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) announced the details of an examination initiative specifically focused on LIBOR preparedness. OCIE has...more
The Situation: The SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") intends to examine registrants to assess preparation for the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and the transition to alternative reference...more
Key Points - - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) recently released a Risk Alert warning investment advisers, broker-dealers, investment companies,...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert about the scope and content of examinations OCIE plans to conduct of various...more