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SEC Division of Examinations Issues Risk Alert Regarding Electronic Investment Advice

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The staff of the SEC’s Division of Examinations (Division) released a risk alert on November 9, 2021 (Risk Alert) discussing the staff’s observations and findings from the Division’s recent electronic investment advice...more

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The SEC Declares “You All Fail”

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On November 9, 2021, the SEC released a Risk Alert from the Division of Examinations which provides observations from recent examinations into advisers that offer electronic investment advice...more

McGuireWoods LLP

SEC Charges Its First Robo Actions – Increasing Scrutiny of the Investment Platform

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It was never a question of if, but rather, when would the Securities and Exchange Commission launch its first charges against robo-advisors and what those charges would be. Following the then SEC Chairperson’s, Mary Jo White,...more

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SEC Staff Issues Guidance Update and Investor Bulletin on “Robo-Advisers”

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The staff of the Division of Investment Management (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Guidance Update (Guidance) on February 23, 2017, on the subject of automated investment advisers...more

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SEC Weighs In on Robo-Advisers: Disclosure, Suitability, and Compliance Obligations

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The SEC’s Guidance recognizes that robo-advisers are fiduciaries, and provides suggestions on how they can meet the substantive requirements of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Personal Advice for Robo-Advisers: Beef Up Disclosure and Compliance

Robo-advisers, those automated bots that offer up personalized investment advice with little, if any, human contact, face increased regulatory scrutiny as they grow more popular. After monitoring and engaging them for...more

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