The Legal Tightrope: Surviving Parallel Investigations
Navigating Government Contracts: Diana Shaw on Oversight and Whistleblower Protections
From Court to Code: Smart Contracts and Arbitration
Episode 335 -- The New DOJ Whistleblower Program
Navigating Emerging Privacy Issues in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Implications of the SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: SEC Suffers Dismissal of Claims in Solarwinds Securities Fraud Case
Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
The Woody Report: The Solar Winds Dismissal
In That Case: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: Deep Dive into The SEC’s Settlement with R&R Donnelly on Cybersecurity Controls
Episode 332 -- Deep Dive into SEC’s Internal Controls and Cybersecurity Settlement with R&R Donnelly
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Jarkesy’s Implications for the Administrative State
DE Under 3: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
Dogecoin’s Day in Court
Unpacking the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act: Implications for the Digital Asset Industry — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Podcast: Is Cryptocurrency a Security (like an orange grove)?
Navigating the Regulatory Waters: The SEC's Wells Notice to Uniswap and its Impact on DeFi — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Will Resiliency Carry the Digital Asset Sector Through 2024: Federal Legislative Developments and OFAC Consent Orders — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Compliance into the Weeds: The WACKO Enforcement Action Involving BF Borgers
Wednesday, the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) announced its 2018 examination priorities, released in order to “improve compliance, prevent fraud, monitor risk, and inform policy.” ...more
On April 15, 2014, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a National Exam Priority Risk Alert announcing its initiative to evaluate cybersecurity...more
In This Issue: - Regulatory Updates: ..NEP Announces Never-Before-Examined Initiative; Examination Priorities for 2014; Division of Investment Management Lists 2013 Accomplishments; Sets 2014 Agenda; Money...more
The SEC’s Never-Before Examined Initiative: Are You Ready? On January 9, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC’s”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) published its 2014 National Exam...more
The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) announced this week that its National Exam Program (NEP) launched an initiative to “engage with” investment advisers that have never been examined by the SEC....more
Each year, the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examination's National Exam Program (NEP) issues a letter communicating to investors and registrants the areas that the staff perceives to present heightened risks. This...more
A high-level SEC official told an industry group yesterday that the National Examination Program (NEP) will be reviewing asset managers’ policies and procedures for preventing cyber attacks. In particular, the SEC is looking...more
The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) announced the 2014 examination priorities (the “Announcement”) for its National Examination Program (the “NEP”). The priorities are organized according to...more
On January 9, 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published its 2014 examination priorities letter (“SEC Letter”) for its National Examination Program (NEP). The NEP covers all markets and entities...more
The SEC National Examination Program announced its 2012 examination priorities. Those priorities are selected by senior staff from the National Exam Program’s offices along with senior SEC staff from the various Divisions and...more
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other U.S. financial regulators (collectively, “Regulators”) issued important guidance related to the need for industry participants to maintain business continuity...more
On September 17, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or “Commission”) announced settled enforcement actions against 23 firms for short selling in violation of Rule 105 of Regulation M, which limits the ability...more
Prompted by wide-ranging damage and the disruptions to the capital markets caused by Hurricane Sandy, the SEC’s National Examination Program (“NEP”) reviewed the business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans...more
Below is a summary of certain recent guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that is applicable to investment advisers and broker-dealers, namely: (i) an SEC Risk Alert regarding the Custody Rule...more
On February 21, 2013, the National Examination Program (NEP), which is administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), published its examination...more
On March 4, 2013, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert identifying “significant deficiencies” by registered investment advisers in compliance with Rule 206(4)-2 under the...more
The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 21, 2013 announced its examination priorities for this year. These highlight market-wide issues such as...more
On February 23, 2013, through the National Exam Program (NEP), the staff of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the program's examination...more
The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations reports finding widespread compliance deficiencies related to custody of securities. In its March 4, 2013 National Exam Program Risk Alert, OCIE said that...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s National Examination Program (NEP) published its examination priorities for 2013. The examination priorities address market-wide issues as well as issues with respect to the following...more
In this issue: - Recent SEC Speeches Focus on Investor Protection and Disclosure - SEC 2013 Examination Priorities - CFTC Revises Clearing Compliance Schedule for iTraxx CDS Indices - SEC Division...more
On February 21, 2013, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released its examination priorities for 2013. The priorities were published by National Examination Program (“NEP”), a program administered through...more
In an attempt to “increase transparency, strengthen compliance, and inform the public and the financial services industry about key risks,” the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published its 2013...more