The June 30 deadline for compliance with Regulation Best Interest [1] and Form CRS [2] presents new compliance obligations for broker-dealers and investment advisers engaging in a retail business. In anticipation of this...more
AGENDA -
- Background
- Regulation Best Interest
- Judicial Challenges to Regulation Best Interest
- Form CRS
- Interpretation of Investment Adviser’s Fiduciary Duty
- Interpretation of the “Solely Incidental” Prong...more
SEC ADOPTING RELEASES -
New Regulation Best Interest:
Title: Regulation Best Interest: The Broker-Dealer Standard of Conduct....more
OVERVIEW -
On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted a series of new rules and interpretations designed to enhance the protection of retail investors and to improve the quality and...more