On February 13, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued a "Notice of proposed rulemaking" (proposed rule) that would require Securities Exchange Commission...more
2/23/2024
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FinCEN ,
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NPRM ,
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Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Traders ,
Securities Transactions ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
U.S. Treasury
Signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022, new provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617) (Exemption) exempt certain “M&A brokers” from having to register as broker-dealers with the U.S...more
On August 3, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff published a Q&A-Styled Bulletin focused on conflicts of interest under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) and Regulation Best Interest (Reg...more
8/31/2022
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Conflicts of Interest ,
Financial Services Industry ,
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Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions
On February 9, 2022, the SEC proposed new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to regulate the $18-trillion private fund market. ...more
2/17/2022
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Comment Period ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions
New rule includes a heightened standard for broker-dealers, new required disclosures for investment advisers and broker-dealers and other guidance -
On June 5, 2019, by a vote of 3-1, the SEC adopted Regulation Best...more
6/19/2019
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Broker-Dealer ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty of Care ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
New Rules ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Transactions ,
Standard of Conduct