On April 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC” or the “Staff”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert to provide SEC-registered broker-dealers and investment...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts –
PROPOSED RULES –
SEC Proposes Rule Changes for Proxy Advisory Firms –
On November 5, 2019, the SEC issued a release proposing amendments to the federal proxy rules...more
12/20/2019
/ Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Form CRS ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
MiFID II ,
New Guidance ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Solicitations ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Rule 206(4)-5 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals
On October 18, 2019, the SEC’s Division of Investment Management issued guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions that address certain matters regarding the disclosure of conflicts of interest involving the receipt...more
12/10/2019
/ 12b-1 plan ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Form ADV ,
Form CRS ,
Investment Adviser ,
New Guidance ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (SCSD)