For investment advisers, managers/general partners of private funds, registered funds, private funds, and pension funds, among others, you have until October 30 to file Form BE-180, but you must do so electronically. (Yes,...more
Non-Enforcement -
Remember to Update Your Risk Disclosure on an Ongoing Basis -
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance reminding mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and other...more
4/4/2016
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Directors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
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Form ADV ,
Intermediaries ,
Investor Protection ,
Mutual Funds ,
New Guidance ,
Penalties ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Non-Enforcement -
A Source of Concern for the SEC — The Outsourcing by Investment Advisers and Funds of Compliance Activities -
In a recent National Exam Program Risk Alert (dated November 9, 2015) the U.S....more
Non-Enforcement -
SEC Decides Against Mounting an Appeal in Koch Ruling -
The July 2015 ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court in Koch v. SEC will apparently not be challenged by the SEC. The Court ruled in that...more
11/2/2015
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Cease and Desist Orders ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Disgorgement ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Dodd-Frank ,
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Exemptive Orders ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fixed Income Investments ,
Guidance Update ,
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Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Meals-Gifts-and Entertainment Rules ,
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Money Market Funds ,
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NRSRO ,
Popular ,
Prejudgment Interest ,
Private Funds ,
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Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
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Non-Enforcement Cybersecurity Is At the Top of SEC Examination Concerns In a recent SEC “risk alert” for registered broker-dealers and investment advisers, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE)...more
10/1/2015
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Data Breach ,
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Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Free Identity Theft Protection ,
Hackers ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Mutual Funds ,
NAV ,
New Guidance ,
OCIE ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulation S-P ,
Remedial Actions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Sanctions ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Senior Managers ,
Servicing Agreements ,
Share Redemption ,
Shareholder Distributions ,
Swing Pricing