Given this week’s headlines, many emerging companies may be asking themselves: “Why am I holding so much cash?”
The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) may be to blame.
“But I don’t have any intention of...more
On March 10, 2023, volatility resulting from concerns regarding runs on certain banks triggered trading halts in those banks’ stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. March 13, 2023, saw additional trading...more
3/15/2023
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Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Capital Markets ,
Commodities ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Short Sales ,
Short Selling ,
Stock Exchange ,
Stocks
In today’s asset management landscape, cybersecurity threats are omnipresent, and with constantly evolving tools of attack, actual breaches have become increasingly prevalent. As the complexity, scope, and frequency of cyber...more
3/2/2022
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Comment Period ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In our October 2019 update, we discussed how the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has remained sharply focused in recent years on the conflicts of interest related to investment advisers’ selection...more
The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued a risk alert (the risk alert) on August 12, 2020, highlighting COVID-19 pandemic-related risks and...more
8/19/2020
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Business Continuity Plans ,
Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
OCIE ,
Popular ,
Remote Sales Transactions ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Supervision
Over the past several years, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement activity has eroded the stability of the once-standard lineup of share classes available to mutual fund investors. Starting with...more
10/24/2019
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Best Practices ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Form ADV ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Proposed Rules ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Classes
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held an open meeting on August 21, 2019, (the Open Meeting) and approved two items: (1) guidance regarding the proxy voting responsibilities of investment advisers under the...more
9/3/2019
/ Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
New Guidance ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
In a flurry of enforcement activity in the digital asset space, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a self-regulatory organization for broker-dealers,...more
10/8/2018
/ Blockchain ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Popular ,
Regulation D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales ,
Unregistered Securities