News & Analysis as of

Broker-Dealer Transfer Agents

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Imposes New Cybersecurity Requirements on Broker-Dealers, Investment Companies, Registered Investment Advisers, and Transfer...

Latham & Watkins LLP on

Covered institutions will need to review their cybersecurity and incident response policies and procedures ahead of the applicable compliance deadline. ...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Imposes New Cybersecurity Requirements on BrokerDealers, Investment Companies, Registered Investment Advisers, and Transfer...

Latham & Watkins LLP on

Covered institutions will need to review their cybersecurity and incident response policies and procedures ahead of the applicable compliance deadline. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Adopts Data Privacy Rule Amendments to Regulation S-P

Seward & Kissel LLP on

Who may be interested: Investment Companies; Investment Advisers; Broker-Dealers; Transfer Agents - The SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-P imposing new data privacy and security requirements on broker-dealers,...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Adopts Rule Amendments to Regulation S-P to Enhance Protection of Customer Information

Proskauer Rose LLP on

On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced the adoption of amendments to Regulation S-P that were proposed last year (“Final Amendments”).[1] The Final Amendments impose enhanced...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - November 2023

...SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule - On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund Names Rule) as well...more

Venable LLP

2024 SEC Division of Examinations Priorities Summary

Venable LLP on

The SEC’s Division of Examinations got a head start this fiscal year, announcing its 2024 Examination Priorities (2024 Priorities) at the beginning of the fiscal year for the first time. This novel approach likely signifies...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to Regulation S-P

Seward & Kissel LLP on

...Quick Take: The SEC proposed amendments to Regulation S-P which would establish minimum standards under Federal law requiring registered investment advisers, investment companies, broker-dealers and transfer agents...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Digital Assets: The SEC’s roadmap for distribution and exams

In the span of the last five months, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its staff have issued two statements, a risk alert and an exam priorities roadmap, all of which address digital assets in full or in part....more

Goodwin

SEC Releases 2021 Examination Priorities

Goodwin on

In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations released its 2021 Examination Priorities and issued a risk alert noting that “Digital Asset Securities” entail characteristics and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Examination Risk Alert Signals Focus on Digital Asset Securities

Foley & Lardner LLP on

On February 26, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Examinations issued a Risk Alert signaling an exam focus this year on activities of investment advisers, broker-dealers, exchanges, and transfer agents related to Digital Asset...more

Burr & Forman

All Eyes on Digital Assets

Burr & Forman on

The price of Bitcoin recently topped $57,000.  New York’s Attorney General issued an Investor Alert on Virtual Currency Risks, as did the SEC’s Division of Examinations....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The SEC’s 2020 Examination Priorities

On January 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its 2020 examination priorities, an annual report by the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) meant to apprise the public...more

Vedder Price

SEC, NASAA and FINRA Issue Senior Safe Act Fact Sheet

Vedder Price on

On May 23, 2019, in recognition of the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Senior Safe Act, the SEC, the North American Securities Administrators Association and FINRA issued a fact sheet to raise awareness of the act...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Investment Management Update

Ballard Spahr LLP on

OCIE Announces 2015 Priorities - The SEC’s Office of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) recently announced its selected list of 2015 examination priorities for investment advisers, broker-dealers, and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - January 2015 #3

Cybersecurity, Potential Equity Order Routing Conflicts and AML Among the Top Examination Priorities for SEC in 2015 - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC 2015 Examination Priorities Focus on Liquid Alternatives and Fixed-Income Funds

On January 13, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released its 2015 examination priorities for investment companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers and...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

SEC Examination Priorities in 2015 to Focus on Transparency Issues and the Early Detection of Potential Fraudulent or Other...

On January 13, 2015, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) announced its 2015 examination priorities for investment advisers, broker-dealers and transfer agents. These priorities emphasize the...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - January 2015 #2

Goodwin on

Editor’s Note - Rich Matheny Comments on New Format of OFAC Sanctions List: On January 5, OFAC announced the release of a new format of its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. With the new...more

Goodwin

SEC 2014 Adviser Examination Priorities Include Continuation of Presence Exams and Initiative Targeting Never-Before Examined...

Goodwin on

The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) announced the 2014 examination priorities (the “Announcement”) for its National Examination Program (the “NEP”). The priorities are organized according to...more

BakerHostetler

SEC Releases National Examination Program Priorities for 2013

BakerHostetler on

On February 21, 2013, the National Examination Program (NEP), which is administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), published its examination...more

Dechert LLP

2013 Examination Priorities of the U.S. SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations

Dechert LLP on

The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 21, 2013 announced its examination priorities for this year. These highlight market-wide issues such as...more

21 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide