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SEC Formally Withdraws Fourteen Rule Proposals

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance on 6/17/2025

On June 12, 2025 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) formally withdrew fourteen outstanding rule proposals issued by the prior administration. Although most observers doubted that the current Commission would adopt...more

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: Oct. 1 Quarterly Review

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 10/14/2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

FINRA Facts and Trends: January 2024

Bracewell LLP on 1/26/2024

Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. We dedicate...more

Investment Management Update - November 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/16/2023

...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

SEC’s 2024 Examination Priorities for Broker-Dealers

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 10/26/2023

On October 16, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Examinations (the “Division”) released its annual Examination Priorities for fiscal year 2024 (the (“Report”), marking the first time the...more

SEC Releases 2023 Examination Priorities for Registered Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 2/17/2023

On February 7, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Examinations (the “Division”) released its annual Priorities Report1 for upcoming examinations of registered investment advisers...more

SEC Exam Priorities for 2023

Oberheiden P.C. on 12/20/2022

Find Out What Companies and Investment Firms Need to Know about the SEC’s Exam Priorities for 2023 - Each year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publishes its annual examination priorities. This report...more

SEC and FINRA Emphasize Cybersecurity, AML, and Reg BI as Key Areas of Focus for Broker-Dealer Examinations in 2021

King & Spalding on 4/9/2021

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have each published their annual examination priorities for 2021, signaling areas of scrutiny that broker-dealers should...more

SEC Risk Alert Highlights on COVID-19-Related Compliance Risks and Considerations for Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/21/2020

- The OCIE of the SEC highlights that responses to COVID-19 present important regulatory and compliance issues for SEC registrants, including “heightened risks of misconduct” tied to recent market volatility. - The Risk...more

SEC Examiners Warn of COVID-Related Compliance Risks for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

King & Spalding on 8/19/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) last week published its observations from the first five months operating the SEC’s national examination program during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This is the latest...more

Investment Services Regulatory Update - February 2018

Vedder Price on 2/13/2018

New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Cryptocurrency-related Holdings - On January 18, 2018, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment...more

Who Does What: Broker Dealers | Registered Investment Advisers | Commodities/Futures Entities

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/25/2017

At Fox Rothschild LLP, we have a wealth of experience in creating and forming broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, commodity entities and various hedge funds. Over the years, our strategy has been to work with our...more

SEC's New Rule Requires Additional Disclosures on Form ADV

Bracewell LLP on 1/30/2017

On January 12, 2017, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) published its 2017 examination priorities.1 OCIE’s 2017 priorities, which largely mirror its 2016 priorities, cover three areas: (1)...more

The Year In Review: SEC Enforcement Actions Against Investment Advisers

K&L Gates LLP on 12/9/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement program is highly focused on investment advisers for an obvious reason: they manage more than $67 trillion in assets for approximately 30 million clients. In addition,...more

2015 Mid-Year Securities Litigation and Enforcement Highlights

BakerHostetler on 8/5/2015

Welcome to the 2015 Mid-Year Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team. The purpose is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive Alerts, on matters we...more

The SEC’s 2015 Examination Priorities: Implications for Private Equity Fund Managers

McGuireWoods LLP on 2/6/2015

The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released its examination priorities for 2015 for investment advisers, broker-dealers and transfer agents...more

FINRA’s 2015 Exam Priorities

Burr & Forman on 1/13/2015

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) released its 10th annual Exam Priority Letter earlier this week (Jan. 6, 2015). The so-called “Errico Letter” advises broker-dealer member firms of the operational risks...more

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