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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Call For Public Comment: A Report on AI Use in the Financial Sector

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This month, an interim report on artificial intelligence in the financial sector was published for public comment. The report was written by the Ministries of Justice and Treasury, the Competition Authority, the Securities...more

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2025 SEC Exam Priorities for Investment Advisers and Registered Investment Companies

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On October 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Examinations (Division) released its examination priorities for 2025, outlining the key topics the Division plans to focus on in the upcoming fiscal...more

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Dual registrant regulatory roundup - October 2024

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Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

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SEC Revamps and Enhances Data Protections with Amendments to Regulation S-P

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has announced the adoption of amendments to Regulation S-P (“Amendments”) to modernize and enhance the rules that govern the treatment of consumers’ nonpublic personal...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Thorough Exam: SEC's Division of Examinations Announces Fiscal Year 2024 Priorities

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Amid ongoing federal government shutdown risks and the close of its fiscal year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Examinations (Exams) recently announced its fiscal year (FY) 2024 priorities....more

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The SEC's Proposed Cybersecurity Rules: Regulatory Delay Does Not Bless Standing By

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The SEC’s Cybersecurity Proposals - The SEC has proposed four rules designed to address cybersecurity risk and management, including incident reporting by public companies....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

REMINDER: Compliance Deadline for FTC's GLBA Safeguards Rule Is Around the Corner

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A reminder to non-bank financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA): the deadline to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) revised Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information, commonly...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers, and Other Financial Industry Participants Take Note: SEC Demonstrates Commitment to...

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On March 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued three releases proposing (i) amendments to Regulation S-P (“Regulation S-P Proposal”)1, (ii) amendments to Regulation SCI (“Regulation SCI Proposal”)2,...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Requirements for Certain Market Entities and Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Cybersecurity...

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Quick Take: The SEC proposed new requirements for several different market entities designed to mitigate cybersecurity risk, including requirements relating to written policies and procedures and notifications about...more

Hogan Lovells

SEC releases 2023 examination priorities for investment advisers

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On February 7, the Division of Examinations within the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) released its annual list of examination priorities for investment advisers regulated by the SEC under the U.S....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The SEC’s Fast-Approaching Cybersecurity Overhaul for Public Companies and Regulated Entities

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The SEC has nearly doubled the size of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit and has aggressively pursued cyber-related enforcement actions against public companies and regulated entities. In a few months the SEC will finalize...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

SEC to Advisors and Funds – Adopt and Implement Cybersecurity Policies and Procedures

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On February 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to propose rule 206(4)-9 under the Advisers Act and 38a-2 under the Investment Company Act (collectively, “Proposed Rule”). In general, the Proposed Rule...more

Miller Canfield

Risks For RIA Firms in a COVID World

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In light of COVID-19, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), recognizing that RIA Firms are facing operational, technological, commercial and other issues, has also outlined "regulatory and compliance questions...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Recommendations from the OCIE Regarding COVID-19 Related Compliance Risks and Considerations

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The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (the “OCIE”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published a risk alert on Aug. 12 titled Select COVID-19 Compliance Risks and Considerations for...more

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SEC Releases Cybersecurity Observations and Guidance - The SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE")...

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On January 27, 2020, OCIE issued a report detailing cybersecurity and resiliency observations the staff made after "thousands of examinations of broker-dealers, investment advisers, clearing agencies, national securities...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

The SEC Released A Risk Alert On Reg S-P, a/k/a How To Avoid A $1 Million Penalty

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I am hardly saying that SEC Regulation S-P is the sexiest of regulations. I mean, has any customer is history actually read one of those exciting statement stuffers that discloses in some dense font a BD’s privacy policy?...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC To Focus on Cybersecurity in 2019

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For the fourth year running, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office continues to list cybersecurity as one of the top enforcement priorities for 2019. As it relates to cybersecurity, the SEC will be focusing on...more

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - February 2018

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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

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OCIE Lessons From Cybersecurity 2 Initiative

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On August 7, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert containing observations from its Cybersecurity 2 Exam Initiative. As a follow-up to the 2014 Cybersecurity 1 initiative, the...more

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OCIE Releases Results of Cybersecurity Examination Initiative

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On August 7, 2017, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a summary of its observations (the report) from cybersecurity examinations of 75...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Cybersecurity Insights From The SEC

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Over the last several months, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) has been conducting a “sweep examination” of over 70 broker-dealers and investment advisers to assess their cybersecurity...more

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New Cybersecurity Rules for Colorado Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

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Colorado has adopted new rules that add cybersecurity requirements for certain entities with Colorado securities licenses. The rules are from the regulatory agency the Division of Securities. It licenses securities...more

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Colorado’s Proposed Cybersecurity Rules for Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

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Colorado has new proposed rules that add cybersecurity requirements for certain entities with Colorado securities licenses. The proposed rules are from the regulatory agency the Division of Securities. It licenses securities...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Colorado Proposes Cybersecurity Rules for Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers

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The Colorado Division of Securities recently issued proposed rules directed at establishing cybersecurity requirements for broker-dealers and investment advisers. The proposed rules were issued only a month after New York...more

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Colorado Regulator Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Institutions

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Increasingly, states are enacting cybersecurity regulations for financial institutions and investment advisors. Following New York’s groundbreaking regulation, Colorado recently proposed changes to its state...more

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