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SEC names Keith E. Cassidy as interim acting Director of Examinations

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On July 22, the SEC announced that Richard Best, the Director of the Division of Examinations, will take a leave of absence for previously disclosed health reasons, and the deputy director, Keith E. Cassidy, will become the...more

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SEC Releases Examination Priorities for 2024

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On October 16, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Division of Examinations (the “Division”) published its examination priorities for the upcoming year. The Division published the priorities earlier...more

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SEC’s 2024 Examination Priorities for Investment Advisers

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations (the Division) recently released its annual Examination Priorities for fiscal year 2024 (the Report). The Report underlines the Division’s focus on...more

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SEC Outlines 2024 Examination Priorities

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The priorities highlight emerging and core risk areas for investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other entities, including cybersecurity and crypto assets. On October 16, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s...more

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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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SEC EXAMS Division Announces 2024 Priorities Ahead of Schedule

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On October 16, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (EXAMS) published its exam priorities for 2024. The timing is notable, with the release coming several months ahead of the typical timeline and only eight months after...more

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SEC’s 2024 Examination Priorities for Broker-Dealers

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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

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2023 SEC Exam Priorities

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On February 7, the Division of Examinations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Division”) published its 2023 Examination Priorities (the “Exam Priorities”).1 The Exam Priorities indicate a particular Staff...more

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Material Investment Management Developments and Template Annual Compliance Checklists for Registered Investment Advisers, Exempt...

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Lowenstein Sandler’s Investment Management Group is pleased to provide you with the summaries and checklists described below. Summaries of recent legal developments with respect to: •SEC’s 2023 Examination Priorities- ...more

Morgan Lewis

Current Developments in Sec and Finra Examinations & Enforcement 2022–2023 - A Special Report for Investment Advisers and...

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Registered entities continued to be a significant focus of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s or Commission’s) enforcement and rulemaking programs in 2022, and we expect similar attention this year. The SEC’s...more

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SEC Division of Examinations’ 2023 Exam Priorities – A Continued Focus on Private Funds, Regulation Best Interest, ESG, and Crypto

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On February 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations (EXAMs) announced its 2023 Examination Priorities (the “Priorities”), which highlight areas it expects to target in 2023...more

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

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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

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The SEC’s 2023 Exam Priorities in Context: Private Fund Arrangements

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On Tuesday, February 7, the Division of Examinations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released its 2023 Examination Priorities. Private fund sponsors and managers should pay attention to the Priorities for two...more

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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

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Private Fund Sponsors Remain in Spotlight of the SEC’s Examination Priorities

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On February 7, 2023, the Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued its examination priorities for 2023 reflecting a continued focus on SEC-registered private fund sponsors....more

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SEC Exam Priorities for 2023

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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

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Cybersecurity Remains a Key Focus Area for the SEC and FINRA

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Cybersecurity and technology governance remain a top area of focus for the SEC and FINRA, as the regulators continue to concentrate on improving the overall cybersecurity posture and resiliency of the financial sector. FINRA...more

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Material Investment Management Developments and Template Annual Compliance Checklists for Registered Investment Advisers, Exempt...

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Summaries of recent legislative and regulatory developments with respect to: •SEC’s 2022 Examination Priorities • Proposed Amendments to Form PF Requirements- •Proposed New Rules Applicable to Private Fund Advisers and...more

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FINRA’S 2022 Report on Examination & Risk Monitoring Program

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Over the last couple of decades, the securities self-regulatory organization FINRA (f/k/a NASD) informs its membership each year of what compliance risks are noted by its examination program. Those are risks firms should...more

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Regulatory Oversight of Privacy, Cybersecurity & Private Investment Funds

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Privacy and cybersecurity issues continue to garner significant attention in the U.S. and abroad. Private investment funds registered with the SEC and their portfolio companies will likely see increased regulatory scrutiny...more

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SEC Annual Examination Priorities for RIAs

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Last month, the SEC Division of Examinations (the "Division"; formerly the "Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations") released its annual Examination Priorities for 2021. RIAs and their Chief Compliance Officers are...more

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New Emphasis in SEC 2021 Examination Priorities

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its 2021 Examination Priorities on March 3.  The Examinations group – elevated last December to Division status (formerly the Office of Compliance Investigations...more

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SEC Examinations and Enforcement in the COVID-19 Era

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Recent announcements from the US Securities and Exchange Commission make it clear that, although it will not be business as usual, the agency will ably navigate the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and its work will move...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

2020 Investment Adviser Update—There’s a “Voice Inside Your Head You Refuse to Hear” (But You Should)

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The rules and regulations governing private equity and hedge fund advisers continue to develop in response to changes in technology. As a result, advisers are subject to an ever-increasing degree of supervision by the...more

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - February 2020

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – PROPOSED RULES – Agencies Propose Volcker Rule Amendments Relating to Covered Funds – On January 30, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, OCC, SEC and CFTC proposed...more

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