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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

Bracewell LLP

Personal Devices and Messaging Platforms in the Workplace: Tips, Tactics and Best Practices for In-House Counsel

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Federal regulators have cracked down on the use of texts messages and messaging platforms for business communications, using their broad authority to root out record retention violations, resulting in significant fines and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Compliance Tips: Broker-Dealer and Adviser Use of Personal Devices

Now that the dust has settled on the SEC’s enforcement action against fifteen (15) broker-dealers and an investment adviser for violations of SEC recordkeeping rules applicable to the use of personal devices and off-channel...more

McGuireWoods LLP

New Year, Old Problem: Broker-Dealers Should Evaluate Their Supervision of Personal Device Use

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Many companies that transitioned to a work-from-home environment in early 2020 may have reasonably anticipated a return to the normalcy of in-office operations by the end of the year. Yet as 2021 commences, remote work has...more

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FINRA Issues Recommendations and Best Practices to Address Common Cybersecurity Risks for Broker-Dealer Firms

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued its “Report on Selected Cybersecurity Practices – 2018” to provide further guidance to broker-dealer firms in developing and improving their cybersecurity...more

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Still Threatened: Arbitration Clauses in Securities Customer Agreements

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In a report to Congress released in March, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) takes aim at consumer agreements that require disputes to be resolved by arbitration. The CFPB generally does not have...more

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