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SEC Settles Charges with a Publicly Traded Company and its Controlling Shareholder for Not Disclosing Pledge of Company’s...

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Who may be interested: Board of Directors; Registered Investment Advisers; Registered Investment Companies; Broker-Dealers; Transfer Agents; Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC announced that it settled charges against...more

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

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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

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Understanding the Enhanced Regulation S-P Requirements

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On May 16, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Regulation S-P, the regulation that governs the treatment of nonpublic personal information about consumers by certain financial institutions....more

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SEC Charges Five Advisers with Violations of the Marketing Rule; SEC Staff Releases Risk Alert on Marketing Rule Compliance

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies, Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers - Quick Take: The SEC settled charges in separate actions against five investment advisers (Advisers) for violations of Rule...more

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SEC Settles with Sixteen Firms for Charges of Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers, Registered Investment Companies, Boards of Directors - Quick Take: The SEC recently settled charges against sixteen firms, including five...more

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SEC Provides Guidance on Determining Investment Company Status in SPAC Rule Release

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies, SPACs, Investment Advisers Quick Take: Following a 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted final rules to enhance disclosure and provide additional investor protections in IPOs by...more

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SEC Division of Examinations Publishes 2024 Examination Priorities

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On October 16, 2023, the Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published its annual Examination Priorities for 2024 (the “Exam Priorities”). Consistent with the...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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SEC Division of Examinations Releases its 2024 Examination Priorities

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Directors of Registered Investment Companies; and Investment Advisers Quick Take: The staff of the SEC Division of Examinations (Staff) recently released its 2024...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 Strengthens Regulation 13D-G Rules for Beneficial Ownership Reporting

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On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The adopting release...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to the Fund “Names Rule”

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies, Investment Advisers, Boards of Directors - Quick Take: The SEC recently adopted1 amendments (Amendments) to Investment Company Act Rule 35d-1, the fund “Names Rule.”...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: March 1, 2023

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

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Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: April 1, 2023

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

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Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: May 1, 2023

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

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Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: July 1, 2023

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more

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Changing of the Guard? SEC Proposes Significant Amendments to the Safeguards Rule

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The SEC continued its recent onslaught of proposed cybersecurity rules in mid-March with three new proposals covering a litany of entities, including investment advisers, broker-dealers, investment companies, clearing...more

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SEC Exams of Advisers and Investment Companies

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The Division of Examinations has revamped and updated its exam priorities according to its most recent release, 2023 Exam Priorities. Consistent with its typical approach the Division plans to focus on a blend of topics and...more

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Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: January 1, 2023

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: November 1, 2022

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

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SEC Proposes ESG Disclosure Rules for Investment Advisers and Investment Companies

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On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a package of new rules to address and enhance investor disclosure practices, and related policies and procedures, regarding Environmental,...more

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Investment Management Update - September 2020

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RULEMAKING AND GUIDANCE - SEC Adopts Amendments to Exemptive Applications Procedures - On July 6, 2020, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rule amendments to establish an expedited review procedure...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Publishes OCIE Risk Alert on LIBOR Transition Preparedness Examination Initiative

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a National Exam Program Risk Alert on June 18, 2020 (Risk Alert), which introduces an examination initiative on the upcoming...more

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COVID-19: Compliance and Legal Considerations for Asset Managers

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As the world responds to COVID-19, we have identified a number of compliance and legal considerations for asset managers. We summarize a select list of these in our note below....more

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SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations announces 2020 examination priorities

ethikos 34, no. 2 (February 2020) - In January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its 2020 examination priorities, published annually “to enhance the transparency of its examination program and to...more

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