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Does California's New Consumer Financial Protection Law Apply To SEC Registered Investment Advisers?

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As has been previously noted, California's Governor recently signed  AB 1864 (2020 Cal. Stats. Ch. 157) into law (aka the "California Consumer Financial Protection Law").  Broadly speaking, this new law will bestow new...more

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DBO Initiates Coordinated Examination Survey Of Investment Advisers

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Last week, the California Department of Business Oversight emailed a "Formal Examination Demand: Response Required" to investment advisers stating that the Department is conducting a "coordinated survey of registered firms...more

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What Does The DBO Regulate?

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The Department of Business Oversight is more than a securities regulator.  When I headed the Department of Corporations, it was also a health care regulator - administering and enforcing California's Knox-Keene Health Care...more

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DBO Issues BDIA Report

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The 2014 Budget Act requires the Department of Business Oversight to provide a report on its broker-dealer/investment adviser program to the the Legislature and the Department of Finance by January 10 of each year. While not...more

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DBO Reports Increase In Adviser Examinations

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The California Department of Business Oversight recently issued its annual Broker-Dealer/Investment Adviser report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. The DBO reports that it had 3,808 investment adviser firms licensed...more

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Investment Advisers And Broker-Dealers Face Scant Likelihood Of California Examinations

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The California Department of Business Oversight recently issued a report on its Broker-Dealer/Investment Adviser Program. This report was required by the Budget Act of 2014. Although short, the report provides some...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - September 2015

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Regulatory Developments - California Department of Business Oversight Permits Money Transmitter to Treat Customer Funds in Designated Custodial Account as “Eligible Securities” - The California Department of...more

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Commissioner Ponders Whether To Exempt Real Estate Brokers From Investment Adviser Registration

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Last week, the Commissioner of Business Oversight issued an invitation for comment on whether to exempt real estate brokers from the investment adviser certification requirement under the Corporate Securities Law of 1968....more

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