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On 16 May 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (amendments) to Regulation S-P representing the first major changes to Regulation S-P since its initial adoption in 2000....more
INVESTMENT ADVISERS - Annual Compliance Reviews - All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or at the state level, are required to review their compliance policies and...more
The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations of the Securities and Exchange Commission released cybersecurity and resiliency-related examination observations on January 27, 2020, based on “thousands of examinations...more
It should not be surprising to anyone that cybersecurity and data protection remain top priorities for regulators of the financial services industry. Indeed, cybersecurity has been regularly identified as a key priority by...more
In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine several recent U.K.-related cybersecurity developments and the SEC's risk alert reminding investment advisers and broker-dealers to follow through on implementing...more
The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published a risk alert to encourage registrants to review their privacy policies in light of certain deficiencies observed by OCIE staff during recent...more
Earlier this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) took a break from its recent focus on digital assets and the Best Interest fiduciary standard to publish a Risk Alert encouraging investment advisers and...more
• The SEC released a Risk Alert summarizing key areas in which it continues to see compliance deficiencies related to Regulation S-P, the primary SEC rule regarding privacy notices and safeguard policies of investment...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission is warning investment firms to step up their game when it comes to following the agency’s privacy rules. In a Risk Alert issued by the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations...more
The SEC has again signaled that now is the time for investment advisers and broker-dealers to get serious about compliance with Reg. S-P. For years, the SEC’s examination priorities have included a focus on cybersecurity...more
On April 16, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert highlighting Regulation S-P compliance deficiencies and issues it found in recent examinations of broker-dealers and...more
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
Investment Advisers - Annual Compliance Reviews - All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or The Commonwealth of Massachusetts are required to review their compliance...more
On September 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its first cybersecurity-related enforcement action against an investment adviser for failure to protect customer records and information. According...more
On September 15, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a National Exam Program Risk Alert (2015 Risk Alert) to provide broker-dealers and investment...more
The SEC’s focus in the action was not on the manner of the firm’s responses to the breach or whether there was any actual harm, but predominantly on the adequacy of the firm’s written policies for safeguarding customer...more
Annual Compliance Reviews - All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are required to review their compliance policies and procedures at least annually (and best practice is...more