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A Spring Into Chaos: Massachusetts Adopts Fiduciary Rule

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The standard of conduct for broker-dealers is quickly becoming a crazy quilt of securities regulation. Apparently unsatisfied with the standard established under SEC Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), some state securities...more

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New SEC interpretation impacts timberland investment advisors

On June 5, 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a comprehensive package of rulemakings and interpretations governing the standard of conduct applicable to broker-dealers and the fiduciary duty applicable to...more

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Unpacking the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest Package

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On June 5, 2019, the SEC adopted a four-part regulatory package that includes: new Regulation Best Interest (Reg. BI), the related “Relationship Summary” disclosure form (Form CRS), and two interpretations of the Advisers...more

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In Focus: SEC Form CRS Roadmap – How to Navigate Its Operational Challenges

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To help retail investors better understand the services, fees, costs, conflicts of interest, and required standards of conduct that apply to relationships with broker-dealers (Broker-Dealers), federally registered investment...more

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SEC Adopts Interpretive Guidance on Investment Adviser Fiduciary Duty

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On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released a long-anticipated interpretation of investment adviser fiduciary duty under Section 206 of the US Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“the Advisers...more

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SEC Adopts Regulation Best Interest

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New rule includes a heightened standard for broker-dealers, new required disclosures for investment advisers and broker-dealers and other guidance - On June 5, 2019, by a vote of 3-1, the SEC adopted Regulation Best...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Components of Regulation Best Interest

As we previously blogged, on June 5, 2019, the SEC adopted Regulation Best Interest. The final regulation includes obligations relating to disclosure, care, conflicts of interest and compliance, which are each specific...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Final Reg BI Package: What to Know and What’s Next

On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Chairman Jay Clayton, voted 3 to 1 to approve the four agenda items that encompassed the “Reg BI Package.” These four items were Regulation Best Interest –...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Adopts New Interpretation of Fiduciary Duty

On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a comprehensive interpretation (the “Interpretation”) of the fiduciary duties that investment advisers owe to their clients under the Investment Advisers...more

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Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Standards of Conduct - SEC Adopts Rules and Interpretations

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On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt a package of rulemakings and interpretations, including (i) a new rule creating a standard of conduct for broker-dealers when recommending securities to...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Adopts Enhanced Standard of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Clarifies Fiduciary Duties of Investment Advisers

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on June 5, 2019, voted 3-1 in favor of adopting a package of rules, amendments and interpretations (Final Rules) intended to improve the retail investor experience and to provide...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Proposes New Interpretation of Fiduciary Duty

On April 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new interpretation (the “Proposed Interpretation”) of the fiduciary duties of investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as...more

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Fiduciary Standard Reform - The SEC Enters the Ring

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An investment professional who provides advice to an investor who has a 401(k), an annuity, and a brokerage account is subject to regulation by no less than five regulators: the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

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