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On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted Regulation Best Interest (“Regulation Best Interest” or “Reg BI”), which establishes a new standard of conduct under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more
Regulation Best Interest: Recommendations of Account Types (Part 2) - The SEC has issued its final Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS Rule, RIA Interpretation and Solely Incidental Interpretation. I am discussing...more
On January 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued its 2020 Examination Priorities, a yearly publication highlighting new and existing areas of focus for the Office of Compliance Inspections and...more
Litigation Risks Posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest - Pete Tepley and Meredith Lees highlight litigation risks posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg-BI), litigation risks that may arise from Reg-BI’s...more
Regulation Best Interest: Rollover Recommendations and Form CRS/ADV Part 3 Disclosures (Rollovers Part 6) - The SEC has issued its final Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS Rule, RIA Interpretation and Solely...more
Regulation Best Interest: The SEC has issued its final Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS Regulation, RIA Interpretation and Solely Incidental Interpretation. I am discussing the SEC’s guidance in a series of...more
Regulation Best Interest: An Overview of the Changes. The SEC has issued its final Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS Regulation, RIA Interpretation and Solely Incidental Interpretation. I am discussing the SEC’s...more
Regulation Best Interest: The Focus on Costs (Part 2) - The SEC has issued its final Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), Form CRS Regulation, RIA Interpretation and Solely Incidental Interpretation. I am discussing the...more
On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the Regulation Best Interest Final Package, the new disclosure requirements that accompany the financial services industry’s new Regulation Best Interest...more
On June 5, 2019, the SEC adopted a package of rules and interpretations addressing standards of conduct for broker-dealers and investment advisers: • Regulation Best Interest. Regulation BI establishes a standard of...more
On June 5, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) culminated its multi-year consideration of commentary, reports, rulemaking, interpretations and guidance, adopting a package of...more
Securities firms should begin reviewing their business models and account types to determine if they will be subject to a sweeping investor-protection regulatory regime recently adopted by the Securities and Exchange...more
The Investment Management Update keeps you apprised of recent developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management...more
On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt its proposed regulations on the conduct of broker-dealers and investment advisers, including Regulation Best Interest, Form CRS, and two interpretations...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2018 published a package of proposed rules and interpretations intended to improve the retail investor experience and to provide greater clarity regarding customers’...more
On April 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission published its proposed Regulation Best Interest. Regulation Best Interest would require broker-dealers and affiliated persons to act in the best interest of a retail...more
Much has happened since we last reported on the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule. The compliance deadline was extended 18 months to July 1, 2019. A federal appellate court vacated the Fiduciary Rule in its entirety. The...more
The SEC has proposed rulemaking and regulations targeted at the relationship between investors and their investment professionals. We previously reported on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacating the...more
On April 18, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 4-1 to propose a package of rules and interpretations (Proposals) intended to improve the retail investor experience and to provide greater clarity...more
In the six months since Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton requested public comments on standards of conduct for investment advisers and broker-dealers, industry participants, investors and other...more