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Summarizing the SEC’s 2025 Examination Priorities Report, Part 2

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In the second part of this legal update series, we summarize the key takeaways from the Division of Examinations’ (Division) 2025 priorities report released on October 21, 2024. The Division remains focused on mainstays like...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

SEC’s 2025 Examination Priorities for Investment Advisers

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On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations (the Division) released its annual Examination Priorities for fiscal year 2025 (the Report). The Report identifies certain...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging The Week - September 2019 #3

The Department of Justice raised the stakes in spoofing enforcement actions by including racketeering charges in an indictment filed last week alleging spoofing by three traders over many years. The Commodity Futures Trading...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Recent State Fiduciary Duty Developments: Updates from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois and the CFP Board.

The issue of “best interest” continues to be a hot topic in the states and trade groups, though one state has fallen out of the running…at least for now. The State of Massachusetts has two pending initiatives. The first is...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Recent Developments Toward A Fiduciary Standard For Brokers

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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

Allen Matkins

Will "Best Interest" Preempt Fiduciary Duties?

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Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to established a standard of conduct for broker-dealers when making a recommendation of any securities transaction or investment strategy involving securities to a...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Proposes Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Standard of Conduct Rules and Interpretations to Enhance Retail Investor...

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On April 18, 2018, the SEC proposed a package of rulemakings and interpretations aimed at increasing transparency in the relationships of clients with their broker-dealers and investment adviser and address investor confusion...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Standards of Conduct for Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers Under SEC Review

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

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