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Tonkon Torp LLP

What the SEC Amendments to Regulation S-P Mean for Your Business

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On May 16, 2024, the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-P requiring broker-dealers, registered investment companies, registered investment advisers, funding portals, and transfer agents (collectively, “covered...more

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FinCEN Releases Final Anti-Money Laundering Rule for Investment Advisers

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On August 28, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule establishing anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance obligations for US Securities and Exchange...more

K2 Integrity

Implementing FinCEN Final Rule Imposing Anti-Money Laundering Requirements On Investment Advisers

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On 28 August 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its Final Rulemaking to include certain investment advisers in the definition of a “financial institution” under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The...more

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FINRA Reminds Members of Regulatory Obligations When Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models

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On June 27, 2024, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) issued Regulatory Notice 24- 09 (the “Notice”) reminding member firms that FINRA’s rules and the securities laws apply to the use of artificial...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Finalizes Amendments to Regulation S-P

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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

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Regulatory Roundup for May 2024

SEC DROPS NEW REQUIREMENT FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE PROGRAMS, PROPOSAL FOR RIAS TO ADOPT CIP, SEC EXAMS SHARES MARKETING RULE FAILURES, RIA SLAMMED FOR FAILING TO RETAIN TEXTS, AND SEC WINS ON SHADOW TRADING THEORY - Welcome to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FinCEN Seeks To Expand Reach of the BSA and Modernize Customer Identification Regulations

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has recently taken steps to expand the reach of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and related customer identification regulations. These steps build on...more

Hinckley Allen

Final Amendments to Regulation S-P under Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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On May 15, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued final amendments (the “Amendments”) to Regulation S-P (originally adopted in 2000), which governs the treatment of a customer’s nonpublic personal...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Investment Advisers and Generative AI

Start Planning Now to Reduce Your Increased Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Conflicts of Interest Risks The introduction and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and predictive data analytics (PDAs) by...more

Snell & Wilmer

Climate-Related Financial Risk Management Final Interagency Guidance Rules Issued – Now What’s Next?

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On October 24, 2023, the Federal Reserve (Fed), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued the joint agency climate-related financial risk management guidance for...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: SEC’s Approach to Enforcement After Cyber Incidents: Key Takeaways for Public Companies from a Recent Speech

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Last month, Gurbir Grewal, the Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, spoke at the Financial Times Cyber Resilience Summit. During the remarks, he outlined the importance of cybersecurity and signaled that the SEC is...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Off-Channel Communications Sweep

Over the last several years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) have been laser-focused on the use of so called “off-channel communications” in the...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Proposed SEC Amendments Will Require Regulated Companies to Scrutinize Cybersecurity Risks

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As cyber-attacks and data breaches pose an increasing threat to market participants, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has become increasingly focused on the cyber risks to the public and the market at large....more

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Off-Channel Communications: How Financial Services Organizations Can Address Regulators’ Latest Target

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As a number of recent headlines demonstrate, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators have fined and penalized employers and employees in the financial services industry for non-compliance with...more

White & Case LLP

Amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations applicable to Investment Advisors and Credit Unions, for the remote onboarding...

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On January 20, 2023, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit issued resolutions that amend the Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") General Provisions (the "Amendments") applicable to Investment Advisors, and Credit Unions,...more

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FERC Compliance: Lessons Learned from CFTC Orders on Recordkeeping and Supervision Violations

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued orders on September 27, 2022, filing and settling charges against various affiliates of financial institutions for failing to maintain, preserve, or produce records that...more

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Cybersecurity Remains a Key Focus Area for the SEC and FINRA

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Cybersecurity and technology governance remain a top area of focus for the SEC and FINRA, as the regulators continue to concentrate on improving the overall cybersecurity posture and resiliency of the financial sector. FINRA...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Best Interest Standard of Care for Advisors #35

Broker-dealers and investment advisers are now governed by a best interest standard of care. Those standards are based largely on the same fiduciary principles that are incorporated into the ERISA prudent man standard. The...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Comparing the DOL Proposal to the Broker-Dealer and RIA Standards of Conduct

Our recent blog post compared the SEC’s standard of conduct for broker-dealers under Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) with the standard of conduct for registered investment advisers (RIAs) under the SEC’s Interpretation...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Instituciones Financieras y el FCPA

La Ley de Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (“Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – FCPA”) prohíbe el pago de sobornos a funcionarios extranjeros para ayudar a obtener o retener negocios.  Exige que las empresas cuyos valores se...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Financial Institutions and the FCPA

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits payment of bribes to foreign officials to assist with obtaining or retaining business.  It requires companies whose securities are listed in the US to maintain books and...more

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In Finding a Failure to Reasonably Supervise, SEC Highlights Responsibilities of Firms to Create Clear, Written Investigatory...

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A recent Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) order imposed sanctions on a financial institution for failing to reasonably supervise a representative’s conduct. In its findings, the SEC highlights the institution’s...more

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SEC Issues Disclosure Guidance as Part of Continued Focus on Cybersecurity

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As cybersecurity attacks have continued to gain prominence as a threat posing critical risk management and compliance challenges for financial institutions, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has emerged as an...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Targets Advisers With New Cooperation Initiative

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The SEC’s Division of Enforcement announced a new cooperation initiative addressed to investment advisers who have failed to disclose conflicts arising from the receipt of 12b-1 fees from mutual funds. In essence, the...more

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Agencies announce submission of diversity self-assessments to OMWIs can begin

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In a notice to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register, the CFPB, OCC, Fed, FDIC, SEC, and NCUA announce that the Office of Management and Budget has approved the “information collection” contained in their “Final...more

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