Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Daily Compliance News: April 22, 2025, The Upping Your Game Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 9, 2025, The Corruption at the DOJ Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 5, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 4, 2025, The Tariffs on Penguins Edition
Daily Compliance News: April 3, 2025, The Tribute to Ice Edition
Great Women in Compliance: The Future of Enforcement with Jennifer Lee
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 65 – The Trump Administration’s Decision to Halt FCPA Enforcement – The Implications for Asia and the World with Tom Fox, Malcolm Nance, and Philip Rohlik
Navigating 2025: The SEC's Evolving Role in Cryptocurrency Enforcement — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
The SEC's Reach Beyond Publicly Traded Companies
Everything Compliance: Episode 151, The What is Illegal DEI Edition
Everything Compliance, Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 151, The What is Illegal DEI Edition
Fintech Focus Podcast | Crypto 2.0: What’s Next in the US?
Episode 351 -- Deep Dive into the AAR FCPA Settlement
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What Are the Differences Between Private & Public Offerings?
Episode 345 -- Raytheon Pays $950 Million to Resolve Fraud, FCPA, ITAR and False Claims Act Violations
Effective Compliance Training
A Conversation with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce
Navigating the Dark Side of Crypto: Crime, Compliance, and Consumer Protection – The Crypto Exchange Podcast
AI Washing: Simple Guidance to Avoid Risk
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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
The incoming Trump administration will bring significant changes to regulatory policy as it relates to the asset management industry, and private funds, in particular...more
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
Organizations whose mantra is “We just never delete anything” (i.e., organizations simply retaining all information indefinitely) are now facing headwinds, especially when the information contains personal information. As our...more
On August 28, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that will define most SEC-registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) and exempt reporting advisers (“ERAs”) as...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers, Registered Investment Companies, Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC recently announced a number of additional enforcement actions relating to recordkeeping...more
As we reach the midpoint of 2024, the SEC has maintained its rigorous enforcement stance on the private funds industry, proposing new rules and oversight tools to better identify and investigate market practices. As 2024...more
Earlier this month, approximately one year after releasing its proposed amendments to Regulation S-P, the SEC announced the adoption of final amendments to Regulation S-P, expanding the information protected, the policies and...more
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Regulation S-P (“Reg S-P”) that are intended to help protect investors’ privacy from the “expanded use of technology and corresponding...more
On May 16, 2024, the SEC amended Regulation S-P to impose new data privacy and security requirements on broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, investment companies (whether or not they are registered with the SEC),...more
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission imposed expanded privacy and cybersecurity obligations on fund managers and sponsors registered with the SEC as investment advisers. While many registered investment advisers...more
Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more
Starting May 28, 2024, the settlement cycle for most transactions in U.S. securities will shorten from T+2 to T+1 as a result of rule amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).1 The SEC also adopted a...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers - Quick Take: The SEC settled charges against an investment adviser for widespread recordkeeping deficiencies related to the adviser’s failure to obtain, maintain...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) have, in two separate recent settled enforcement actions involving off-channel communications (“OCC”), imposed fine...more
The SEC’s new and proposed rules on cybersecurity and cyber-incident reporting will have a dual impact on private investment advisers and funds. First, the proposal by the SEC will impose cybersecurity related...more
On April 3, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against a registered investment adviser for recordkeeping failures regarding personal device communications and pre-clearance of securities...more
Overview - On 3 April 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced the first settlement with a stand-alone registered investment adviser for, among other things, failures to maintain and preserve...more
On April 3, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced yet another settlement regarding “off-channel communications.” As we have previously written about, settlements of this type have become...more
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...SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule - On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund Names Rule) as well...more
On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), to address certain conflicts of interest and...more
On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in a 3-2 vote, issued a release (the “Release”) containing proposed rules to address conflicts of interest associated with broker dealers’ and investment...more
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