Compliance Perspectives: Simplifying the Code of Conduct
Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – The annuity regulatory landscape
In June 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed its first complaint alleging violations of both the care and compliance obligations of Regulation Best Interest, or Reg BI. In SEC v. Western International...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission in 2019 issued significant new rules and interpretations addressing the standards of conduct for broker-dealers, in the form of Regulation Best Interest, and the standards of conduct for...more
Join Hogan Lovells Financial Services lawyers and consultants on Tuesday 6 September for the next webinar in our series on the new Consumer Duty. The FCA’s final rules were released on 27 July... and your firm now needs to...more
On June 15, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint against California-based broker-dealer Western International Securities, Inc. (“Western”) alleging violations of Regulation Best Interest...more
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff recently published a bulletin reiterating the standards of conduct applicable to broker-dealers and investment advisers when making account recommendations to retail investors....more
In This Issue. President Biden issued an executive order banning new investments in Russia in response to Russia’s continued war against Ukraine; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notification to all...more
Investment advisers that manage private funds should promptly review their compliance policies and procedures, practices and disclosures to ensure these address, and are not inconsistent with, the areas of concern raised in a...more
On March 3, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced its examination priorities for 2021, providing a much-anticipated glimpse into the Biden administration's overall priorities for white collar criminal...more
With SEC Regulation Best Interest (“Reg-BI”) effective as of June 30, 2020, SEC examiners will now focus on whether firms have made a good faith effort to implement policies and procedures (“P&Ps”) that are necessary for...more
In XY Planning Network, LLC, et al. v. SEC, et al., the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected a challenge to Regulation Best Interest brought by an organization of investment advisers, an individual...more
Last year, a group of state attorneys general (AGs) filed suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), challenging the agency’s Regulation BI (Best Interest), enacted in June 2019. Regulation Best Interest...more
Designed to protect retail investors from conflicts of interest, the SEC's new Regulation Best Interest, known as Reg BI, and related rules take effect on June 30, 2020. Every SEC-registered investment adviser and...more
On June 15, Jay Clayton, the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) re-confirmed there will be no delay in the compliance date for Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS. In the statement, Chairman...more
The compliance date of June 30, 2020, is looming for U.S. broker-dealers subject to Regulation Best Interest (Reg. BI) and broker-dealers and investment advisers required to prepare and provide relationship summaries pursuant...more
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
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
As of June 30, 2020, all broker-dealers with retail customers must comply with Reg BI, and all broker-dealers and investment advisers must comply with Form CRS requirements with respect to their retail customers/investors....more
As everyone in the securities industry appreciates, a registered representative’s departure from one broker-dealer firm to join another is a not uncommon event. Such departures, even when voluntary and made on good terms, can...more
As the June 30, 2020, compliance date approaches, broker-dealers are taking steps to implement Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), which establishes a new standard of conduct when making recommendations to retail customers of...more
On January 10, 2020, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) updated its frequently asked questions on Regulation Best Interest (the “FAQs”). ...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
SEC ADOPTS RULES AND INTERPRETATIONS RELATED TO IA AND BD STANDARDS OF CONDUCT - - On June 5, 2019, the SEC formally adopted four measures for the protection of retail investors. - Regulation BI (“Best Interest”). - Form...more
As the countdown to the June 30, 2020, date for compliance with Reg BI inches forward, FINRA and the SEC are providing a potpourri of support and information to help firms ensure compliance. FINRA EFFORTS: FINRA’s...more
On June 5, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Regulation Best Interest (“Regulation BI”). The goal of Regulation BI is to improve investor protection by: (1) enhancing the obligations that apply...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