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On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new Rule 206(4)-11 and amendments to Rule 204-2 under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), as well as amendments to Form...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed a new rule and rule amendments that, if adopted as proposed, would require registered investment advisers to meet certain requirements when outsourcing certain...more
On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new Rule 206(4)-11 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), which would prohibit SEC-registered investment advisers from outsourcing...more
On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed a new rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act") to prohibit registered investment advisers from outsourcing certain services...more
On October 26, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule and rule amendments under the Investment Advisors Act that, if passed, would prohibit registered investment advisors from outsourcing...more
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The Black Shadow hacking group’s attack on Cyberserve, reported a few days ago, has resulted (at this point in time) in the leaking of a database with more than 800,000 records pertaining to various individuals and the...more
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Mexico’s president sent a bill to the Congress of the Union proposing amendments to insourcing and outsourcing structures of several key employment and tax laws. These amendments would cause several commonly used structures...more
In his article, Five Reasons a One-Stop E-Discovery Shop is a Win for Clients, Mr. Geoffrey Vance—an extremely knowledgeable and experienced litigator and e-discovery attorney—makes the case for why law firms should bring all...more
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