The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has previously provided guidance through risk alerts, proposed rules, and enforcement actions that outline expectations for registered investment advisers and other financial firms...more
6/2/2025
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Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Due Diligence ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Firms ,
MNPI ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
Over the last six years, investment management professionals have steadily increased their use of alternative data to improve decision-making, optimize portfolios, improve due diligence, and boost returns. Now, with widely...more
3/4/2025
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Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Management ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Risk Management
On January 23, 2024, Judge Edward M. Chen of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in META PLATFORMS, INC. v. BRIGHT DATA LTD. (Meta v. Bright Data), granting Bright Data’s motion for...more
2/16/2024
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Data Sellers ,
Facebook ,
Instagram ,
Investment Adviser ,
Marketing ,
Popular ,
Social Media Account Ownership ,
Terms of Use ,
Third-Party ,
Web Scraping
On Feb. 6, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two new rules that expanded the definition of “dealer” and “government securities dealer” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). These...more
Alternative data continues to strongly influence the decision-making of investment professionals across all areas of the investment management industry. In a testament to the rising importance of alternative data, the...more
On June 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), (i) new Rule 9j-1 to combat fraud, manipulation, and deception in connection with...more
Although it is unlikely that the recent failure of certain financial institutions will have an impact similar to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the current climate does bring to mind that distressed era. In...more
On February 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a rule release (“Release” or “Proposal”) that proposes new Rule 223-1 (“Safeguarding Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended...more
After the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, buy-side entities were forced to develop a greater appreciation for the legal fine print that governs trading activity with their sell-side counterparts. The dangerously weakened...more