On September 29, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") brought its latest wave of enforcement actions related to "off-channel communications," charging 10 additional firms with failing to maintain employee...more
11/1/2023
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Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Mobile Devices ,
Record Retention ,
Regular Business Communications ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation ,
Self-Reporting
Finders seeking to assist companies in raising capital are required to navigate an often cloudy path to determine whether the finder's activities and any compensation the finder would receive for its services would run afoul...more
As part of the continuing dialogue with market participants working toward developing methodologies for establishing possession or control by broker-dealers over their customers' digital asset securities, on July 8, 2019, the...more
7/22/2019
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Custody Rule ,
Customer Protection Rule ,
Customer Service Standard ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Securities ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investor Protection ,
Joint Statements ,
Rule 15c3-3 ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
SIPA