September 30 is the SEC’s fiscal year-end, so it's no surprise to see an uptick in enforcement cases this month. The latest slew of settlements involved violations of the Marketing Rule (Advisers Act Rule 204(4)-1) for...more
More Flack on WhatsApp, Hypothetical Performance SmackDown, A Timely Warning on the Pay-to-Play Rule, and Updates to Qualifying Venture Capital Fund Exemption - This month's big news from the SEC was more piggy-bank breaking...more
9/4/2024
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Broker-Dealer ,
Campaign Contributions ,
Compliance Monitoring ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fines ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investors ,
Marketing ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Self-Reporting ,
Settlement ,
Venture Capital ,
Workplace Communication
Private Fund Rules Cancelled, Survey Says Marketing Rule is a Lot of Work and the Intersection of Regulation BI and Investment Adviser’s Fiduciary Duty - Welcome to our June Regulatory Roundup, where we provide you with a...more
6/28/2024
/ Advertising ,
Asset Management ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Marketing ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Regulation BI ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
SEC DROPS NEW REQUIREMENT FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE PROGRAMS, PROPOSAL FOR RIAS TO ADOPT CIP, SEC EXAMS SHARES MARKETING RULE FAILURES, RIA SLAMMED FOR FAILING TO RETAIN TEXTS, AND SEC WINS ON SHADOW TRADING THEORY - Welcome to...more
5/30/2024
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Electronic Communications ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Marketing ,
New Regulations ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Funds ,
Regulation S-P ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Alert ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
SEC’s Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) issued a risk alert on its Initial Observations Regarding Advisers Act Marketing Rule Compliance (the “Risk Alert”), giving compliance officers an unexpected gift by sharing examples...more
5/22/2024
/ Advertising ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Firms ,
Marketing ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media