The SEC’s focus in the action was not on the manner of the firm’s responses to the breach or whether there was any actual harm, but predominantly on the adequacy of the firm’s written policies for safeguarding customer...more
9/24/2015
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Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
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Hackers ,
Investment Adviser ,
OCIE ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The SEC’s order provides significant guidance on how the SEC staff will scrutinize the propriety of payments made pursuant to commonly occurring agreements between mutual funds and their service providers and with respect to...more
9/23/2015
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Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Intermediaries ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Mutual Funds ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders
On December 12, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia released its decision in Investment Company Institute v. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, rebuffing the Investment Company Institute (ICI)’s...more