The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed to amend and modernize certain rules under the Investment Advisers Act that deal with investment adviser advertising and payments to solicitors. The proposed...more
Investment Advisers Act Rule 206(4) (the “Custody Rule”) is designed to protect client funds and securities from being lost, misused, or otherwise misappropriated by investment advisers. As such, the Custody Rule provides...more
On February 21, 2017 the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) released new guidance concerning when a registered investment adviser is deemed to have “custody” for purposes of Adviser’s Act Rule 206(4) (the Custody...more