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Private fund advisers continually balance their ongoing responsibility to ensure that the funds they advise comply with such funds’ governing documents and their responsibility to ensure their own compliance with applicable...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sharpened its focus on “cherry-picking,” a practice in which investment advisers allocate profitable trades to favored accounts – sometimes their own – while assigning less...more
For most registered investment advisers (RIAs), their annual update to Form ADV will be due on March 31, 2025. We have received several questions about “custody” and peculiar situations where RIAs may inadvertently have...more
There has been a lot of conjecture that the SEC may become friendlier to registrants because of the new administration. Given the SEC’s mandate to protect the investing public, however, we do not expect SEC examiners to...more
Quick Take: Indicative of a recent SEC focus on bank deposit sweep programs (BDSPs) offered to advisory clients through broker-dealers, the SEC recently settled charges against three dually registered investment advisers and...more
On January 17, 2025, a few days before the presidential inauguration, the SEC reported a record-breaking first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (October through December 2024) with 200 total enforcement actions, including 118...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a number of significant enforcement proceedings against investment advisers and broker-dealers in FY 2024 and during the first quarter of FY 2025. If history serves as a...more
In this alert, we present the key lessons to be learned from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the SEC) settlement with Sound Point Capital Management, LP (Sound Point), and discuss whether a similar enforcement...more
As we head further into 2025, the landscape of SEC exams and enforcement is poised for significant shifts. How will the SEC adapt to emerging trends and evolving market dynamics? In the first issue of Beyond the Deal in 2025,...more
In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments and cases from January 2025. In January 2025: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the...more
The new year always marks the start of a busy regulatory filing season for registered investment advisers, including investment advisers that file Form PF (“Form PF Filers”). This year could be especially challenging since,...more
The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (Department) has recently targeted registered investment advisers who utilize leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds (ETFs). Advisers should be aware of the...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers; Investment Companies; Boards of Directors; Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC announced that an investment adviser (Adviser) agreed to pay over $100 million to settle...more
The DOL’s EBSA has a number of programs that can restore benefits to plans and participants. Those include: - Civil investigations. - Criminal investigations. - Informal compliant resolutions. - Correction programs. ...more
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") recently announced settled charges against an investment adviser for misrepresentations regarding its anti-money laundering ("AML") procedures and compliance failures. As we...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the IRS have issued a John Doe summons targeting Trident Trust and related companies in three federal court cases. This development has significant implications for clients of Trident...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a press release on January 15 announcing that it had charged Navy Capital Green Management, LLC, an investment adviser, with violations of the Investment Advisers Act...more
On January 16, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a settled enforcement action against a pair of related investment advisers (the “Investment Adviser”) for allegedly breaching their fiduciary duties by...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Registered Investment Advisers; Compliance Officers - Quick Take: The SEC charged a hedge fund manager registered as an investment adviser (Adviser) with failing to...more
Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it settled charges issued against one registered investment adviser and two...more
On December 20, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the “Commission”) announced charges against several entities that failed to file a Form D within 15 days of a private sale of securities. These entities,...more
Welcome to our December 20243 Regulatory Roundup, where we provide practical advice on the latest regulatory headlines. We start this issue with the SEC’s 2024 enforcement results, which fell somewhat short after its 2023...more
President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated Paul Atkins to succeed Gary Gensler as Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) Chair on December 4. Atkins was an SEC staff attorney under SEC Chairs Richard Breeden...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently brought settled enforcement actions against two registered investment advisers for failing to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably...more
Three recent enforcement actions highlight the risks of failing to adhere to representations made to investors regarding ESG and biblically responsible investing strategies....more