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SEC Formally Withdraws Fourteen Rule Proposals

On June 12, 2025 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) formally withdrew fourteen outstanding rule proposals issued by the prior administration. Although most observers doubted that the current Commission would adopt...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: 2024 Fourth Quarterly Review

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - October 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Carlton Fields

Expect Focus - Volume II, May 2024

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Last Lap in SEC RILA Rulemaking Critical Unresolved Issues - Congress directed the SEC to adopt a new registration statement for registered indexed annuities (RILAs) by the end of June. Several months ago, the SEC...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - April 2023

SEC Rules and Amendments - Liquidity Rule Amendments: Interval Funds to the Rescue? On November 2, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose significant amendments to Rule 22e-4 under the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

FINRA Releases 2023 Report on Its Examination and Risk Monitoring Program

On January 10, 2023, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) released its 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the “Report), available at:  2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - August 2022

The investment management industry faces a range of proposed new SEC regulations, including ESG and fund name rules, and the agency is seeking comments that could lead to other new rules. Also, a reminder of approaching...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A Transformation in SEC Regulation of Private Fund Managers

In recent weeks, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has kicked off a wholesale transformation in the regulation of the private funds industry. These actions include rule proposals, enforcement actions,...more

Alston & Bird

Investment Management, Trading & Markets Updates – November 2021

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SEC Chair’s Senate Committee Testimony on SEC Initiatives On October 5, 2021, SEC Chair Gary Gensler provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services. Several of the initiatives are of...more

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US Securities and Exchange Commission Increases Focus on Cybersecurity

This past summer’s string of cyber enforcement actions signals that cybersecurity has become a top priority for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). This focus is consistent with the SEC’s Division of...more

Morgan Lewis

Outsourcing: FINRA Outlines Onboarding and Supervision Suggestions for Use of Third-Party Vendors

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A recent FINRA regulatory notice recasts existing obligations regarding outsourcing as a procedural roadmap for broker-dealers to “consider” when using third-party vendors. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - June 2021

In this issue, we cover regulatory developments impacting the investment management sector, including updates on activism activity during the 2021 proxy season, as well as the status of multiple SEC and NYSE proposals,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Retrospective: 2020’s Second Half

In this issue, we provide a summary retrospective of regulatory, litigation and industry developments impacting the investment management sector during the second half of 2020, including SEC guidance and exemptive orders...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Risk Alert Highlights on COVID-19-Related Compliance Risks and Considerations for Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

- The OCIE of the SEC highlights that responses to COVID-19 present important regulatory and compliance issues for SEC registrants, including “heightened risks of misconduct” tied to recent market volatility. - The Risk...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC’s Examination Function Warns Its Registrants of Risks Associated with Dangerous Malware

- In the age of broad corporate teleworking brought on by COVID-19, OCIE of the SEC has observed during recent examinations that investment advisers, broker-dealers and investment companies are subject to an increased threat...more

Blank Rome LLP

Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions - January 2019

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Fund and Investment Management January 2019 (No. 1) REGULATORY UPDATES Policy Initiatives Set Forth by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Investment Management Division On September 28, 2018, Division of...more

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - February 2018

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Cryptocurrency-related Holdings - On January 18, 2018, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment...more

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - October 2017

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New Rules, Propsed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Extends No-Action Relief on Auditor Independence and the “Loan Provision” - On September 22, 2017, the staff of the SEC’s...more

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - August 2017

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On August 7, 2017, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert providing a summary of the staff’s observations from sweep exams of broker-dealers, investment advisers and funds...more

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SEC’s Cybersecurity Risk Alert Reflects Advisory Firms are Gambling with Your Data

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In August 2017, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a Cybersecurity risk alert directed at financial advisory firms. As part of the SEC’s 2014 Cybersecurity Initiative, seventy-five firms,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

OCIE Provides Insight into Issues Identified in Recent Cybersecurity Sweep

The National Exam Program of the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) recently published its observations from the second generation of its Cybersecurity Initiative. It reported overall improvement...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC Observations from Recent Cybersecurity Examinations Identify Best Practices

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The SEC continues to focus on cybersecurity as an area of concern within the investment management industry....more

Carlton Fields

Colorado Set to Regulate Cybersecurity Practices of Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

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On May 15, Colorado became the latest state to publish major regulations tackling cybersecurity in the financial services industry when the Colorado Division of Securities released amendments to existing division rules...more

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SEC Cybersecurity Risk Alert Urges Firms to Protect Against Ransomware

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On May 17, 2017, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a risk alert highlighting the importance of registered broker-dealers,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Emphasizes Cybersecurity Preparedness in Wake of Global Ransomware Attack

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) has issued a Risk Alert in the wake of the widespread WannaCry ransomware attack that has inflicted hundreds of thousands...more

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