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Morgan Lewis

FINRA Proposes Single Rule to Replace FINRA Rules 3270 and 3280

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FINRA has proposed a single, streamlined rule (the Proposed Rule) to replace FINRA Rule 3270 (Outside Business Activities of Registered Persons) and FINRA Rule 3280 (Private Securities Transactions of an Associated Person)...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - November 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 IlI, September 2024

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Gone With the Wind? Closed-End Funds Risk Extinction - Shares of SEC-registered closed-end funds (CEFs) have long held significant potential advantages for some investors. For example, unlike shares of mutual funds...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

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC’s Upcoming Investor Advisory Committee Meeting: Finfluencers and AI

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced an upcoming meeting of its Investor Advisory Committee, which will be held on June 6, 2024.  The agenda includes a number of interesting topics....more

K&L Gates LLP

Stay on Target: FINRA Proposes Rules Permitting Presentation of Performance Projections and Targets

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The regulation of broker-dealer communications is delegated to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), while investment adviser advertisements are regulated directly by the US Securities and Exchange...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - November 2023

...SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule - On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund Names Rule) as well...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Memo to Clients 2023 - Annual Reminders

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This Memorandum is intended to remind you of certain U.S. annual requirements that may be applicable to your business and is divided into five sections. All investment advisers (whether or not registered with the Securities...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Passing The Suitability Buck To The Customer Is Never A Good Strategy

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I continue to wade my way through a few months’ worth of cases, press releases, etc., looking for things that manage to catch my attention. I found this SEC settlement from the end of July involving Integral Financial, a BD...more

Morgan Lewis

Year in Review: Select SEC and FINRA Developments and Enforcement Cases

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The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement and examination developments, and cases...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

FINRA Proposes Amendments to the Capital Acquisition Broker Rules

On Jan. 30, 2020, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) proposed amendments to the Capital Acquisition Broker (CAB) rules to expand the range of permitted activities for CABs and their associated persons. ...more

Burr & Forman

SEC’s 2017 Exam Priorities

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OCIE released its 2017 exam priorities on January 12. The priorities list was most notable for being shorter than prior years. But that likely means only more focus, rather than less vigor....more

Carlton Fields

FINRA to Assess Member Firms’ Culture

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Speaking at the Brookings Institution this April, FINRA head Richard Ketchum emphasized the importance of a broker-dealer having a "culture" that favors the firm’s customers when their interests conflict with those of the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Investment Management Update - October 2015

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Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. Schwab...more

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