Compliance Tip of the Day: Trust and Verify
Great Woman in Compliance: Building Strategic and Effective Risk Assessments
Compliance into the Weeds: The Dark Side of AI in Employee Training
Compliance Tip of the Day: AI Assistant for Compliance
Innovation in Compliance: Gaurav Kapoor on Risk Management and the Role of AI in GRC
How to Balance Diverse Views in the Office
Compliance Tip of the Day: Costs and Benefits of AI
Adventure in Compliance: The Novels - The Valley of Fear, Whistleblowers and Corporate Compliance
Sunday Book Review: August 17, 2025, The More Books from the Ethicsverse Library Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: How a CFO Views Compliance and Risk
Data Driven Compliance – James Tillen on the Importance of Cross-Functional Collaboration in Complying with the FTPF Offense
We get Privacy for work — Episode 7: What Is a WISP and Why Your Organization Must Have One
Great Women in Compliance: The Mind at Work with Lynette Buebird
Compliance Tip of the Day: Finance Models for Compliance
Compliance Tip of the Day - Extending Compliance Value Across Your Organization
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels - The Valley of Fear, Sherlock Holmes’ Investigative Techniques for Today’s Challenges
Creativity and Compliance: Reinventing Compliance with Creativity: The Acteon I-Care Code
Data Driven Compliance: Understanding the ECCTA and Its Impact with Jonathan Armstrong
AI and the False Claims Act
Compliance Tip of the Day: AI and 3rd Party Risk Management
On August 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought two settled administrative proceedings against a broker-dealer and one of its registered representatives for violations of Regulation Best Interest...more
On June 11, 2025, FINRA proposed amendments to Rule 3220 (Influencing or Rewarding Employees of Others) (the “Gifts Rule”) that would raise the annual gift limit per recipient to $250 from $100, as well as codifying...more
In addition to basic blocking and tackling, compliance officers often have the thankless job of performing the annual review of their compliance program required by Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7....more
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
FINRA, as part of its targeted exam of member firms’ social media practices for gaining new customers, recently announced an $850,000 fine against M1 Finance LLC (“M1 Finance”) stemming from promotional social media posts...more
On February 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it settled an administrative proceeding against Lordstown Motors Corps’ former auditor, Clark Schaefer Hackett and Co. (CSH)—the same day that...more
For your reading pleasure, we present a list of tips for surviving a routine SEC Examination. This list has been compiled by SEC3 employees including ex-SEC examiners. It is not to be considered all-inclusive and is provided...more
On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in a 3-2 vote, issued a release (the “Release”) containing proposed rules to address conflicts of interest associated with broker dealers’ and investment...more
The proposal would codify for the first time the federal-level best execution standard for brokers and related obligations. New Regulation Best Execution would result in a pivot from what has been a principles-based approach...more
On October 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 18f-4 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and amended related rules designed to provide a modernized,...more
With SEC Regulation Best Interest (“Reg-BI”) effective as of June 30, 2020, SEC examiners will now focus on whether firms have made a good faith effort to implement policies and procedures (“P&Ps”) that are necessary for...more
Litigation Risks Posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest - Pete Tepley and Meredith Lees highlight litigation risks posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg-BI), litigation risks that may arise from Reg-BI’s...more
On August 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Mosaic Capital, LLC, formerly known as AOC Securities, LLC (“AOC”), and its CEO with failing to adequately supervise an employee who engaged in...more
SEC Tells Firms to Stop Missing the Basics on Cybersecurity - The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) reported in a recent Risk Alert that many investment advisers and broker-dealers are failing to...more