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"Custody" for Registered Investment Advisers in Unusual Circumstances

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

Fenwick & West LLP

Securities Law Update - February 2025

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Extended Compliance Date for Recent Form PF Amendments

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Enforcement Action – Failure to File Forms D

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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

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Three Firms That Engaged in General Solicitation Settle with SEC for Failure to Timely File Forms D

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

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

SEC Delivers its Enforcement Report, Industry Says Goodbye to SEC Chair Gensler, and Lessons on Third-Party Transfers and...

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Developments Could Facilitate Greater Bank and Broker-Dealer Involvement in Cryptoasset Services

On September 9, 2024, the Chief Accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Munter, delivered remarks describing circumstances in which, in the SEC staff’s view, entities may engage in cryptoasset...more

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SEC Revamps and Enhances Data Protections with Amendments to Regulation S-P

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has announced the adoption of amendments to Regulation S-P (“Amendments”) to modernize and enhance the rules that govern the treatment of consumers’ nonpublic personal...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham Texas Private Funds Breakfast Series SEC Updated Rules

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This spring Latham & Watkins lawyers provided guidance on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) new rules for private fund advisers at the firm’s inaugural Texas Private Funds Breakfast Series in Houston....more

Sullivan & Worcester

2024 Investment Adviser Regulatory and Compliance Annual Letter

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In 2024, investment advisers – those registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and those that file notices as exempt reporting advisers - will continue to feel the impact of the SEC’s recent rule...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: January 1, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more

DarrowEverett LLP

Venture Capital Firms Face New Reporting Requirement With California Law

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Over three and a half years since the death of George Floyd spurred some members of the venture capital community to enact promises to increase their investments in diverse entrepreneurs, California has enacted legislation in...more

Bracewell LLP

What is AI Washing? The SEC’s Latest Target

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Is AI the new green? Recent comments by Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler suggest the regulator is primed to begin turning its enforcement efforts against so-called “AI washing,” presenting a new area of...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

White & Case LLP

SEC’s Focus on Off-Channel Communications Continues

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On September 29, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") brought its latest wave of enforcement actions related to "off-channel communications," charging 10 additional firms with failing to maintain employee...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Developments (September 2023)

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In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

RIA Regulatory Review - October 2023

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This RIA Regulatory Review highlights certain key regulatory developments affecting investment advisers. Please contact us with any questions on the topics covered below. The SEC Adopts Significant New Rules for Private...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for May 2023

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources....more

Goodwin

SEC Files First Enforcement Complaint Under Liquidity Rule

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On May 5, 2023, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission filed its first enforcement complaint under Rule 22e-4 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, 17 C.F.R. § 270.22e-4 (the Liquidity Rule). The complaint was brought...more

A&O Shearman

2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program

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On January 10, 2023, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued its 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program (the “Report”). The Report, which is a more comprehensive version of FINRA’s...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: November 1, 2022

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SEC Proposes Substantial New Cybersecurity Requirements for Investment Advisers and Companies

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Following U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler's recent speech directing the agency to expand cybersecurity requirements on regulated entities, the SEC on Feb. 9, 2022, voted to propose new...more

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SEC Chair Gensler Remarks Indicate 2022 Action Expanding Cyber Requirements

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler made remarks on Jan. 24, 2022, at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law's Annual Securities Regulation Institute regarding the SEC's work to improve...more

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SEC Finalizes Reforms Under Investment Advisers Act

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In this Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized reforms under the Investment Advisers Act to modernize rules that govern investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, and published a risk...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Time for a Change: The CFTC Adopts Extensive Amendments to Swap Reporting Regulations to Improve Data Quality

Eight years after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) established a comprehensive swap data reporting and public dissemination regulatory regime, on September 17, the Commission adopted extensive...more

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