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FinCEN Delays Enforcement of Investment Adviser AML/CFT Rule

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Our Financial Services and Investment Funds Teams examine the delay by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the effective date for the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)...more

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The Importance of Complying with Private Fund Documents for Affiliate Transactions

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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

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Top Compliance Program Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) (Part 1 of 2)

Chief Compliance Officers face the challenge of running a comprehensive yet efficient compliance program that nimbly adapts to changing regulatory requirements and business practices. As compliance consultants, we see our...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

7 Ugly Truths About Compliance: A Primer for New Chief Compliance Officers

Many compliance officers live in hope that if they ramp up their persuasive skills, engage employees with spectacular training presentations, and provide succinct and prompt advice, they will receive the respect and...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

SEC Updates Guidance on the Use of Gross and Net Performance in Advertisements

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On March 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a new FAQ response1 that softens prior guidance on the use of gross and net performance in advertisements. The new FAQs (the New Guidance) reduce the burden of...more

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Exchange-Traded Fund Fails to Clear SEC Staff Comment Process Prior to Launch

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Who may be interested: Exchange-Traded Funds, Registered Funds and their Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Investment Management publicly issued a...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Predictions for 2025: What Private Fund Advisers Can Expect from SEC Examinations

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

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

SEC 2025 Exam Priorities and Considerations for the New Administration

On October 21, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Division of Examinations (the “Division”) published its examination priorities for 2025. The published priorities inform SEC registrants, investors,...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Navigating Regulatory Risks: Leveraged and Inverse ETFs Targeted by Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities 

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

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AML/CTF Asset Due Diligence Obligations: CSSF Provides Clarifications in an initial Q&A

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On 13 December 2024, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published the first FAQ to assist professionals in the investment sector supervised, authorised, or registered by the CSSF in complying with...more

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Prudent Investing in Uncertain Economic Conditions

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The Prudent Investor Rule is a legal principal that requires fiduciaries to act in the best interests of a beneficiary and exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution when making investment decisions, which was codified in...more

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SEC Priorities for 2025: What Investment Advisers Should Know

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released its priorities for 2025. As in recent years, the SEC is focusing on fiduciary duties and the development of compliance programs as well as emerging risk areas...more

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CFTC Staff Takes a "Measured First Step" in Artificial Intelligence

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Introduction - On 5 December 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Divisions of Clearing and Risk, Data, Market Oversight, and Market Participants issued a staff advisory on the use of artificial intelligence...more

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SEC Compliance Outreach for Investment Adviser and Investment Company Senior Officers

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it will host a compliance outreach program on November 7, 2024 (see the program’s agenda) on Advisers Act and Investment Company Act related topics.  The agenda...more

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Pay-to-Play Alert: Implications of a Governor Joining a Presidential Ticket

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate highlights a wrinkle in Investment Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-5 (the “Pay-to-Play Rule” or “Rule”) to which investment advisers should...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Regulatory Roundup for July 2024

SEC Loses in ALJ Case, DOL’s Latest Fiduciary Rule Put on Hold, and SEC Reconsiders AI and Custody Rule Proposals - Welcome to our July Regulatory Roundup, where we provide a quick look at the latest regulatory developments....more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Regulatory Roundup for May 2024

SEC DROPS NEW REQUIREMENT FOR INCIDENT RESPONSE PROGRAMS, PROPOSAL FOR RIAS TO ADOPT CIP, SEC EXAMS SHARES MARKETING RULE FAILURES, RIA SLAMMED FOR FAILING TO RETAIN TEXTS, AND SEC WINS ON SHADOW TRADING THEORY - Welcome to...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Write the Best Annual Compliance Review Ever!

Many chief compliance officers struggle every year with preparing the annual review required under Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7. To help you out, here’s our guide to writing your annual report....more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Top Tips for Updating Your 2024 Compliance Program

Every year compliance officers face the unenviable job of performing their compliance program's annual review under Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7). An essential element of that review is updating the firm's compliance policies...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Releases Materials on T+1 Settlement Cycle Adoption in Advance of May Compliance Date

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Who may be interested: Registered-Investment Companies; Investment Advisers; Broker-Dealers - Quick Take: In May 2023, the SEC adopted several Rules and Rule amendments which, among other things, shorten the standard...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Top Ten Reasons to Hire an RIA Compliance Consulting Firm

There are times when it makes sense to hire an expert. Securities regulations are complicated, and failure to comply can be costly, both in terms of fines and damage to reputation. Here are the top reasons registered...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Investment Advisers and Generative AI

Start Planning Now to Reduce Your Increased Money Laundering, Sanctions, and Conflicts of Interest Risks The introduction and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and predictive data analytics (PDAs) by...more

K&L Gates LLP

US Asset Management Regulatory Year in Review 2023

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It is a dramatic understatement to describe 2023 as a busy year in the United States for asset management regulation. With 24 rules adopted and 18 new rules or rule amendments proposed, the US Securities and Exchange...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Annual Update of Form ADV and Recent Regulatory Changes Affecting Advisers (UPDATED)

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As a reminder, each registered investment adviser must file an annual updating amendment to its Form ADV within 90 days of its fiscal year end. This means an adviser with a December 31 fiscal year end will be required to file...more

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SEC Division of Examinations Releases its 2024 Examination Priorities

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Directors of Registered Investment Companies; and Investment Advisers Quick Take: The staff of the SEC Division of Examinations (Staff) recently released its 2024...more

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