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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Compliance Deadlines to Implement Significant Amendments to Regulation S-P Are Fast Approaching: Key Implications for Covered...

On May 16, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted sweeping amendments to Regulation S-P, which governs the privacy of nonpublic consumer personal and financial information for a broad range of financial...more

Alston & Bird

SEC Withdraws Proposed Cyber-Related Rule Applicable to Broker-Dealers And Signals SolarWinds Settlement on the Horizon

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced the withdrawal of several Biden-era regulations, including a proposed rule that would have required a broad range of platforms and financial intermediaries (such...more

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New SEC Cybersecurity Compliance Deadlines are Coming: What 5 Things Should Covered Institutions Do to Prepare?

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The SEC’s amended Regulation S-P, adopted last year, will soon enhance data privacy protections for broker-dealers, investment companies, registered investment advisors, and transfer agents. The updated rule requires these...more

Paul Hastings LLP

SEC Withdraws 14 Pending Rule Proposals

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On June 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally withdrew 14 proposed rules for investment advisers, broker-dealers and public companies, many of which had been pending for several years. Should the SEC...more

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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

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - March 2025

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

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Summary of Regulation S-P Revisions Applicable to Investment Advisers

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On May 15, 2024 the SEC issued Release Nos. 34-100155; IA-6604 (the “Adopting Release”) providing for amendments to the safeguards and disposal rules of Regulation S-P (the “Amendments”). The compliance dates for the...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Dashing Through Cybersecurity Regulations in the Financial Services Sector in 2024

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Throughout 2024, financial sector regulators sharpened their focus on data protection and cybersecurity issues impacting financial institutions and the public. Key federal agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Cozen O'Connor

Summarizing the SEC’s 2025 Examination Priorities Report, Part 2

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In the second part of this legal update series, we summarize the key takeaways from the Division of Examinations’ (Division) 2025 priorities report released on October 21, 2024. The Division remains focused on mainstays like...more

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Key Takeaways from the SEC's 2025 Exam Priorities

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On October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published its 2025 examination priorities (2025 priorities). The release of the 2025 priorities is intended to...more

White & Case LLP

SEC Will Prioritize AI, Cybersecurity, and Crypto in its 2025 Examination Priorities

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On October 21, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Division of Examinations ("Examination Division") announced its 2025 Examination Priorities ("Report"). Investment advisers and broker-dealers should...more

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Securities Enforcement Roundup – October 2024

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In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments and cases from October 2024. In October 2024: As discussed in a recent LawFlash, the US Securities and...more

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The SEC’s Division of Examinations Announces 2025 Priorities

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On October 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations announced its 2025 examination priorities (2025 guidance) for registered investment advisers and investment companies, broker-dealers,...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2025 Priorities

On October 21, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) released its 2025 examination priorities....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Division of Examinations Publishes 2025 Priorities

On October 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Examinations (Division) published its examination priorities for its fiscal year 2025 (Oct. 1, 2024–Sept. 30, 2025). First published in 2013, the SEC's...more

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FINRA Publishes Metaverse Report and Requests Industry Comments

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FINRA’s Office of Financial Innovation published a report on “The Metaverse and the Implications for the Securities Industry” to raise awareness among its member firms and the broader securities industry and seek industry...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: Oct. 1 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

Carlton Fields

Going Up: SEC Cyber Incident Reporting - Regulation S-P Amendments Take It to Next Level

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On May 16, 2024, the SEC breathed new life into its decades-old Regulation S-P, which requires firms to adopt policies and procedures for the protection of customer information and records. The amended rule balloons the...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

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Imposes New Cybersecurity Requirements on Broker-Dealers, Investment Companies, Registered Investment Advisers, and Transfer...

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Covered institutions will need to review their cybersecurity and incident response policies and procedures ahead of the applicable compliance deadline. ...more

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SEC Imposes New Cybersecurity Requirements on BrokerDealers, Investment Companies, Registered Investment Advisers, and Transfer...

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Covered institutions will need to review their cybersecurity and incident response policies and procedures ahead of the applicable compliance deadline. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FINRA to Member Firms: “You Heard the SEC, Create Plans for Data Breaches Now!”

On May 15, 2024, the SEC announced it would make amendments to Regulation S-P (Reg S-P). This will be the first amendment to the regulation since its adoption 24 years ago in 2000. The regulation focuses on how institutions...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New Rules for Investment Advisers and Brokers Relating to Cybersecurity Breaches

On May 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously approved amendments to Regulation S-P, which imposes new rules relating to cybersecurity breaches involving investment advisers and brokers. Larger entities...more

Epiq

New SEC Cybersecurity Rules: What to Know and How to Remain Compliant

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As addressing cybersecurity issues continues to become a top priority throughout the financial industry, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is following suit. The SEC unanimously voted to approve a new set of...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Public Company Watch: June 2024

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In the June edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the recent SEC staff statement on cybersecurity disclosures in Form 8-K, structural defenses against shareholder...more

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