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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

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The SEC Division of Examinations' Fiscal Year 2025 Priorities

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On October 21, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Examinations published its examination priorities for fiscal year 2025.1 In this alert, we offer ten observations for broker-dealers. Our observations...more

King & Spalding

FinCEN Proposes Rule to Extend Bank Secrecy Act Obligations to Certain Investment Advisers

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The Proposed Rule Would Subject Certain Investment Advisers to a Broad Range of AML/CFT Obligations and Represents a Significant Development for the Sector - Regulators have long considered the lack of anti-money...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Changing of the Guard? SEC Proposes Significant Amendments to the Safeguards Rule

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The SEC continued its recent onslaught of proposed cybersecurity rules in mid-March with three new proposals covering a litany of entities, including investment advisers, broker-dealers, investment companies, clearing...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Proposes New Oversight Requirements for Certain Services Outsourced by Investment Advisers

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has proposed new rule 206(4)-11 (the “Proposed Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”). If adopted, the Proposed Rule would require registered...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Proposes Rule on Outsourcing by Investment Advisers

On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new Rule 206(4)-11 and amendments to Rule 204-2 under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), as well as amendments to Form...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC Proposes New Rule Relating to Outsourcing of Services by Investment Advisers

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed a new rule and rule amendments that, if adopted as proposed, would require registered investment advisers to meet certain requirements when outsourcing certain...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC proposes service provider oversight requirements for investment advisers

On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new Rule 206(4)-11 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), which would prohibit SEC-registered investment advisers from outsourcing...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Proposes New Rule Requiring Investment Adviser Oversight of Certain Third Party Service Providers

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On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed a new rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act") to prohibit registered investment advisers from outsourcing certain services...more

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SEC Proposes New Oversight Requirements for Certain Services Outsourced by Investment Advisors

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On October 26, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule and rule amendments under the Investment Advisors Act that, if passed, would prohibit registered investment advisors from outsourcing...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies

Following closely on its proposal for substantial new cybersecurity requirements for investment advisers and registered investment companies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled a new slate of proposed...more

Goodwin

SEC Focus on Cybersecurity Begins to Take Shape

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is implementing a campaign to overhaul the agency’s expectations around cybersecurity and cyber incident reporting for the financial services industry and corporate America...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Securities and Exchange Commission Relief for Investment Advisers to Mitigate Challenges Caused by the Coronavirus

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recognized that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused, and may cause, disruptions that limit investment advisers’ access to facilities, personnel, and third party...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The SEC’s Most Detailed Cybersecurity Guidance to Date

The SEC, through its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”), recently issued its most detailed cyber guidance to date. OCIE had previously issued several cybersecurity risk alerts over the past few years....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC OCIE Issues Guidance on Advisors’ and Broker-Dealers’ Cloud-Based and Other Network Storage of Customer Data

• On May 23, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert describing its observations in past examinations of weaknesses and best practices...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Risk Alert Regarding Safeguarding Customer Records and Information Stored on...

On May 23, 2019, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert entitled “Safeguarding Customer Records and Information in Network...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Advisors Advantage - November 2017

The Bottom Line For Retirement Plan Providers. More plan assets for your clients is a good thing for many reasons. When I had the idea of starting a National ERISA practice 10 years ago, I knew I would have a tough time...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Proposes New BCP Rule and Issues Guidance

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On June 28, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would require registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) to adopt written business continuity and...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC Proposes Business Continuity and Transition Plan Requirements for Investment Advisers; Staff Issues Guidance for Registered...

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On June 28, 2016, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new Rule 206(4)-4 (Proposed Rule) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Advisers Act) and also proposed amendments to certain...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Compilation of Non-Enforcement and Enforcement Actions

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Non-Enforcement - Mutual Fund Directors Must Be Vigilant in Addressing Risks - In remarks to the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, SEC Chair Mary Jo White outlined some of the risks and challenges that mutual fund...more

Perkins Coie

SEC’s Increased Cybersecurity Enforcement and How to Reduce Your Risks

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The SEC announced last week that an investment adviser had agreed to settle charges that it failed to take required steps to protect against and respond effectively to a cybersecurity breach. The action comes on the heels of...more

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The SEC OCIE Announces Increased Scrutiny of Broker-Dealers’ and Investment Advisers’ Cybersecurity Programs

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On September 15, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a National Exam Program Risk Alert (2015 Risk Alert) to provide broker-dealers and investment...more

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Investment Adviser Settles SEC Charges After Data Breach

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against a registered investment adviser for failing to comply with Rule 30(a) of Regulation S-P (17 C.F.R. § 248.30(a)) (“Safeguards Rule”). The...more

King & Spalding

Unprecedented Hacking and Trading Scheme Highlights Key Cybersecurity Lessons

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On Aug. 11, 2015, federal prosecutors in the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of New York unsealed indictments against nine individuals in the U.S. and Ukraine who were allegedly involved in a five-year,...more

Troutman Pepper

OCIE Cybersecurity Risk Alert: Keep Your Data Close and Your Third-Party Providers Closer

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On February 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published a Risk Alert that summarizes the OCIE’s observations from its recent examinations of registered...more

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