The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced two settled charges involving alleged violations of Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), known as the “Custody Rule.” These...more
Companies in the growing “wealthtech” space often face novel regulatory and legal issues under the federal securities laws. Wealthtech companies blend traditional asset management and brokerage services with new technologies:...more
Two settlement orders involving claims by investment advisers regarding their use of artificial intelligence (AI), both announced on the same day, underscore the continued focus on advisers' use of AI by the U.S. Securities...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed a sweeping expansion of the Bank Secrecy Act’s (BSA) affirmative anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of...more
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The firm is pleased to distribute the Q2 2023 edition of All Eyes on AI: Regulatory, Litigation, and Transactional Developments, which closely follows the evolving regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) in the...more
More than two years after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced a new class of “special purpose broker-dealers” authorized to custody crypto asset securities, the first special purpose broker-dealer...more
In its recent Request for Comment on Certain Information Providers Acting as Investment Advisers (the Request for Comment), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asks whether innovative investment indices, model...more
Newly proposed environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related amendments to Form ADV under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) underscore the need for federally regulated investment advisers to fully...more
The Rule Proposal Would Clarify Which Market Participants Are Engaged in Buying and Selling Securities for Their Own Account "as Part of a Regular Business" and Are Subject to Dealer Registration Requirements....more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an increasingly important technology within the investment management industry. AI has been used in a variety of ways—including as the newest strategy for attempts to "beat the market" by...more