The digital revolution has transformed the banking industry. As financial services and associated communications move online, it is more important than ever for institutions to manage and control their online presence....more
Reconciling Recordkeeping Requirements Against the Prudence of Data Remediation - As we have covered in previous alerts, the SEC and other regulators have intensified their scrutiny of the retention of electronic...more
When it comes to making sure financial data is safe and meets compliance regulations, understanding the different regulatory bodies and how they affect your organization is a vital first step. Two of the most common...more
Toward the end of December 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the release of a new comprehensive marketing rule. The original advertising rule had not been substantively amended or updated since...more
Your website is an important part of your business. Chances are, you’re investing both time and money to ensure that it attracts customers and satisfies their needs so that they decide to do business with you. Now that the...more
If you’re in the financial services industry, you’ve got a lot on your plate. You’re researching investments, advising customers, marketing your business, and maintaining strict compliance with a veritable alphabet soup of...more
If you’re a regular reader of Hanzo, we’ve probably already convinced you that you need to be archiving any social media profiles that your organization maintains, along with your website. Chances are you’ve heard us talk...more
WARCs? WORMs? Is this a lost installment of the Lord of the Rings? Unfortunately, no. Rather, WARC and WORM are abbreviations that you should be familiar with if you’re maintaining digital archives for regulatory compliance,...more
When you need information, where do you go? For the majority of people today, the answer involves a smartphone and social media. From Facebook and LinkedIn to Instagram, Twitter, and even YouTube, social media is...more
Remember when nothing terribly important happened on social media? When Facebook was just a silly diversion where twenty-somethings could let their friends know what they were up to? For better or for worse, those days are...more