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SEC Continues Focus on Off-Channel Communications

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On August 14, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced yet another wave of enforcement actions related to widespread “off-channel communications,” charging an additional 26 firms with failing to maintain...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC and CFTC Continue Their Lucrative Pursuits of Penalizing Unapproved Communication Methods

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SEC's and CFTC's Enforcement Actions Against Multiple Firms - In its continued pursuit of rooting out and penalizing broker-dealers and investment advisers for their failure to prevent unapproved communication methods, the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Messaging App Compliance in Regulated Industries: Lessons from Recent Enforcement Actions

In recent years, regulated industries, particularly broker dealer firms like Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley, have faced increased scrutiny from regulatory bodies due to their lack of compliance in policing messaging apps. The...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 8

SEC Advertising Rules – Client Resource Center - November 4 was the compliance date for the new rule governing advertising and solicitation activities by investment advisers. The new rule substantially revises decades old...more

Hanzo

Compliance Update: Unauthorized Messaging Apps Lead to 1.8B in Fines

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According to a recent press release from the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), sixteen Wall Street firms were fined for widespread and longstanding failures by the organizations and their employees to maintain and...more

Carlton Fields

What’s Up With WhatsApp and Text Messaging? SEC and FINRA Weigh In

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The SEC requires broker-dealers to maintain originals of all communications received and copies of all communications sent by the broker-dealer relating to its business for three years. The SEC has explained that Rule 17a-4...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Enforcement appears as messages disappear: The perils of personal and ephemeral messaging

On December 17, 2021, a financial institution agreed to pay $200 million in fines to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures Trading Commission for allowing employees to discuss business on their...more

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