As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must have funded their IARD accounts by December 9, 2024 in order to cover such fees (with a recommendation from IARD...more
All SEC-registered investment advisers (“advisers”) are required to annually renew their state notice filings and state representative and branch registrations through the IARD Renewal Program....more
On October 26, 2023, the Division of Investment Management of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Division” and the “SEC” or “Commission,” respectively) updated the “Frequently Asked Questions on Form ADV and...more
All SEC-registered investment advisers (“advisers”) are required to annually renew their state notice filings and state representative and branch registrations through the IARD Renewal Program. Preliminary renewal...more
As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must have funded their IARD accounts by December 11, 2023 in order to cover such fees (with a recommendation from...more
I. Starting a Broker-Dealer- Becoming an owner of a broker-dealer (BD) is a time-consuming and expensive endeavor. Although the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires BD registration pursuant to the...more
This Memorandum is intended to remind you of certain U.S. annual requirements that may be applicable to your business and is divided into five sections. All investment advisers (whether or not registered with the Securities...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced last week that it will now require electronic submissions via its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system for certain applications, namely...more
INVESTMENT ADVISERS - Annual Compliance Reviews - All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or at the state level, are required to review their compliance policies and...more
Summaries of recent legislative and regulatory developments with respect to: •The SEC’s Examination Priorities for 2021- •The SEC’s Focus on Digital Asset Securities- •The SEC’s New Marketing Rule... ...more
As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must have funded their IARD accounts by December 14, 2020 in order to cover such fees (with a recommendation from...more
On April 7, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) announced that, after the initial June 30, 2020 compliance date to file Form CRS, the OCIE will conduct...more
As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must have funded their IARD accounts by December 16, 2019 in order to cover such fees (with a recommendation from...more
As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must have funded their IARD accounts by December 17 in order to cover such fees (with a recommendation from IARD to...more