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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Private Equity Firms Need to Know About the Ongoing SEC Investigation of “Off-Channel” Communications

Over the last several years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has been laser-focused on the use of so-called “off-channel communications” in the financial services industry. On the theory that employees’ use of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Off-Channel Communications Sweep

Over the last several years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) have been laser-focused on the use of so called “off-channel communications” in the...more

J.S. Held

Off-Channel Communications: How Financial Services Organizations Can Address Regulators’ Latest Target

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As a number of recent headlines demonstrate, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators have fined and penalized employers and employees in the financial services industry for non-compliance with...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation of Custodial Practices Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Rule 206(4)-2

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Regulation of Custodial Practices under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is a comprehensive outline summarizing SEC regulatory requirements for investment advisers that have custody of their client’s assets (or that want...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Department of Labor Exemption Impacts Investment Advice Fiduciaries

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The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued guidance concerning a new exemption under the prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in connection with the provision...more

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