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Alston & Bird

CFTC Commissioner Warns That CCOs May Face Personal Liability

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Our Investment Funds Group reviews the implications of a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) policy targeting chief compliance officers (CCOs) as individuals if their companies’ compliance programs fail....more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

SEC Tells Advisers What Not to Do in Advertisements

SEC’s Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) issued a risk alert on its Initial Observations Regarding Advisers Act Marketing Rule Compliance (the “Risk Alert”), giving compliance officers an unexpected gift by sharing examples...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Write the Best Annual Compliance Review Ever!

Many chief compliance officers struggle every year with preparing the annual review required under Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7. To help you out, here’s our guide to writing your annual report....more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Top Ten Reasons to Hire an RIA Compliance Consulting Firm

There are times when it makes sense to hire an expert. Securities regulations are complicated, and failure to comply can be costly, both in terms of fines and damage to reputation. Here are the top reasons registered...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

SEC Enforcement Chief Issues Reminder Concerning Compliance Officer Liability

On Oct. 24, 2023, Gurbir Grewal, the Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division, spoke to the NY Bar Association Compliance Institute about his views concerning faltering public trust...more

NAVEX

3 Coronavirus Compliance Tips From the SEC

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The coronavirus crisis is far from over, and compliance professionals still need every scrap of guidance that regulators can provide about how to run compliance programs in these difficult times. So when the Securities and...more

Carlton Fields

SEC Commissioners Making a “Noisy Exit”

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Securities and Exchange Commission members Daniel M. Gallagher and Luis A. Aguilar will soon leave the SEC, but neither is keeping quiet about the SEC’s treatment of chief compliance officers (CCOs). Gallagher recently...more

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