AdvisorEsq Podcast Series - Episode 8 - Executive Insights: Succeeding as a COO at an RIA Firm
Crypto in the Crosshairs: What Regulatory Themes Characterized 2020?
Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
Protecting Intellectual Property - Investment Management Roundtable Discussion
Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – SEC enforcement
Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – Complying with new SEC rules for broker-dealers
Investment Management Roundtable Discussion – Regulatory and Enforcement Update
Podcast: Supreme Court May Resolve Key ERISA Statute of Limitations and Proprietary Fund Litigation Questions
Videocast: Form CRS delivery obligations
Podcast: Private Funds Update: The UK Stewardship Code 2020
The Deal Video: Pepper Hamilton's Ed Dartley Talks Valuations
The Cyber and Analytics Unit within the Member Supervision program of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) recently published a cybersecurity advisory regarding increasing cybersecurity risks at...more
Many private fund managers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Fifth Circuit struck down the Private Fund Rules (check out our blog post for more information). Do not, however, assume the SEC will stop its aggressive...more
The Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently issued a Risk Alert (the “Risk Alert”) to SEC-registered broker-dealers providing insight and additional information...more
Investment firms and other financial institutions are subject to the strict recordkeeping and communication regulations laid out by both the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities and Exchange...more
Introduction - On 6 February 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt two new rules that significantly expand the definitions of a “dealer” and “government securities dealer” in Sections...more
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
In This Issue. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released stress test scenarios to assess...more
In This Issue. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) adopted new rules to address firms with a significant history of misconduct; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order approving rule...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a sample comment letter on climate change disclosures; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is conducting a review of brokerage firm...more
In This Issue. The federal bank regulators published frequently asked questions concerning the London Interbank Offered Rate transition; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed an effective date for two...more
In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a new guide to help financial technology companies and others partner with banks; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it...more
Beginning June 2020, the SEC will require most broker-dealers and investment advisers to file and deliver a Form CRS to new, prospective and existing customers and clients. As firms begin to prepare Form CRS, much attention...more
SEC Proposes to Enhance Protections and Preserve Choice for Retail Investors in Their Relationships with Investment Professionals - On April 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose a package of...more