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$6.5 Million Texting Penalty: Investment Adviser Charged by SEC for Recordkeeping Failures

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On April 3, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against a registered investment adviser for recordkeeping failures regarding personal device communications and pre-clearance of securities...more

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SEC Adopts New Regulatory Framework For Registered Fund Derivative Investments

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On October 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 18f-4 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and amended related rules designed to provide a modernized,...more

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Implementing Reg-BI and Preparing for Examinations: The Compliance Obligation

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With SEC Regulation Best Interest (“Reg-BI”) effective as of June 30, 2020, SEC examiners will now focus on whether firms have made a good faith effort to implement policies and procedures (“P&Ps”) that are necessary for...more

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Minimizing Liability Under the SEC’s Reg-BI

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Litigation Risks Posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest - Pete Tepley and Meredith Lees highlight litigation risks posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg-BI), litigation risks that may arise from Reg-BI’s...more

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New SEC Regulation Defines ‘Best Interest’ Flexibly

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Each Broker-Dealer Can Help Shape Concept Appropriately to Its Business - The SEC’s new Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) requires broker-dealers to: - Disclose business practices in dealing with retail customers; and ...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

OCIE Notifies Investment Advisers of Principal and Agency Cross Trading Compliance Deficiencies

Failures by a number of investment advisers to comply with certain rules governing principal and agency cross trades has prompted the compliance inspections staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue a...more

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SEC Adopts Rules and Interpretations Concerning the Standard of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

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On June 5, 2019, the SEC adopted a package of rules and interpretations addressing standards of conduct for broker-dealers and investment advisers: • Regulation Best Interest. Regulation BI establishes a standard of...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

OCIE Warns Advisers Regarding Best Execution Obligations

On July 11, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a risk alert outlining certain compliance issues identified by its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) related to the obligation to...more

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