by Ara Jabrayan | Nov 21, 2023 | Account Recommendations, Best Execution, Books and Records, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance Violations, Conflicts of Interest, Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Division of Enforcement, Division of Examinations, Duty of Care, Examination Priorities, Fiduciary Duty, Form ADV, policies and procedures, Private Funds, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, Risk, SEC Cybersecurity, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC NEWS, SEC Rules, Suitability
On October 16, 2023, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) and other regulated firms received sooner-than-expected guidance from the SEC when the Commission published its 2024 examination priorities. The SEC previously announced its 2023 examination priorities on...
by Ara Jabrayan | Apr 6, 2023 | Best Execution, Books and Records, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance Violations, Crypto-Assets, Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Deficiencies, Division of Enforcement, Division of Examinations, Duty of Care, Emerging Technologies, Environmental, Examination Priorities, Fiduciary Duty, Form ADV, Investment Adviser Code of Ethics, Investment Adviser Representative, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), policies and procedures, Press Releases, Private Funds, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), Regulation Best Interest (BI), RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, SEC Cybersecurity, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC NEWS, SEC Rules, SEC Staff Bulletin, Social and Governance (ESG), Standards of Conduct
On February 7, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Examinations announced its 2023 examination priorities. These examination priorities are published annually to provide insights into the SEC’s risk-based approach. The publication also identifies areas that present potential...
by Ara Jabrayan | Oct 2, 2020 | Cyberattack, North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) recently released its Investment Adviser Section Annual Report, which is filled with extremely important information for state-registered advisory firms. The report is available at...
by Ara Jabrayan | Sep 11, 2020 | Code of Ethics, Cyberattack, Cybersecurity
On January 27, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published observations from examiners pertaining to market participants’ cybersecurity and operational resiliency practices. Resiliency means more than just preventing or...
by Ara Jabrayan | Sep 19, 2019 | Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Regulation S-P, RIA Compliance, State Investment Adviser Compliance
As you may know, cyberattacks on an organization’s data information systems have been increasing at exponential rates throughout every industry. The financial services industry is increasingly victim to these crimes due to the proximity to investment capital and...
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