by Ara Jabrayan | Oct 19, 2022 | Conflicts of Interest, Fiduciary Duty, Investment Advisers Act, policies and procedures, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), Regulation Best Interest (BI), RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC Staff Bulletin
On August 3, 2022, the SEC published a Staff Bulletin, which discussed investment advisers’ and broker-dealers’ conflicts of interest. The Staff Bulletin offered guidance on how firms can identify, eliminate, mitigate, and disclose those conflicts of interest. The... by Ara Jabrayan | May 13, 2022 | 12b-1 Fees, Best Execution, Books and Records, Conflicts of Interest, Duty of Care, Fiduciary Duty, Investment Adviser Representative, Investment Advisers Act, Investment Advisers Act - Section 206(2), Investment Advisers Act - Section 206(4), Investment Advisers Act - Section 206(4)-7, policies and procedures, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, Share Class Selection, Wrap Program
On April 27, 2022, the SEC announced that it settled charges against a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) in Downers Grove, Illinois. The SEC alleged that the RIA breached its fiduciary duty to advisory clients by failing to: Fully disclose its conflicts of interest;... by Ara Jabrayan | Apr 25, 2022 | Account Recommendations, Dually Licensed, Fiduciary Duty, Investment Advisers Act, policies and procedures, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), Regulation Best Interest (BI), Retail Investors, RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC Staff Bulletin, Standards of Conduct
The SEC’s Division of Examinations (Division) recently announced its priorities for the 2022 fiscal year. Not unexpectedly, as part of the Division’s focus on protecting retail investors, examinations will scrutinize whether firms are satisfying their obligations... by Ara Jabrayan | Jan 24, 2022 | ADV Part 2A, compliance deficiencies, Fiduciary Duty, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), Uncategorized
On January 11, 2022, a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) in Rockaway, New Jersey, consented to the entry of an SEC order that sanctioned the firm for several compliance deficiencies. The RIA also agreed to be censured and to cease-and-desist from engaging in the... by Ara Jabrayan | Oct 8, 2021 | Department of Labor, ERISA, Fiduciary Duty, Investment Adviser Representative, Investment Advisers Act, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, SEC Rules, Solicitation, Uncategorized
On December 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final prohibited transaction exemption addressing investment advice fiduciaries to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). RIA... by Ara Jabrayan | Sep 29, 2021 | 12b-1 Fees, Division of Examinations, Fiduciary Duty, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), RIA Compliance, SEC Rules, Uncategorized, Wrap fee
In recent weeks, the SEC has continued to bring enforcement actions against Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) that breached their fiduciary duty to advisory clients. These enforcement actions demonstrate the SEC’s concerns about RIAs that breach their fiduciary...
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