SEC’s 2025 Examination Priorities Are a High Priority for RIAs, IARs, and CCOs

On October 21, 2024, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (Division) published its fiscal year priorities for 2025. This annual publication contains information that will be particularly important to Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), Investment Adviser...

SEC Risk Alert Gives Guidance on How RIAs Can Comply with Regulation S-ID

On December 5, 2022, the Division of Examinations (Division) published a Risk Alert that reported observations from recent examinations of SEC-registered investment advisers (RIAs) and broker-dealers related to their compliance with Regulation S-ID. The goal of the...

Three Firms Flagged by SEC for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule Violations

Regulation S-ID, commonly known as the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule, is designed to help protect investors from the risks of identity theft. Red flags are defined as a pattern, practice, or specific activity indicating the possible existence of identity theft....