by Ara Jabrayan | Jan 10, 2023 | Best Execution, Books and Records, Chief Compliance Officer, Code of Ethics, compliance deficiencies, Compliance Violations, Cybersecurity, Deficiencies, Division of Enforcement, Division of Examinations, Duty of Care, Examination Priorities, Fiduciary Duty, Investment Adviser Code of Ethics, Investment Adviser Representative, policies and procedures, Press Releases, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), Regulation S-ID, RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, Safeguards Rule, SEC Cybersecurity, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC NEWS, SEC Rules, Standards of Conduct, Supervision Initiative
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... by Ara Jabrayan | Sep 28, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Investment Adviser Representative, Investment Advisers Act, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), Regulation S-P, RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, Safeguards Rule, SEC Cybersecurity, Uncategorized
Rule 30(a) of Regulation S-P, better known as the Safeguards Rule, requires firms to adopt written policies and procedures to address the administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are necessary to protect customer records and information. On August 30,... by Ara Jabrayan | May 5, 2021 | RIA Compliance, SEC Cybersecurity
On April 21, 2021, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) published a report that reminds state-registered investment advisers of their obligation to guard against cyber-threats. The NASAA 2021 Investment Adviser Section Annual Report... by Ara Jabrayan | Apr 27, 2021 | Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), RIA Compliance, SEC Cybersecurity, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC Rules, Uncategorized
2020 was a busy year for the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations. On November 19, 2020, Peter Driscoll, Director of the SEC’s Office Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), gave a speech at the National Investment Adviser/Investment Company... by Ara Jabrayan | Sep 19, 2019 | Examination Priorities, Investment Adviser Representative, North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), RIA Compliance, SEC Cybersecurity, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, State Investment Adviser Compliance
Sample data from state securities examiners is collected every two years and is reported voluntarily to The North American Securities Administrators Association’s (NASAA) Investment Adviser Operations Project Group. At its recent annual meeting, NASAA has recently... by Ara Jabrayan | Aug 22, 2019 | Investment Adviser Representative, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), Regulation S-P, RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, SEC Cybersecurity, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, State Investment Adviser Compliance
On April 16, 2019, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published a Risk Alert dealing with Regulation S-P, which is the Commission’s primary rule governing privacy notices and the safeguarding policies of Registered...
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