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Off-Channel Communications Will Lead to Record-keeping Violations

by | Aug 29, 2023 | Books and Records, Chief Compliance Officer, Code of Ethics, compliance deficiencies, Compliance Violations, Cybersecurity, Deficiencies, Division of Enforcement, Division of Examinations, Dually Licensed, Emerging Technologies, Examination Priorities, Investment Adviser Code of Ethics, Investment Adviser Representative, policies and procedures, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, Risk, SEC Cybersecurity, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC Rules, Social Media, Standards of Conduct, State Investment Adviser Compliance

On August 8, 2023, the SEC charged eleven financial services firms, including a dually registered broker-dealer (BD) and Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), with widespread record-keeping violations. The firms acknowledged their wrongdoing and agreed to pay combined...

SEC’s Division of Examinations Announces Its 2023 Priorities

by | 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...

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

by | 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...

SEC Enforcement Actions Against Firms with Weak Cyber Policies

by | 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,...