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 | Jan 10, 2023 | Best Execution, Books and Records, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans, Chief Compliance Officer, compliance deficiencies, Compliance Violations, Conflicts of Interest, Examination Priorities, Fiduciary Duty, Form ADV, FORM CRS/Form ADV Part 3, Investment Adviser Code of Ethics, North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), policies and procedures, Press Releases, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, Solicitation, Standards of Conduct, State Investment Adviser Compliance
Recently the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) released its annual Enforcement Report. The publication highlighted the investigations and enforcement actions taken by state securities regulators to protect investors and maintain the... by Ara Jabrayan | Jan 7, 2022 | Division of Examinations, Fee Calculations, policies and procedures
On November 10, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (Division) published a Risk Alert containing examiners’ observations regarding investment advisers’ fee calculations. To arrive at these observations, examiners conducted approximately 130 examinations of... 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... 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,...
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