Deals & People October 3rd, 2024 SEC’s Enforcer Leaves Behind an ‘Aggressive’ Legacy Gurbir Grewal’s SEC tenure will be remembered for his aggressive actions that spurred changes in financial advisement, and his successor...
Compliance September 24th, 2024 SEC Charges 12 Financial Firms for Recordkeeping Failures The firms will pay a total of $88.2 million in civil penalties.
Compliance September 12th, 2024 SEC Committee to Host Investment Advice Discussion The regulator’s advisory body will hold a public hearing September 19 to address fiduciary advice in the wake of the...
Compliance September 10th, 2024 SEC Fines 9 Advisories for Marketing Rule Violations The regulator issued penalties totaling $1.24 million to settle charges of ‘untrue or unsubstantiated claims.’
Compliance September 3rd, 2024 Raymond James Fined Over Mutual Fund Monitoring FINRA fined two of the firm’s subsidiaries a total of $1.8 million for allegations of failing to properly review mutual...
Compliance August 29th, 2024 Mutual Fund Managers ‘Dodge Bullet’ on Swing Pricing The SEC decided not to move ahead with what the mutual fund industry had argued would be a costly proposal to manage market volatility.
Compliance August 21st, 2024 SEC Charges Transfer Agent Equiniti Trust for Failing to Safeguard Clients From Cyber Attacks The ruling shows the increased need to protect client data, as recordkeepers and others could face such fines due to...
Compliance August 15th, 2024 SEC Fines 26 Firms for Off-Channel Client Comms Violations The regulator continues a push to crack down on the tracking and use of ‘off-channel’ client communication, such as texting.
Compliance July 23rd, 2024 Equity Market Rule Changes Might be Overhauled by SEC This Year The SEC indicated in its Spring 2024 agenda that it intends to finalize the market structure rules prior to the...
Compliance July 10th, 2024 Swing Pricing, Predictive Analytics, Safeguarding SEC Proposals to be Re-Proposed The SEC aims to try again with its rules on predictive analytics and safeguarding by year’s end and for swing...
Compliance June 27th, 2024 SEC’s ALJ Process Rolled Back by Supreme Court The court ruled that issuing fines administratively violates the Seventh Amendment.
Compliance June 5th, 2024 SEC’s Private Fund Adviser Rule Struck Down by 5th Circuit Appeals Court The 5th Circuit vacated the rule completely on Wednesday after being challenged by an association of private fund managers and...
Compliance June 5th, 2024 Showing Net Performance in Portfolio Subsets Is Hardest Part of Marketing Rule The majority of investment advisers are changing marketing materials to try and comply with the rule, with frustrations, according to...
Compliance May 24th, 2024 Senate Introduces Bill to Require SEC to Modify Small Entity Definition The bill has already passed the House.
Compliance May 24th, 2024 SEC Considering Modified Version of Much Maligned Predictive Data Analytics Proposal The regulator’s chair noted that withdrawing the proposal is not under consideration.
Compliance May 23rd, 2024 SEC’s Gensler Seeks to Clarify Mutual Fund Swing Pricing Proposal The Chairman suggested that the regulator might opt for liquidity fees instead of swing pricing for open-end funds and also...
Compliance May 22nd, 2024 Digital Assets Legislation Passes House of Representatives The bill would define the jurisdictions of the SEC and CFTC for crypto assets but it is likely to be...
Compliance May 21st, 2024 T+1 Cycle to Start May 28 Beginning in one week, broker/dealers must settle transactions by the next business day.
Compliance May 17th, 2024 Reg S-P Requires Advisers to Inform Customers of Data Breaches In addition to other registrants, advisers will have 30 days to inform their clients of any substantial data breach.
Compliance May 8th, 2024 House Republicans Look to Curtail SEC Enforcement and Settlement Authorities The bills under review on Tuesday would effectively limit the settlement amounts that the SEC can impose.