News & Insights: Flash Reports

More than just the facts, Flash Reports provide context for what’s currently happening in the industry and translate that into what it means for your business.

Extension of Amended Form PF Compliance Date to June 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) jointly with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), has extended the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF that were adopted on February 8, 2024. The original compliance date fell on March 12, 2025, and is now extended to June 12, 2025.

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SEC Spoofed Emails Used In Spear Phishing Attack

Cisco’s Talos Intelligence Group has identified a targeted cyber-attack focusing on specific organizations. 

Reminder that the New Form ADV Rules Took Effect on October 1, 2017

All Form ADVs filed on or after October 1, 2017, must now report the new information required by the updated form.

SEC Provides Updates from Investigation of 2016 Cyber Intrusion

The SEC provided an update on its ongoing staff investigation of the 2016 cyber intrusion into the EDGAR system.

SEC Creates Cyber Unit and Retail Strategy Task Force

On September 25, 2017, the SEC announced the creation of the Enforcement Division’s Cyber Unit and Retail Strategy Task Force.

PE Firm Charged with Improper Allocation of Broken Deal Expenses

The SEC charged a registered investment adviser with improperly allocating broken deal expenses between three private equity funds it manages.

Amendments to the Books and Records Rule, Effective October 1st

Effective Oct. 1, advisers will be required to comply with the revised Books and Records Rule. Under the new rule, advisers must maintain additional records supporting the calculation and distribution of performance information.

SEC Charges SunTrust With Improperly Recommending Costlier Mutual Funds

The SEC charged SunTrust Investment Services with receiving more than $1.1 million in client fees by improperly recommending costlier share classes of mutual funds when cheaper shares were available.

OCIE Announces Most Frequent Advertising Rule Risks Identified in Examinations

On September 14, 2017, the OCIE announced the most frequent compliance issues with the Advertising Rule identified in their recent deficiency letters and examinations.

PE Firm Charged for Improperly Allocating Overhead and Portfolio Expenses to Funds

The SEC charged a registered investment adviser (“the RIA”) and its principal (collectively, “Respondents”) with improperly allocating fees and expenses to two private equity funds (collectively, “the Funds”) managed by Respondents. 

SEC Charges Investment Adviser with Defrauding Clients and Prospective Clients

The SEC charged an investment adviser and its principal with misleading clients and prospective clients about the performance track record of an investment strategy they offered.

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