On July 16, 2026, the SEC proposed Regulation E-Delivery (“Reg E-Delivery”), a new rule that would establish a comprehensive framework permitting, but not requiring, electronic delivery (“e-delivery”) as the default method for providing required disclosures and reports under the federal securities laws.
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On October 21, 2024, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) published its 2025 Examination Priorities. The SEC’s fiscal year runs from October 1st to September 30th, and this fiscal year marks the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Division of Examinations, originally established as the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.
On September 24, 2024, the SEC announced charges against 12 firms, including broker-dealers, investment advisers, and one dually-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser, for “widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve electronic communication in violation of recordkeeping provisions of the federal securities laws,” according to a SEC press release.
On September 3, 2024, the SEC announced charges against ClearPath Capital Partners, LLC, for failing to comply with rules governing the safekeeping of client assets and for its use of impermissible liability disclaimers in its advisory and private fund agreements.
On September 9, 2024, the SEC announced settled charges against nine registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) for violating the Marketing Rule by disseminating advertisements that included untrue or unsubstantiated statements of material fact or testimonials, endorsements, or third-party ratings that lacked required disclosures. Combined, these nine RIAs agreed to pay $1,240,000 in civil penalties.
On August 26, the SEC announced that it settled charges against registered investment adviser Sound Point Capital Management LP (“Sound Point”) for “failing to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed to present the misuse of material nonpublic information (MNPI) concerning its trading of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs)”.
On August 20th, 2024, the SEC announced that it settled charges against Equiniti Trust Company LLC (formerly American Stock & Trust Company, LLC) due to failing to ensure client securities and funds were protected from theft. Equiniti Trust Company LLC (“Equiniti”) incurred two cyber incidents from 2022 to 2023 that resulted in the loss of more than $6.6 million of client funds.