Jeremy leads the Policy Management team, which is responsible for staying current with regulatory changes and how they impact the firm’s investment adviser clients.
On September 4, 2025, the SEC issued an administrative order (“the order”) against a registered investment adviser (“RIA”) for compliance violations related to the Marketing Rule and the Books and Records Rule, among others. The RIA agreed to pay $75,000 in civil penalties for the violations.
On August 25, 2025, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals remanded two rules adopted during the Biden administration, giving hedge fund associations a partial victory. The rules were not vacated. However, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) must now review them in light of the court’s opinion.
On August 25, 2025, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals remanded two rules adopted during the Biden administration, giving hedge fund associations a partial victory. The rules were not vacated. However, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) must now review them in light of the court’s opinion.
On July 11, 2025, the SEC announced settled charges against a registered investment adviser (“RIA”), its CCO, and its president for creating backdated documents and producing them during an SEC examination; failing to adequately disclose conflicts of interest; and overbilling client accounts.
On June 11, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), jointly with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), voted to further extend the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF that were adopted on February 8, 2024.
On May 19, 2025, SEC Chair Paul Atkins gave a speech during his first SEC Speaks conference as SEC Chairman. In his remarks, Atkins covered the SEC’s current priorities, most of which should come as no surprise: innovation at the SEC, cryptocurrency, FinHub, investing in private funds, and the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). More details on each are included below.