News & Insights

Check out our Flash Reports for the latest SEC- and compliance-related news, trends, and insights.

Flash Reports
03 Sep, 2026

2026 Fall Filing Preview

Fall filing season is here — and between Form PF, 13F, 13G, and three federal holidays, Q4 can get crowded. Here's your at-a-glance guide to what's due and when, so nothing catches your team off guard.

Flash Reports
21 May, 2019

Form CRS: What You Should Know

In April 2018, the SEC released a proposed rule requiring investment advisers to provide a relationship summary to prospective clients. Form CRS, or Form 3, is intended to give retail clients simple information about investment advisers, written clearly, and concisely.

Flash Reports
18 Apr, 2019

OCIE Warns Advisers and Broker-Dealers of Regulation S-P Compliance Issues

Regulation S-P requires registered investment advisers, investment companies, and broker-dealers to provide notice to customers and maintain written records of policies and procedures related to information privacy.

SEC Officials Comment on Evolving Proxy Voting Process

SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman and Director of the Division of Investment Management, Dalia Blass, spoke on the future of the proxy voting process.

Large Cash Flows versus Significant Cash Flows: Which is Which?

The GIPS standards define a large cash flow as the level at which the firm determines that an external cash flow may distort performance if the portfolio is not valued.

IARD and PFRD Systems Inaccessible 3 weekend in April

The SEC announced that the IARD and PFRD systems will be unavailable during three weekends in April, plus Good Friday.

BB&T Subsidiary Must Pay $5.7 Million After Policy Violation

The SEC ordered BB&T Securities to pay $5.7 million following Valley Forge Asset Management’s intentional overcharging of clients.

Best Practices for Meeting the Distribution Requirement

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) Provision 0.A.9. requires firms to make every reasonable effort to provide a compliant presentation to all prospective clients.

OCIE Issues Risk Alert Outlining New Recommendations for Electronic Communications

On December 14th, 2018, the SEC’s OCIE released a Risk Alert reminding advisers of their obligations regarding the use of electronic messaging.

Flash Reports
14 Dec, 2018

SEC Charges Dual Registrant with Deficient Compliance Infrastructure

The SEC released an Administrative Order to Cease and Desist against a dually registered investment adviser/broker-dealer and its sole principal. The SEC sanctioned these individuals for violations of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

SEC Charges Adviser for Lacking Cybersecurity Procedures

SEC charges broker-dealer for failure to provide adequate cybersecurity policies and procedures. Contact us for help developing SEC-compliant policies.