News & Insights

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

Smaller Advisers: Time to Comply with Amended Reg S-P

The final compliance deadline of Amended Reg S-P is finally here. For smaller entities, who manage less than $1.5B in AUM, there are less than two months until the June 3, 2026, deadline.

SEC Releases Proposal to Enhance Protections and Preserve Choice for Retail Investors

The SEC voted to propose a set of rules and interpretations intended to improve the quality and transparency of investors’ relationships with investment advisers and broker-dealers while protecting access to various investment relationships and products.

Flash Reports
19 Apr, 2018

The National Institute for Standards and Technology Updates Cybersecurity Framework

The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) released an updated version of its Cybersecurity Framework, known as version 1.1.

Flash Reports
13 Apr, 2018

SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Releases Risk Alert: Most Frequent Advisory Fee and Expense Compliance Issues Identified in Examinations

OCIE released a compiled list of compliance issues relating to fees and expenses most frequently identified in deficiency letters sent to advisers.

SEC Charges Investment Adviser for "Improperly" Registering and Violating Multiple Rules

According to the SEC, the principle, sole owner of an investment firm falsely claimed more than $100 million in AUM from 2012-2016 to meet the minimum eligibility requirement for SEC registration. The owner of the firm also made violations to the custody rule by failing to provide quarterly statements to clients and by failing to organize an annual surprise audit of assets.

SEC Proposes Changes to Forms N-Port and N-1A Concerning Liquidity Disclosures

The SEC’s Proposing Release identifies three areas for potential revision to improve the current reporting and disclosure requirements of liquidity information by registered open-end investment firms.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Split Decision Vacates DOL Fiduciary Rule

On March 15th, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the DOL Fiduciary Rule, holding that the DOL surpassed its authority under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Flash Reports
14 Mar, 2018

Bookkeeping Service Considered Custody, Leads to Enforcement

The SEC recently settled an enforcement action against Financial Fiduciaries, alleging that the adviser had custody of client assets through a “dual employee” who served in various outside business activities.

Flash Reports
09 Mar, 2018

SEC on-Pace to Examine 20% of Advisers

The steady increase in examination rates is due to an internal restructuring of resources that have allowed for approximately 100 staff members to be reassigned from broker-dealer and market oversight units to the investment advisors and investment companies division.

Flash Reports
28 Feb, 2018

SEC Announces Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative

The SEC launched a self-reporting initiative to protect advisory clients from undisclosed conflicts of interest and return money to investors.

Flash Reports
21 Feb, 2018

Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection Narrowly Applicable

On Wednesday, February 21, 2018 the Supreme Court announced that whistleblower protections passed by Congress following the 2008 financial crisis only apply to those who report problems directly to the government.