On August 11, 2017, the SEC charged a hedge fund manager with misappropriating investor money between different funds he managed. These improper allocations were used to pay for legal and administrative expenses incurred by certain hedge funds during ongoing litigation with the SEC.
On August 3, 2017, the DOL released a conflict of interest FAQs to provide additional clarification around the Fiduciary Rule. In the FAQ, the DOL provides guidance. The DOL will likely provide additional guidance during this transition period leading up to January 1, 2018.
The SEC charged a registered real estate private equity firm with executing a transaction between two funds (“Fund I” and “Fund II”) it advised on different terms than what was disclosed to the Fund I investor advisory committee (“Fund I IAC”).
The recent ransomware attack that has affected over 100,000 organizations has emphasized how immense the potential impact can be on the financial services industry. Firms must protect their network from these threats through various technical lines of defense.