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Many Firms Abandon Prime Institutional Funds | Fred Teufel Insights
October 07, 2024VIGILANT INSIGHTS Introduction As the SEC’s new liquidity and fee requirements went into effect Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024, many Firms[...]
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Vigilant Compliance Newsletter | September 2024
October 01, 2024Monthly Newsletter In September, we saw heavy volume in both Vigilant Insights and SEC Releases, as well as a few Vigilant Announcements too.[...]
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Reg BI Violations Result in $325k Charge for Broker Dealer
September 30, 2024SEC RELEASES Introduction The SEC announced charges against a Broker Dealer on September 18th, 2024, for violations pertaining to Regulation[...]
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Compliance Program Oversight Failure for an RIA Results in $150k Fine
September 27, 2024SEC Releases Introduction The SEC announced on September 20th, 2024, that a New York RIA with $723 Million in AUM[...]
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$3.4 Million in Fines for Form 13F Failures | Michael Hogan Insights
September 25, 2024VIGILANT INSIGHTS Introduction Multiple Firms were fined a combined $3.4 million in penalties for failing to file Form 13F in[...]
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SEC Disclosure Amendments (N-PORT and N-CEN) | Liam Clarke Insights
September 24, 2024Vigilant Insights Introduction The SEC made changes to certain disclosure requirements recently involving N-PORT and N-CEN filings. The changes were adopted on August 28th, 2024.[...]
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Recordkeeping Violations Display No Slow Down | $1.3M in Fines
September 19, 2024SEC RELEASES Introduction Recordkeeping failures have been costly for multiple Firms in the past few years. We have seen recent[...]
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SEC Swing Pricing Proposal Shelved | Fred Teufel Insights
September 17, 2024VIGILANT INSIGHTS Introduction The SEC adopted additional requirements on August 28th, 2024, related to Forms N-PORT and N-CEN. Form N-PORTs[...]
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SEC Recordkeeping Enforcements | Bernadette Murphy Insights
September 16, 2024VIGILANT INSIGHTS Introduction The SEC’s recent charges related to recordkeeping in August clearly indicate that the SEC has no intention[...]
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Vigilant Wins 2024 Hedge Fund Compliance Award!
September 13, 2024Vigilant Announcements Vigilant is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded as the 2024 Best Advisory Firm – Regulation and Compliance by With Intelligence for[...]
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$1.2 Million in Marketing Rule Violations | 9 Firms Charged
September 10, 2024SEC RELEASES Introduction On September 9th, 2024, the SEC announced charges against nine (9) Firms for Marketing Rule violations. The[...]
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3 SEC Charges | Marketing Rule, Recordkeeping, and Custody Rule
September 06, 2024SEC RELEASES Introduction September 3rd, 2024 was a busy day for SEC Enforcement. There were Recordkeeping failures amongst six Credit[...]
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