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Information on ETF Rule 6c-11 – PDF Download
June 18, 2020Fill out the form below to download and learn about the key areas of the new ETF Rule 6c-11
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Registered Investment Advisors with Retail Investors Must File Form CRS by June 30, 2020
June 10, 2020All SEC Registered Investment Advisors that have retail investors must file a FORM CRS relationship summary no later than June 30,[...]
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SEC Whistleblower Payouts and What It Means for You
June 08, 2020The SEC recently announced that they awarded the single largest individual reward ever – a $50 million whistleblower award to an individual[...]
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Private Equity Enforcement Action
May 27, 2020On May 26, 2020, Los Angles based private equity firm managing over $100 Billion in RAUM, Ares Management, LLC, agreed[...]
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FINRA Announces Fraudulent Email Phishing Campaign
May 22, 2020Recently the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that there are fraudulent email campaigns going around purportedly from them. These emails are[...]
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New Reg BI FAQs: June 30th Compliance Date
May 12, 2020The SEC’s Staff of the Division of Trading and Markets has released an FAQ to its most frequently asked questions on Regulation Best[...]
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SEC Releases an FAQ on COVID-19 Efforts
April 27, 2020The FAQ that the SEC released encompasses their efforts and their impacts for firms and funds due to COVID-19. The[...]
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Questions The SEC is Asking Advisers Amidst COVID-19
April 09, 2020The SEC’s OCIE (Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations) is doing their best to be fully operational nationwide. They have[...]
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OCIE to Complete Inspections for Compliance with Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS
April 07, 2020The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released risk alerts regarding examinations for compliance with Regulation Best Interest[...]
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SEC Provides Temporary Flexibility to Registered Investment Companies
March 25, 2020The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced temporary flexibility for registered funds affected by recent market events to borrow funds[...]
Read ArticleSmarsh Currently No Longer Archiving Twitter
March 23, 2020Smarsh recently announced to its clients that they will no longer legally be allowed to Collect Data from an Organization’s Communication on[...]
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