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Essential Year-End Compliance Considerations for RIAs and RICs
October 07, 2025Vigilant Insights Introduction As 2025 enters its final quarter, Registered Investment Advisers (“RIAs”) and Registered Funds (“RICs”) face an evolving[...]
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Vigilant Compliance Newsletter | September 2025
October 01, 2025Monthly Newsletter Printer Friendly Version In September, there were important releases including Vigilant Insights and SEC Releases. Below is a[...]
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Balancing Opportunity and Protection in Alts | Bill Speacht Insights
September 29, 2025Vigilant Insights Introduction The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) recently issued recommendations to expand retail investor access to alternative investments[...]
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The Case for Outsourced PFO Services in Today’s Registered Fund Ecosystem
September 23, 2025Vigilant Insights The Evolving Demands on Registered Fund Boards In the world of Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”), Boards play a[...]
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$5M Fine Shows the Cost of Inaccurate Marketing
September 22, 2025SEC Releases Introduction On September 18, 2025, the SEC announced a $5 Million Civil Penalty against a well-known Broker/Dealer for[...]
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Private Capital Markets | SEC Commissioner Takeaways
September 17, 2025SEC Releases Introduction On September 4, 2025, SEC Commissioner, Mark Uyeda, opened the SIFMA Private Markets Valuation Roundtable by highlighting the[...]
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Marketing Rule & Recordkeeping Violations | RIA Charged
September 09, 2025SEC Releases Introduction On September 4, 2025, the SEC issued an administrative order against a $258 Million RIA for multiple compliance violations[...]
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$6M SEC Penalty for RIA and BD Conflict Disclosure Violations
September 05, 2025SEC Releases Introduction On August 29, 2025, the SEC charged another RIA ($159 Billion AUM) over $5 Million and its affiliated Broker/Dealer[...]
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$19.5M Fine for Failures in Disclosing Conflicts of Interest
September 03, 2025SEC Releases Introduction On August 29, 2025, the SEC ordered a well-known Adviser ($300 Billion RIA – $9.3 Trillion Globally)[...]
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Vigilant Compliance Newsletter | August 2025
August 29, 2025Monthly Newsletter Printer Friendly Version In August, there were important releases including Vigilant Insights, SEC Releases, and Vigilant Shortlist Award[...]
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Vigilant Shortlisted for ETF Compliance Award
August 25, 2025Vigilant Announcements Vigilant is thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the following Award below by ETF Express for their 2025 US Awards.[...]
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Private Fund RIA Charged Over $1.2 Million for Excess Management Fees
August 20, 2025SEC Releases Introduction The SEC has charged a $2.4 Billion AUM New York RIA over one (1) million dollars in[...]
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