June 21, 2022 For investors holding EU securities — the long and short of it Take note that this month ESMA released an updated list of sanctions applicable to Short Selling Regulation violations, as well…
April 18, 2022 Observations from the Bitcoin Conference 2022: The Future is Now! The Bitcoin 2022 Conference, held in South Beach April 6-9, was very well attended with upwards of 25,000 attendees, a…
March 29, 2022 After Small Steps, a Giant Leap for Climate-Related Disclosure in the U.S.? Recent rulemaking developments at the SEC indicate that, if 2021 was a year in which it revealed its intentions about…
March 17, 2022 From Disclosure to Action Large Corporates and Financial Firms Face a New Breed of ESG Regulation under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive…
March 9, 2022 ASIC’s Corporate Governance Priorities and the Year Ahead For ESG investment managers with Australian products in their portfolios, ASIC notes the following about what lies ahead. Acknowledging that…
December 29, 2021 Custody Rule Vigilance In a recent settlement order, the SEC reminded the investment advisory community that the SEC remains vigilant in enforcing the…
December 22, 2021 SEC Staff Statement on Form CRS Disclosures The SEC’s December 17, 2021 Staff Statement Regarding Form CRS Disclosures essentially tells the industry that there are mistakes everywhere. The…
December 22, 2021 2021 RegTech in Retrospect The RegTech space on the buy-side of the investment management industry has taken a little longer to mature than many…
November 30, 2021 SEC Staff Issues Risk Alert on Robo-Advisers On November 9, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) issued a risk alert (the “Alert”) based upon recent examinations…
November 8, 2021 Compensating Advisers: Compliance Updates from the Department of Labor On Monday, October 25, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2021-02 that covers compensating advisers…
October 27, 2021 Around the World in 10 Days: ESG Regulatory Developments For global investors, the accelerating pace of ESG regulatory developments portends a massive, additional layer of compliance obligations they will…
October 12, 2021 Cryptocurrencies in Your Compliance Program Investing in cryptocurrencies represents a relatively new alternative investment opportunity to diversify an investment portfolio to many investors. To registered…