June 24, 2022 Investment managers and advisors subject to U.S. rules: Be aware that the SEC has finalized amendments to the following filings, providing for electronic submissions instead of paper filings: · Confidential treatment requests for Form 13F (via EDGAR) · Applications for orders under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (via EDGAR)…
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…
February 25, 2022 SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules During its examinations of advisers and funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission has observed a lack of cyber preparedness, determining…
February 22, 2022 Proposed Rule: Amendments to Form PF On January 26, 2022, the SEC proposed amendments to Form PF to enhance the ability of the Financial Stability Oversight…
January 7, 2022 Adapting your RIA Compliance Program for Crypto The following blog post was written by Jackie Hallihan, Executive Director of Compliance Services, and Matt Calabro, Director Institutional Services,…
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…
December 21, 2021 Hackers Return to the Field with a Proven Playbook What’s worked Back in April 2021, when the SolarWinds hack was publicly disclosed, much of the world discovered just how…
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…