What: SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins delivered testimony before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, outlining a strategic realignment of the Commission’s regulatory posture. His focus was ...
May 16, 2025 Regulatory Background The 2019 Joint Staff Statement was issued to address the application of federal securities laws to the custody of digital assets by broker-dealers. It ...
On October 12, 2022, the SEC adopted amendments to the electronic recordkeeping, prompt production of records, and third-party recordkeeping service requirements that are applicable to ...
As the regulatory landscape is constantly evolving, Compliance Risk Concepts (“CRC”) is issuing its monthly review and summary of FINRA, SEC, and NFA notices and bulletins to assist our clients ...
September 25, 2023 What: Sources close to relevant investigations indicate that at least a dozen advisory firms and hedge funds have been subject to deep-dive probes of employee electronic ...
October 19, 2023 What: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its examination priorities for fiscal year 2024. Who: Priorities for Broker-Dealers, Investment Advisers, ...
October 20, 2023 What: The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) is nearing the launch of an online portal for Broker-Dealers. Who: Broker-Dealers (including Broker-Dealers ...
What: The SEC approved FINRA’s amended rule proposal (SR-FINRA-2023-007) to adopt a voluntary, three-year remote inspections pilot program. Who: Eligible FINRA member firms who opt-in to the ...
What: The SEC recently approved FINRA’s amended rule proposal (SR-FINRA-006) to adopt new Supplementary Material .19 (Residential Supervisory Location) under FINRA Rule 3110, which will permit ...
December 13, 2023 What: The SEC’s Division of Examinations has initiated a sweep of investment advisers on how AI-based tools are being deployed by the firms across the industry. Who: ...
What: The SEC recently adopted new Rule 13f-2 and related Form SHO and an amendment to the national market system plan governing the consolidated audit trail (CAT) to provide greater transparency ...
Today FINRA issued its latest iterative report on its examination and risk monitoring program. This article focuses on the new topics and material introduced this year, specifically selected ...
