CCO (Chief Compliance Officer) Content

For the tenth year in a row, the SEC office responsible for conducting inspections of registrants, the Division of Examinations, has published its examination priorities for the coming year.

ICI has filed a comment letter with the SEC on its proposal to amend the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting on Schedules 13D and 13G ("Proposal").

Earlier today, ICI filed the attached comment letter on two sets of Securities and Exchange Commission rulemakings intended to: modernize share repurchase disclosure ("Share Repurchase Proposal"); and address potentially abusive practices associated with certain trading arrangements...

FINRA recently issued a regulatory notice expressing concerns associated with the sale of complex products and options to retail investors, and soliciting comment on related practices and rule enhancements.

On February 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to its rules governing beneficial ownership reporting on Schedules 13D and 13G ("Proposal"). Comments on the Proposal are due on April 11, although ICI expects to file by April 7.

Last week, the SEC filed a civil action against an SEC-registered investment adviser and its affiliated broker-dealer for the adviser recommending to clients mutual fund shares that generated millions of dollars in revenue-sharing payments to the broker-dealer when lower-cost share...

On February 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 with respect to private fund advisers. The proposal passed by a vote of three-to-one. The proposal's goals are to improve private fund adviser...

On February 10, the SEC, by seriatim approval, proposed amendments to its rules governing beneficial ownership reporting on Schedules 13D and 13G ("Proposal"). Comments on the proposal are due the later of: (i) April 11, 2022 (60 days following the publication of the proposing release...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has published for comment proposed rules that will require registered investment companies, investment advisers, and business development companies to "adopt and implement written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to...

On January 27, the SEC's Division of Examinations ("EXAMS") issued a Risk Alert on private fund adviser compliance deficiencies. The alert compiles results from past exams as seen through the lens of advisers' fiduciary duties and requirements under the Advisers Act prohibiting untrue...