Securities Regulation & Compliance

On February 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (“DOE”), formerly the Office of Compliance Investigations and…

On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments[1] to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of…

On November 16, 2022, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) proposed new regulations under the Corporate Securities…

Each year registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) must undertake a range of compliance tasks and obligations. While tasks can vary dependent…

As you know, in 2021, the SEC’s new Marketing Rule became effective with an outside compliance date of November 4,…

On the tenth anniversary of the 2012 “JOBS Act,” the Senate Banking Committee has proposed a new legislation, the “JOBS…

Under both Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”) and the Investment Adviser fiduciary standard, firms and financial professionals should provide recommendations…

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) recently announced important changes to its rules which deal with continuing education for registered…

On November 18, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed updates to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 rules…

On January 1, 2022, certain US States will begin imposing new continuing education (“CE”) requirements for Investment Adviser Representatives (“IARs”)…