The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has been very busy over the last couple of years issuing new regulations that apply to investment advisers. For several of these, it is apparent in the name that it applies to investment … Read More
In October, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued their 2024 exam priorities list,[1] which is only the second time in 10 years that they have released the list prior to year-end. Prior release dates have usually been in … Read More
In July 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued interpretive guidance on the standards of conduct for investment advisers.[1] The guidance outlines an investment adviser’s duty of care and loyalty as a fiduciary to its clients and specifically … Read More
As we all know in the compliance and financial services industries, as a registered investment adviser or as an employee of the adviser, you have a fiduciary duty to put your clients’ interests ahead of your own. But as a … Read More
Managing Director of Consultant Services, Tina Mitchell’s article, “2022 Investment Adviser Compliance Checklist in Preparation for Year-End,” was published in the November 2022 issue of the NSCP Currents Newsletter. In the article, Tina provides CCO’s with a detailed compliance checklist, … Read More
On episode 101 of the CCO Buzz, Managing Director of Consultation Services, Tina Mitchell, provides a year-end compliance checklist for Investment Advisers.
It’s the time of year again where Chief Compliance Officers start thinking about the compliance tasks that need to be completed by year-end, and there’s a lot to think about this year. Importantly, 2022 carries compliance deadlines for two major … Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has announced it has proposed to amend Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”) requiring additional disclosures related to their Environmental Social and … Read More
On episode 96 of the CCO Buzz podcast, Tina Mitchell, Managing Director of Consultation Services, discusses the 2022 SEC Exam Priorities.
The release of the exam priorities report[1] was later this year than in prior years but appears to be worth the wait. In this year’s report, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) outlines, among others, five “significant” areas of focus. … Read More