At the end of each month, Core Compliance & Legal Services, Inc. (“Core Compliance”) publishes a Risk Management Update (RMU), an in-depth article written by one of our staff members on a currently relevant topic in compliance, securities, and investment … Read More
August 27, 2013: A new Risk Alert released by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) details new considerations for investment advisers in establishing business continuity plans (BCPs) and disaster recovery plans. Focusing specifically … Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‘s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) recently published a Risk Alert that aims to combat market abuses that elude an SEC short-sale rule for options trading. The Alert, issued in the first week … Read More
In last week’s Compliance blog posting, we discussed a series of new rules announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 31, 2013, that brought changes to compliance reporting requirements for broker-dealers (BDs). For this week, we will … Read More
On July 31, 2013, the world of broker-dealers (BDs) was taken on by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with the passage of a new rule and a set of new amendments affecting this financial sphere. While each of these … Read More
At the end of each month, Core Compliance & Legal Services, Inc. (“Core Compliance”) publishes a Risk Management Update (RMU), an in-depth article written by one of our staff members on a currently relevant topic in compliance, securities, and investment … Read More
A proposal by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) to increase the release of publically-available information about disciplined brokers has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The measure assures the release of copies of disciplinary complaints … Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking greater institutional funding to be used towards staffing more examiners for investment advisers, but according to an industry source, the agency needs many more positions than they estimate to increase its reach. … Read More
