Compliance Insights and Alerts
Compliance teams are constantly challenged to keep pace with ever-evolving regulatory compliance news and change while navigating the pressures of geopolitical threats, economic crises, and third-party risks. Uncertain times require a nimble approach to achieve compliance and address business priorities in new ways to enable innovation and growth while minimizing risk.
As the global regulation continues to change, it's key that you keep up to speed with latest developments. Here we capture the latest regulatory compliance trends, industry insights, risk alerts, and events.
Latest insights and alerts
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SMS Message Rates May Apply: SEC Fines 16 Firms $81 Million for Recordkeeping Failures
The SEC announced that it settled charges with 16 investment advisers and broker-dealers alleging that the firms failed to maintain required electronic records. Learn more and get our tips for how to proactively strengthen your compliance program in our recent alert.
- SEC
- eComms Surveillance
- Compliance
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Performance Precision: SEC's New FAQ Sharpens Focus on Gross and Net IRR Obligations
On February 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management released a new Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) clarifying requirements around gross and net performance obligations for Internal Rates of Returns (IRR) often seen in the private markets space. Read our alert to understand the key details.
- SEC Marketing Rule
- Performance
- Compliance
- Private Fund
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Adviser-led Secondaries, Annual Fund Audits, and Annual Compliance Review Documentation Breakdown
The Adviser-led Secondaries Rule requires advisers to obtain an independent fair or valuation opinion while the Annual Fund Audits Rule requires advisers to obtain audits of their private funds annually and upon liquidation.
- Compliance
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2024 FINRA Regulatory Oversight Report
The 2024 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report provides insight into findings from FINRA's Member Supervision, Market Regulation, and Enforcement programs.
- Compliance
- FINRA
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Private Fund Restricted Activities and Preferential Treatment Rules Breakdown
The Restricted Activities Rule focuses on transparency, disclosures, and consent while the Preferential Treatment Rule bans private fund advisers from providing preferential information to investors.
- Private Fund
- SEC
- Compliance
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Private Fund Quarterly Statement Rule Breakdown
The Private Fund Quarterly Statement Rule requires a quarterly statement that includes information regarding fees, expenses, and performance to the private fund’s investors.
- Compliance
- Performance
- Private Fund