Compliance teams are constantly challenged to keep pace with ever-evolving regulatory 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 compliance trends, industry insights, risk alerts, and events.
The SEC proposed to amend the order competition requirements of the National Market System, which would promote competition and protect individual investors.
SM&CR is being assessed by the FCA, PRA, and HM Treasury and invites stakeholder views on areas of potential change, specifically the effectiveness, scope, and proportionality of SM&CR and "other improvements" to SM&CR.
To receive prohibited compensation, investment advisers and broker-dealers must comply with DOL's PTE 2020-02, including impartial conduct standards, required disclosures, policies, and an annual review.
The SEC will investigate advisers' use of electronic communication platforms. Advisors should review policies, poll employees, test email domains, and train staff to avoid penalties.
The SEC proposed various rule amendments to Regulation NMS to adopt variable minimum pricing increments, reduce access fee caps, and enhance the transparency of better-priced orders.
The SEC proposed new regulations requiring broker-dealers to establish policies on conflicted transactions, assess execution quality, and preserve regulation compliance records, among other specific provisions.
Welcome to the culmination of our seven-part series on Building a Gold Standard Compliance Program. In Session 7, we turn our attention to the ongoing challenge of updating and maintaining your compliance program to meet new and evolving business demands.