In the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled a clear shift in focus and prioritization. Recent commentary from SEC Chair Gary Gensler indicates that the agency will likely push forward with an aggressive rulemaking agenda.
"The SEC’s Enforcement Division is the cop on the beat for America’s securities laws…As these results show, we go after misconduct wherever we find it in the financial system, holding individuals and companies accountable, without fear or favor, across the $100-plus trillion capital markets we oversee." - Chair Gary Gensler, 2021 Division of Enforcement Annual Report
The SEC's new proposed cyber rules affect investment advisers, clients of investment advisers, private funds, and investors of private funds.
The rules proposed by the SEC earlier this year revealed how the SEC’s examination and enforcement agenda is likely to unfold in the coming months and years, regardless of the ultimate outcome of those rules. Find out what your firm should be doing in light of these proposals.
Learn how private fund managers can calculate extracted and hypothetical performance to the relevant portfolio, and identify and model its net performance in line with the SEC's new Marketing Rule.
The SEC has become increasingly concerned with the risks arising from employees’ increasingly wide-spread use of mobile electronic communications apps to conduct business. Learn about the risks and how private fund managers can more effectively track, archive, and surveil their employees’ business-related communications across all communication channels being utilized.
Coming into force on 4 November 2022, the SEC's new marketing rules introduce ssubstantial changes for all registered firms, wherever they are in the world. We outline why its key that firms familiarise themselves with the requirements now and take steps today to begin to implement these new compliance obligations, as several pieces of the work will take time and require resources
The observations the SEC shared earlier this year about common deficiencies uncovered during exams hold important lessons not only for registered private funds, but for other types of funds subject to SEC oversight as well. We outline the key takeaways.
Join us for a special live Consultant's Corner webcast where we'll discuss what firms should know about the recent deficiencies uncovered in private fund manager examinations.
Our surveillance, compliance, and technology experts will discuss the latest client communication trends in the financial industry and what solutions are available to monitor and archive those communications.
Hear from ACA’s Carlo di Florio, Mike Pappacena, and Liam Jaris as they unpack the SEC’s proposed cyber rules and amendments and describe how they can affect private fund managers.