SEC Issues Risk Alert: Advisers’ Due Diligence Processes for Selecting Alternative Investments

Whether or not 2014 will be the year of the alternative investments,…

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Setting the Stage for 2014: SEC Announces Exam Priorities

Pay attention to this one.  Earlier this month, the SEC Office of…

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SEC Proposes Regulation A+ For Small Businesses

With all eyes focused on the lifting on the ban on solicitation…

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Year in Review: SEC Round Up for 2013

I love taking stock of the highlights of a year as it…

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The Annual Drill—Calculating Regulatory Assets Under Management for Form ADV

While working on the chapter on Regulatory Assets Under Management for my…

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SEC Issues Guidance on General Solicitation Rules

On November 13, the SEC released Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) for…

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SEC Examinations Targeting Advisers Who Are Still Waiting for Godot

I have worked with a number of advisers who have never ever…

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Taking It To A New Level — SEC Awards Whistleblower Unprecedented $14 Million

The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded more than $14 million to a…

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What Are the Hallmarks of a Strong Compliance Program?

I thought it would be interesting to hear it from the horse’s…

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Stop the Abuse—Elder Fraud Prevention and Privacy Laws

Several financial regulators, including the SEC, the CFTC, the FTC and the…

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