Investment Company Regulation

The SEC recently issued an investor bulletin regarding one of our favorite topics; data security of customer accounts. The primary areas of the SEC’s focus were:

  1. Have a strong password,


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A recent article in Onwallstreet.com highlighted certain areas of focus for investment advisors/broker-dealers when it comes to addressing cyber-threats. The article focused on four areas of particular significance.

First,
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At the end of last month, the SEC provided a guidance update on cybersecurity for registered investment companies and registered investment advisors. This guidance is equally instructive for broker-dealers and
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Tis the season for the regulators to announce their examination priorities.  No less than the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations released its 2014 Examination Priorities for its National
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FINRA has published guidance on its new marketing Rule 2210.  See http://www.finra.org/Industry/Issues/Advertising/P197604

FINRA has indicated that retail communications that will now be subject to this filing requirement has to be filed


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