On March 28, 2022, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a press release regarding two proposed rules, Rules 3a5-4 and 3a44-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act).
Continue Reading SEC Seeks to Expand ‘Dealer’ or ‘Government Securities Dealer’ Definition to Require Additional Firms to Register with Agency and Comply with Federal Securities Regulations
On Aug. 5, 2020, the SEC proposed modifications to current rules and forms that would significantly change the disclosures required of mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that report
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On Sunday night, March 22, 2020, the federal banking agencies (OCC, FDIC, NCUA, Federal Reserve), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the State Conference of Bank Supervisors issued an Interagency
Continue Reading Interagency Guidance for Financial Institutions on Coronavirus Disease-Related Loan Modifications
As robo-advisers continue to grow in popularity with investors, especially millennial investors, at least one regulator is taking a closer look. On July 14, 2016, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
Continue Reading Massachusetts Offers Policy Guidance on Investment Advisers’ Use of Robo-Advisers
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has released its 2016 Annual Report, which was unanimously approved by its voting members on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The FSOC is required by
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