Communiques

The SEC has charged an advisor with failing to disclose a conflict of interest to their clients and fund boards. In this significant case, the

On April 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced its first ever enforcement action against a company for violating Dodd Frank’s whistle blower rules. In

In February 2015, the SEC’s Division of Investment Management issued guidance to the public with respect to the conflict of interest that arises when individuals

After completing a sweep of 100 firms focusing on preparedness concerning cybersecurity in 2014 and subsequently releasing their summary findings in February 2015, the SEC

At the SEC Speaks 2015 Program on February 20, 2015, two SEC Commissioners gave their personal remarks on the Commission seeking permanent bars on wrongdoers

In January 2015, the SEC settled an action against a registered investment adviser who agreed to several findings of violations of the Investment Adviser Act

The SEC stated in their 2015 Examination Priorities that, as was the case in prior years’ priorities, the Commission will conduct “focused, risk-based examinations”. This

On February 3, 2015, the SEC released their long-awaited Risk Alert reviewing the results of OCIE’s cybersecurity sweep examinations in 2014 that followed their April

As the SEC has been doing at the start of each year in recent years, the SEC announced its examination priorities for the new year.

In her recent keynote address at the Columbia Law School Conference on Current Issues in Securities Regulation (November 21, 2014), Commissioner Kara Stein stressed the