Compliance July 10th, 2024 Swing Pricing, Predictive Analytics, Safeguarding SEC Proposals to be Re-Proposed The SEC aims to try again with its rules on predictive analytics and safeguarding by year’s end and for swing...
Compliance May 24th, 2024 SEC Considering Modified Version of Much Maligned Predictive Data Analytics Proposal The regulator’s chair noted that withdrawing the proposal is not under consideration.
Compliance May 23rd, 2024 SEC’s Gensler Seeks to Clarify Mutual Fund Swing Pricing Proposal The Chairman suggested that the regulator might opt for liquidity fees instead of swing pricing for open-end funds and also...
Compliance May 22nd, 2024 Digital Assets Legislation Passes House of Representatives The bill would define the jurisdictions of the SEC and CFTC for crypto assets but it is likely to be...
Compliance March 8th, 2024 Gensler Defends Predictive Analytics to Skeptical Audience SEC Chairman Gary Gensler addressed the investment community’s concerns anxiety about regulation of predictive data analytics, including artificial intelligence, at...
Compliance March 7th, 2024 Broker/Dealers Will Be Required by SEC Rule to Disclose More Information on Execution Quality Rule amendments finalized this week will require broker/dealers to share more information on the quality of stock order executions and...
Compliance November 1st, 2023 Safeguarding Proposal Remains Unpopular in Investment Industry The same criticisms of the proposal linger, but the SEC is continuing to push ahead.
Compliance October 25th, 2023 ‘You Know What the Rules Are,’ Gensler Tells Crypto Industry The oft-critical SEC chair repeated that the cryptocurrency industry is unusually non-compliant with securities laws.
Compliance October 18th, 2023 SEC Proposes Partial Ban on Volume-Based Discounts for Brokers The ban would prevent exchanges from offering volume-based pricing schemes to brokers for agency trades, a practice the SEC sees...
Compliance October 16th, 2023 SEC Exam Priorities Require Advisers to Account for Client-Specific Needs in Recommendations The regulator also listed expensive, complicated and illiquid investment recommendations as coming under increased scrutiny in 2024.
Compliance September 27th, 2023 SEC Would Suspend Rulemaking, Enforcement During Potential Shutdown Comment periods would remain open for the AI and safeguarding proposals, but comments would not be reviewed in real time.
Compliance September 20th, 2023 Funds’ Portfolios Must Reflect Their Name, SEC Says New rule means funds will have to derive 80% of their value from investments related to their official names.
Compliance September 14th, 2023 Swing Pricing Proposal on Shaky Ground as Bipartisan Opposition Solidifies Of all the SEC proposals facing pushback, the swing pricing proposal for mutual funds is taking the most heat from...
Compliance September 12th, 2023 Congress, Industry Push Back on SEC’s AI, Safeguarding Rule Proposals The proposal would require advisers to eliminate conflicts related to a wide range of computational technology.
Compliance August 1st, 2023 Florida Man Buys Massive Black Diamond with Ill-Gotten Crypto Gains, SEC Says The SEC alleges that Richard Heart offered unregistered cryptocurrency and spent investor assets on personal luxury goods.
Compliance July 31st, 2023 SEC Proposal Would Require Elimination of Conflicts When Using AI and Similar Technology The proposal applies to the use of wide range of technologies, including predictive analytics, that might put the firm’s interests...
Compliance July 20th, 2023 Gensler: SEC Will Continue Enforcement Against Crypto Companies Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testified that cryptocurrencies are a “highly speculative asset class” and that the crypto...
Compliance July 17th, 2023 SEC’s Gensler Says AI Can Create Conflicts of Interest The SEC chair said that an AI program that even accounts for the interests of the adviser could present conflicts...
Compliance June 26th, 2023 House Appropriations Bill Would Block Safeguarding and Swing Pricing Proposals, Among Others The legislation also targets the climate disclosure and market structure proposals.
Compliance May 26th, 2023 Gensler Defends Swing Pricing Proposal at ICI Conference Managers who asked the Fed for help during the pandemic but who oppose swing pricing should “look in the mirror,”...