Compliance September 10th, 2024 SEC Fines 9 Advisories for Marketing Rule Violations The regulator issued penalties totaling $1.24 million to settle charges of ‘untrue or unsubstantiated claims.’
Compliance June 5th, 2024 Showing Net Performance in Portfolio Subsets Is Hardest Part of Marketing Rule The majority of investment advisers are changing marketing materials to try and comply with the rule, with frustrations, according to...
Compliance March 18th, 2024 2 Advisers Fined for ‘AI Washing’ Marketing Violations Delphia and Global Predictions were fined a combined $400,000 for marketing rule violations related to their use of artificial intelligence.
Data & Research March 1st, 2024 IAA and CFA Institute Conducting Survey on Marketing Rule Compliance The survey seeks to collect data on compliance practices.
Compliance February 29th, 2024 William Birdthistle Leaves SEC Post, to Be Replaced by Natasha Vij Greiner Birdthistle greatly influenced many proposals and rules affecting advisers, including the names rule and the predictive analytics proposal.
Compliance November 20th, 2023 FINRA Proposal Would Allow Broker/Dealers to Use Projected Performance in Marketing to Retirement Plans The new rule would permit brokers to use projected performance in communications about qualified retirement plan investing.
Compliance September 14th, 2023 SEC’s Risk Alert Worth Close Look Amid ‘Bevy’ of New Rules, Charges Compliance experts point to the regulator’s focus on third-party providers and its marketing rule stringency in the recent exam notice.
Compliance September 12th, 2023 SEC Makes 2nd Marketing Rule Charges Against 9 Investment Advisories According to the regulator, a sweep into marketing rule violations led to $850,000 in total penalties.
Compliance September 1st, 2023 Complying With SEC’s Hypothetical Performance Marketing Rules Advisers should use a process that makes it tough to fall out of compliance, not look for ways to dodge...
Compliance August 21st, 2023 SEC Fines Fintech Advisory Titan in 1st Marketing Rule Charge The regulator calls the charges a ‘warning’ to investment advisers about how they can market offerings.
The Markets July 13th, 2023 IAA: SEC Marketing Rule Still Top Concern for Compliance Teams Investment advisories rank the marketing rule as the ‘hottest’ topic for the third year in a row, followed by cybersecurity...
Compliance June 13th, 2023 SEC Issues Rare ‘Pre-Emptive’ Warning in Expanded Marketing Rule Risk Alert The SEC is getting out ahead of potential adviser missteps in following its new client marketing rules—but advisers should still...
Compliance June 9th, 2023 SEC Broadens Adviser Marketing Rule Compliance Exams The regulator has added three new areas of review to the adviser marketing rule that has been in effect since...
Compliance March 14th, 2023 Complying With SEC Marketing Rule: Don’t Say What You Can’t Prove SEC officials and compliance experts say that proving statements of fact should be at the top of advisers’ to-do list...
Compliance November 15th, 2022 Applications and Implementation of The New Marketing Rule Various leaders within the SEC discussed in a public seminar today some of the interpretations and applications of the new...