The Markets June 26th, 2023 BlackRock Changes Up Public Policy Team Samantha DeZur will now head U.S. division of team focused on public policies regarding investors’ long-term interests.
Compliance May 30th, 2023 FINRA Fines Vanguard for Overstating Money Market Projections A ‘technical’ issue led to overstated projections of yield and income for nine money market funds for about 8.5 million...
Data & Research March 21st, 2023 Advisers Recommend Fiduciary Outsourcing Services, Mostly for Small Plans More than 20% of advisers said clients spend between a quarter and half of their time on plan administrative tasks...
Compliance February 15th, 2023 Retirement Industry Pushes Back on SEC Swing Pricing Proposal Industry groups filed arguments saying the proposal, intended to put greater burden on “first mover” traders of open-ended funds, would...
Compliance February 8th, 2023 Trade Groups Push Back on SEC Recordkeeping ‘Sweep’ Investment associations say in a letter that the SEC is exceeding its authority by asking to access all off-channel business...
Compliance January 24th, 2023 FINRA Head to Leave After More Than 2 Years in Role Jessica Hopper, head of the influential securities regulator for the brokerage industry, is stepping down in February, with Christopher Kelly...
Compliance December 30th, 2022 Advisers, Lobbyists, and Service Providers Respond to SEC Outsourcing Proposal Some call for the SEC to drop the proposal; others want clarity on which outsourcing duties should be vetted; and...
Compliance December 22nd, 2022 SECURE 2.0 Passes Senate as Industry Overwhelmingly Hopes for House Passage The bill, which is awaiting House vote, contains the most popular provisions while also giving time for actors to come...
Compliance December 2nd, 2022 U.S. Regulator Urges Congress to Act Fast on Crypto Regulation CFTC Chairman says digital asset marketplaces should be regulated with tactics such as needing to register with federal overseers.
Compliance October 28th, 2022 SEC Marketing Rule to be Enforced Next Week Compliance for a new rule aimed at preventing investment advisers from misleading clients goes into effect November 4, next Friday.