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Summary Report: 2023 Investment Management Compliance Testing Survey

For the third year in a row, implementing the SEC’s Marketing Rule for Investment Advisers remains the number one focus for investment adviser chief compliance officers, according to the 2023 Investment Management Compliance Testing Survey.

July 13, 2023

Keywords: Best Execution, Climate, Communications, Compliance Testing Survey, Data Privacy, ESG, Exams, Fees and Expenses, Marketing Rule, Personal Devices, Proxy Voting, Regulatory Compliance, Third Party Oversight

Categories & Topics: Compliance, Industry Trends, Industry-Level

Comments on Proposed Cybersecurity Rules for Advisers

We recommend changes to proposed cybersecurity rules that would require investment advisers to adopt and implement written cybersecurity policies and procedures with specified elements, report significant adviser cybersecurity incidents to the Commission, disclose significant adviser cybersecurity risks and incidents to clients, and maintain related books and records.

April 11, 2022

Keywords: Advocacy, Cybersecurity, SEC

Categories & Topics: Compliance, Cybersecurity/Privacy

Comments on SEC Advertisements and Solicitation Proposal

The IAA supported the SEC’s efforts to make the Advertising Rule less prescriptive, but expressed concern over the expansive definition of “advertisement” and onerous pre-approval requirements in the Advertisements Proposal. The IAA also raised concerns about the proposed expansion of the Solicitation Rule to private fund investors and recommended limiting the rule to specific types of non-cash compensation.

February 10, 2020

Keywords: Marketing Rule

Categories & Topics: Advertising, Compliance

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