SEC Examinations that Focus on Compliance with Form CRS Requirements

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Form CRS and its related rules (“Form CRS”) require SEC-registered broker-dealers and investment advisers to deliver to retail investors a brief customer or client relationship summary (relationship summary) that provides information about the firm.  The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) has issued a Risk Alert to provide firms with information about the… READ MORE

Municipal Advisors Warned About Compliance Obligations

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On November 7, 2017 the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert announcing it had conducted 110 exams of municipal advisors.  The examinations evaluated compliance with regulatory obligations including registration, statutory fiduciary standard of care, fair dealing, record keeping, and supervision. The staff observed that municipal advisors were “generally unfamiliar… READ MORE

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