This issue of Investment Management Legal + Regulatory Update discusses several current developments, including:
- SEC allows limited use of social media for public disclosure
- Federal reserve board publishes a final rule specifying when nonbank firms are "predominantly engaged in financial activities"
- The SEC Speaks
- SEC adviser exams uncover widespread violation of custody rule
- Remarks to the Investment Management Institute 2013
- SEC examinations to focus on revenue sharing and potential conflicts of interest
- SEC asks for data on benefits of a potential uniform fiduciary standard for broker-dealers
- SEC Staff: Internet-based platforms for start-ups need not register as broker-dealers
- Funds and advisers: Ensure you comply with conditions in orders
- After-tax returns must reflect new 3.8% tax
- SEC approves BlackRock copper ETF; upholds approval of JPMorgan copper ETF
- SEC Staff comings and goings
- SEC charges advisers for misleading valuation and performance information
- SEC charges private equity firm with improperly soliciting investments
- FINRA panel orders Schwab to correct language in account-opening documents
- SEC seeks new trial in reserve primary case
- Pension funds sue ETFs for excessive securities lending fees
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