Compliance Insights and Alerts

Compliance teams are constantly challenged to keep pace with ever-evolving regulatory change while navigating the pressures of geopolitical threats, economic crises, and third-party risks. Uncertain times require a nimble approach to achieve compliance and address business priorities in new ways to enable innovation and growth while minimizing risk.

As the global regulation continues to change, it's key that you keep up to speed with latest developments. Here we capture the latest compliance trends, industry insights, risk alerts, and events.

Latest insights and alerts

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The New TPF Regime: Treating Politicians Fairly?

The FCA has asked politically exposed persons to share their experiences with regulated firms as part of the regulator's review of firms’ treatment of PEPs.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
  • AML and Financial Crime
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SEC Adopts Private Fund Adviser Rules – What Firms Should Know

The SEC’s recent vote to adopt the Private Fund Adviser Rule (IA-5955) presents some of the most significant private funds regulatory reform since the Dodd Frank Act. Read our summary of the Final Rules and our guidance for firms.

Compliance Alert
  • Compliance
  • SEC
  • Private Fund
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White Paper: Unveiling Industry Perspectives on the SEC’s Proposed Cyber Rule 206(4)-9

The public has weighed in on the SEC's proposed Rule 206(4)-9, which sets cybersecurity risk management expectations for investment firms. In this guide, we discuss the industry's reaction, exploring the main areas of concern for the Rule.

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  • Cybersecurity
  • Compliance
  • SEC
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Regulatory Enforcement of Off-Channel Communications

The U.S. SEC has charged 11 financial firms for failing to maintain electronic communications, imposing penalties of over $289 million. This is part of a broader crackdown, with previous cases involving similar charges and penalties exceeding $1.5 billion, raising industry concerns about proper recordkeeping.

Compliance Alert
  • SEC
  • Compliance
  • RegTech
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FCA Publishes Market Watch 74

The UK FCA's Market Watch 74 focuses on transaction reporting issues, highlighting improvements but persistent data quality problems. It covers MDP usage, E&O submissions, validation rules, decision maker identification, and more.

Compliance Alert
  • FCA
  • Compliance
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General Solicitation Under Regulation D – Recent Trends and Enforcement Activity

There has been a rise in 506(c) general solicitation offerings due to factors such as shifts in SEC's attitude and increased enforcement of 506(b) rules.

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  • SEC
  • Compliance

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