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SEC Keeps ESG Momentum with Release of Risk Alert
On Friday, April 8, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Examinations issued a Risk Alert for ESG Investing, putting an exclamation point on ESG being a top priority for the Commission.
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- ESG
- Compliance
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ESMA final report recommends expansion of transaction reporting regime to AIFMS and UCITS Management Companies
ESMA has published a final report assessing the functioning of the Transaction Reporting regime under Article 26 of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”). Among a number of proposed changes perhaps the most impactful is the recommendation that UCITS management companies and AIFMs that are providing one or more MiFID services (i.e., Collective Portfolio Management or ‘CPMI’ firms) should be subject to transaction reporting
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- Trade & Transaction
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Q2 2021 Regulatory Reporting Deadlines
Here we summarize the regulatory filing submission deadlines occurring from April through June 2021.
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- Compliance
- Regulatory Deadlines
SEC Increases Focus on Digital Assets
On February 26, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations released a Risk Alert highlighting areas of concern found in its examinations of investment advisers and broker-dealers investing and dealing in digital assets that are securities. We believe that these recent Division observations highlight the SEC’s interest in Digital Asset Securities and are a precursor to additional scrutiny in these areas.
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- Compliance
The New Marketing Rule’s Impact on the Presentation of Performance
The long-awaited modernization of the Marketing Rule was added to the Federal Register on March 5, 2021. Not only does the final marketing rule consolidate the advertising and cash solicitation rules, it also (among other things) categorizes certain considerations for presenting investment performance, effectively streamlining guidance currently found across multiple staff letters.
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- SEC Marketing Rule
- Performance
- Compliance
SEC Turns Watchful Eye on ESG
A recent flurry of activity from the SEC has made it crystal clear that ESG will be a top priority in the near and long term.
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- ESG
- Compliance
- SEC
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ACA Group Acquires Global Trading Analytics to Offer Clients Leading Transaction Cost Analysis Capabilities
ACA Group Acquires Global Trading Analytics to Offer Clients Leading Transaction Cost Analysis Capabilities
Five ACA Group Leaders Recognized Among the 2&20 Top 100 Most Influential People in the Service Provision for Alternative Investment Firms
Five ACA Group Leaders Recognized Among the 2&20 Top 100 Most Influential People in the Service Provision for Alternative Investment Firms
ACA Group Recognized as RegTech100 Company for Fifth Consecutive Year
ACA Group Recognized as RegTech100 Company for Fifth Consecutive Year