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Are You Prepared for the 2025 SEC Exam Priorities?
SEC Releases 2025 Examination Priorities The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its examination priorities for the 2025 fiscal year on Monday morning, highlighting some…
T+1 to T+2 (Why?)
By Maddy Everson, Compliance Extern Fall 2023 Background As technology has improved over the last several decades, the trade settlement period has shortened. In the…
Looking Forward to Fall? SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2024 Priorities
10/19/2023 By Jared Calvert, Director, Compliance Services Changing leaves, cooler air, and pumpkin spiced lattes are not the only things investment advisers have to look…
SEC Press Release 9.11.2023 – Takeaways
By Lisa Ward, Director of Marketing Review and Matt Giggey, Director, Compliance Services As part of a sweep conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission,…
Final Rule Adopted by the SEC: Private Funds and Documentation- Action Items
By Ian Meiksins, KBC President On August 23rd, 2023 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved a final rule making a vast array of changes…
Private Placements with Anthony Stanek
In a recent webinar, CEO Matt Swendiman was joined by Anthony Stanek, Managing Director at IPL (Investors Preferred). The webinar focused on the potential benefits…
The SEC’s New Rule Proposal
By Ian Meiksins, Key Bridge Compliance President The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a new rule that would require registered investment advisors to conduct due…
The SEC’s 2022 Examination Priorities
By Kevin Kirk On March 30, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Examinations (“Division”) released its 2022 Exam Priorities. The stated purpose…
PART I: Addressing Recent OCIE Risks—Inadequate Compliance Resources
Author: Amy D’Avella This is the first in a series of blogs which will analyze the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections & Examination’s (OCIE) November…
OCIE Risk Alert – Multi-Branch Offices
On November 9, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Examinations and Inspections released a risk alert titled Observations from OCIE’s Examinations of Investment…
New Phishing Scheme Posing as FINRA
Author: Amy D’Avella Key Bridge Compliance has been made aware of a new phishing attack against both FINRA members and SEC-registered investment advisers. The phishing…
The SEC Continues to Put Private Fund Advisers on Notice
Author: Chris Payne On June 23rd, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released a Risk Alert[1] intended to highlight the compliance…
The Importance of Books and Records in a Bear Market
Maintaining proper books and records is a key component of your compliance program, but with so many rules and regulations to keep track of it…
Chris Payne Named Managing Director of Key Bridge Compliance
Key Bridge Compliance is excited to announce the promotion of our colleague Chris Payne to Managing Director. Chris joined Key Bridge Compliance in August as…
The SEC Releases New Guidance for Advisors Voting Proxies
Author: Chris Payne Yesterday, the SEC adopted new rules surrounding proxy advisory firms and provided supplemental guidance for investment advisers to follow. As a result…
SEC Proposes Increased Threshold for 13F Reporting
Author: Ian Meiksins The SEC has proposed a substantial leap in the reporting threshold of Form 13F. Form 13F, as it currently stands, requires advisors…
Ten Steps for Safer and Secure Video Calls
Author: Alisha Dowell As we deal with current restrictions and personal distancing rules, it becomes more important than ever for investment advisory firms to connect…
Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) Update
Authors: Jay Kasting and Chris Payne What is Regulation Best Interest On June 5th, 2019, the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) finally unveiled the much…