By
Jaclyn Jaeger2022-03-31T18:46:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission released its 2022 examination priorities, providing investment firms, broker-dealers, and other registrants a breakdown of what issues the Division of Examinations will focus on this year.
2022-08-03T18:50:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission warned investment advisers and broker-dealers they must continually identify, mitigate, and disclose all conflicts of interest regarding advice they make to retail investors to remain in compliance with Regulation Best Interest.
2022-05-24T17:46:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Securities and Exchange Commission named Richard Best permanent director of the agency’s Division of Examinations, removing “acting” from the job title he has held since March.
2022-05-02T20:08:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
A risk alert issued by the Division of Examinations at the Securities and Exchange Commission highlighted “notable deficiencies” in the handling of material nonpublic information by investment advisers, investors, and other market participants.
2025-10-23T20:36:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
It has been nearly six months now since the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released its memorandum on the selection of compliance monitors. This article provides a critical analysis of the monitorships that received early terminations, those that remain in place, and the broader compliance lessons they impart.
2025-10-23T20:07:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The founder of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, received a pardon from President Donald Trump. This pardon comes almost two years after Zhao signed a plea agreement and was sentenced to a four-month prison sentence.
2025-10-23T18:57:00Z By Adrianne Appel
A former Wells Fargo risk officer previously ordered to pay $10 million by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for her alleged role in the bank’s “fake accounts” scandal is completely off the hook, according to an OCC consent order issued Tuesday.
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