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Update: SEC Amends ADV Filing and Delivery Deadline Extensions due to COVID-19
The SEC’s IAA Release No. 5469 on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 amends its IAA Release No. 5463 and now allows for extending the filing and delivery deadline dates of the Form ADV amendment to June 30, 2020 due to COVID-19 and its consequences. The SEC has also amended the notice requirements—find out what you MUST do if you cannot meet the filing deadlines.
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Enforcement Warnings in the Age of the Coronavirus
As regulators struggle to adjust to the stress that the coronavirus pandemic is placing on the markets, fraudsters are viewing it as an opportunity. Bates Research takes a look at the latest enforcement warnings and guidance from financial regulators, who are sounding alarms over the added threats that exist in the current volatile environment.
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FINRA Warns Firms on UTMA/UGMA Account Supervision
In a Notice issued on February 27, FINRA advised firms of their responsibilities over custodial accounts under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act and Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (“UTMA/UGMA”) and warned members that adequate compliance requires firms to take into account termination of custodianship and changes of authority. Bates can help your firm respond to UTMA/UGMA account inquiries.
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