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By Kyle Brasseur2023-05-12T18:20:00
The Division of Examinations at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday issued a risk alert to aid registered investment advisers and investment companies in their transition efforts away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
U.S. dollar LIBOR panels end June 30, and many firms are still confronting significant direct exposure to LIBOR-linked contracts, the SEC observed. New contracts referencing LIBOR haven’t been available since the end of 2021, when the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority put the nail in the coffin of the benchmark interest rate.
The decision to move away from LIBOR was made following discoveries of manipulation of the rate. The United States has since moved forward with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as a replacement.
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2023-09-07T13:26:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
How the Securities and Exchange Commission determines which investment advisers to inspect and what areas those examinations typically cover were among subjects addressed in a new risk alert released by agency staff.
2023-04-27T18:43:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The protection of customer personal data by branch offices of broker-dealers and investment advisers should be just as robust—and as well-coordinated—as protocols used by the firm’s home office, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2023-04-21T17:46:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a bulletin addressing standards of conduct for broker-dealers and investment advisers in addressing their care obligations under Regulation Best Interest and the Investment Advisers Act.
2024-06-28T19:30:00Z By Jeff Dale
A Bank of England report warned of private equity risk management deficiencies as interest rates remain stagnant, with international coordination important.
2024-06-20T15:40:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Compliance departments at financial institutions must become more involved in ensuring their firm’s operational resiliency to address emerging risks, the Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in its semi-annual risk perspective.
2024-06-07T22:34:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Compliance has been “sleeping on” artificial intelligence, two panelists discussed at Compliance Week’s Women in Compliance Summit. The profession should be positioned to lead on AI governance at the business level.
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