SEC Examination Priorities Provide a Roadmap for 2025 Compliance

 

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has published its rundown of Examination Priorities for Fiscal Year 2025.

The 2025 Exam priorities provide an outline of the questions and proof points that regulators will likely be evaluating during examinations. Reviewing the priorities will allow CCOs to assess their compliance programs to ensure that they have the required policies, procedures and controls in place—and that there are systems in place to easily evidence compliance.

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Mitigate Risk During the Gift-Giving Season and Beyond

The holiday season will be here before we know it! And that means gifts and entertainment activities that might be putting your organization at risk. It's important to remember that those gift and entertainment compliance concerns don't end when the holidays are over. Taking a mindful approach to both the giving and receiving of gifts and entertainment can help firms stay on top of compliance throughout the year.

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SFC Issues 6-Month Ban for Fit and Proper Requirements Failure

The Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) issues a 6-month ban on a trader for concealing a significant trade execution error and only reporting the incident to management and compliance 4 days later.

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Top Ten Reasons Why We Love Compliance Officers

In honor of National Compliance Officer's Day, we wanted to share the many reasons why we love compliance officers. Read on for our top ten!

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Get the Message! Preserve eComms or Face Steep Regulatory Consequences

Over the past few years, the SEC and CFTC have charged multiple Wall Street firms with widespread recordkeeping failures, handing down staggering penalties of upwards of three billion dollars and counting. In a round of sweeps in August 2024, the SEC levied fines totaling over $390 million against 26 firms, and the CFTC handed down combined additional penalties of $80 million against three of the firms involved. In September, the SEC widened the scope of the regulatory actions to include municipal advisers and handed down even more charges against twelve additional firms. 
 

With no end in sight to the consistent and costly enforcement, are your books and records ready to stand up to regulatory scrutiny?

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