DOE Risk Alerts

The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) is issuing this risk alert to provide investment advisers (“advisers”), investors and other market participants with information ...

Advisers should review their practices, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with their advisory agreements and representations to clients in light of the fee and ...

The first risk alert from OCIE in 2018 lists fee and expense issues that commonly cause exam deficiencies.   “Advisers should review their practices, policies, ...

Many of the deficiencies examiners found related to fundamental compliance duties

Municipal Advisors should take steps to educate themselves regarding their compliance obligations. Exam staff frequently observed deficiencies in MA compliance with regulatory obligations regarding registration, ...

“Advertising has been a perennial issue for us,” said Kevin Kelcourse, associate OCIE regional director in Boston, in explaining OCIE’s newest risk alert. It points ...

Advisers should review their compliance programs and practices in light of the topics noted in this Risk Alert. This information is intended to assist advisers ...

This Risk Alert provides a summary of observations from OCIE’s examinations of registered broker‐dealers, investment advisers, and investment companies conducted pursuant to the Cybersecurity Examination ...

This Risk Alert highlights the importance of conducting penetration tests and vulnerability scans on critical systems and implementing system upgrades on a timely basis

The five most frequent compliance topics identified in deficiency letters sent to SEC-registered investment advisers