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SEC Proposes Rule to Eliminate or Neutralize Conflicts of Interest in the Use of “Predictive Data Analytics” Technologies

By: Andrew J. Ceresney, Charu Chandrasekhar, Avi Gesser, Robert B. Kaplan, Marc Ponchione, Julie M. Riewe, Jeff Robins, Kristin Snyder, Matt Kelly, Gary Murphy, Sheena Paul, Jarrett Lewis, Catherine Morrison and Mengyi Xu August 14, 2023

On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) that would require broker-dealers and investment advisers (collectively, “firms”) to evaluate their use…

SEC

Webcast: Getting Ready for the New SEC Cyber Rules for RIAs and BDs

By: Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Julie M. Riewe, Jeff Robins, Kristin Snyder and Charu Chandrasekhar March 22, 2023

On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, Julie Riewe, Kristin Snyder and Charu Chandrasekhar from our White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group, Jeff Robins from our Banking Group, and Avi Gesser and…

Cybersecurity

A Late Winter Blizzard of SEC Cybersecurity Rulemaking: the Proposed BD Cybersecurity Rules and Expanded Reg S-P and Reg SCI Obligations

By: Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Marc Ponchione, Julie M. Riewe, Jeff Robins, Kristin Snyder, Charu Chandrasekhar, Sheena Paul, Suchita Mandavilli Brundage, Michael R. Roberts, Mengyi Xu and Ned Terrace March 20, 2023

On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released a suite of proposed new rules (the “Proposed Rules”) that include: Proposed new cybersecurity rules for broker-dealers,…

Cybersecurity

Preparing for the SEC’s Cybersecurity Rules for Registered Investment Advisers, Registered Investment Companies, and Business Development Companies

By: Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Julie M. Riewe, Kristin Snyder, Charu Chandrasekhar, Suchita Mandavilli Brundage and Jarrett Lewis March 13, 2023

In February 2022, the SEC proposed its first-ever cybersecurity rules for registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) (including RIAs to private funds) and Funds (which include registered investment companies (“RICs”) and closed-end…

SEC

The SEC’s New Risk Alert Warns about the Use of Alternative Data

By: Andrew J. Ceresney, Avi Gesser, Julie M. Riewe, Kristin Snyder, Jonathan R. Tuttle, Charu Chandrasekhar and Mengyi Xu May 2, 2022

On April 26, 2022, the Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a Risk Alert titled “Investment Adviser MNPI Compliance Issues” (“Risk Alert”) on…

Cybersecurity

Four Takeaways from the SEC’s Proposed Cybersecurity Rules

By: Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Julie M. Riewe, Charu Chandrasekhar, Christopher S. Ford, HJ Brehmer and Matthew C. Rametta February 16, 2022

On February 9, 2022, the SEC released its much-anticipated proposed rules relating to cybersecurity risk management, incident reporting, and disclosure for investment advisers and funds. Many of the proposals follow…

Cybersecurity

Six Takeaways from Debevoise’s SEC Cybersecurity Year in Review 2021

By: Julie M. Riewe, Christopher S. Ford, HJ Brehmer and Matthew C. Rametta November 5, 2021

On November 2, members of our Data Security & Strategy and White Collar & Regulatory Defense teams hosted a webcast on the SEC’s Cybersecurity Year in Review 2021. The panelists,…

SEC

Webcast – The SEC’s Cybersecurity Year in Review 2021: Disclosures, Enforcement, and More

By: Julie M. Riewe, Christopher S. Ford and HJ Brehmer October 20, 2021

On November 2, 2021, Julie Riewe of Debevoise’s White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group and Christopher Ford and HJ Brehmer of Debevoise’s Data Strategy & Security Group hosted an engaging…

Enforcement

SEC Enforcement Highlights the Risks of Not Preserving Text/Chat Messages—Practical Tips for Aligning Policies with Practices to Reduce Risk

By: Avi Gesser, Julie M. Riewe, Jeff Robins and Chana Zuckier December 13, 2020

At many companies, employees are increasingly using non-business communication applications (“apps”) such as iMessage, WhatsApp and WeChat for business-related communications. This trend has likely accelerated in the COVID era, as…