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Debevoise Data Blog: Top 5 Privacy Posts of 2025

By: Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Robert Maddox, Julie M. Riewe, Kristin Snyder, Rick Sofield, Sheena Paul, Johanna Skrzypczyk, HJ Brehmer, Martha Hirst, Suchita Mandavilli Brundage, Melyssa Eigen, Ned Terrace, Michelle Shen, Diane Bernabei and Mengyi Xu December 11, 2025

As we approach the end of the year, here are the top 5 privacy posts on the Debevoise Data Blog in 2025. Takeaways for Large Firms from the SEC’s Reg…

SEC

Takeaways for Large Firms from the SEC’s Reg S-P Webinar

By: Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Julie M. Riewe, Kristin Snyder, Sheena Paul, Johanna Skrzypczyk and Suchita Mandavilli Brundage September 28, 2025

On Thursday, September 25, 2025 the SEC held a webinar for large firms on Regulation S-P—the first of three compliance outreach events regarding its 2024 adoption of amendments to the…

Artificial Intelligence

When AI Failures Could Be “Operations Events” Under Form PF

By: Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Avi Gesser, Sheena Paul, Marc Ponchione, Julie M. Riewe, Kristin Snyder, Suchita Mandavilli Brundage and Christine Liu July 13, 2025

Asset managers are increasingly incorporating AI into critical operations, such as investment, trading, valuation, reporting, and risk management, either through vendor solutions or in their own processes. As with any…

Artificial Intelligence

Top 10 SEC Cyber/AI Blog Posts for 2024

By: Andrew J. Ceresney, Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Eric T. Juergens, Arian June, Robert B. Kaplan, Erez Liebermann, Sheena Paul, Benjamin R. Pedersen, Marc Ponchione, Jeff Robins, Paul Rodel, Julie M. Riewe, Kristin Snyder, Jonathan R. Tuttle, Phil Fortino, Matt Kelly, Anna Moody, Stephan J. Schlegelmilch, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Suchita Mandavilli Brundage, Kelly Donoghue, Andreas A. Glimenakis, Alice Gu, John Jacob, Gabriel Kohan, Talia Lorch, Ciera Mandelsberg, Noah L. Schwartz, Ned Terrace and Mengyi Xu December 12, 2024

As we approach the end of the year, here are the Top 10 SEC Cyber/AI posts on the Debevoise Data Blog in 2024 by page views. If you are not…

Cybersecurity

The SEC Adopts Significant Cybersecurity Amendments to Reg S-P

By: Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Sheena Paul, Marc Ponchione, Julie M. Riewe, Jeff Robins, Kristin Snyder, Anna Moody, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Suchita Mandavilli Brundage and Ned Terrace May 17, 2024

On May 16, 2024, the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-P (“Reg S-P”) one year after its proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”). The finalized amendments (“Amended Reg S-P”) largely track…

Artificial Intelligence

Have You Reviewed Your Form ADV AI Disclosures?

By: Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Avi Gesser, Kristin Snyder, Julie M. Riewe, Marc Ponchione, Matt Kelly, Sheena Paul, Mengyi Xu and Ned Terrace February 26, 2024

Registered investment advisers (“RIAs”) have swiftly embraced AI for investment strategy, market research, portfolio management, trading, risk management, and operations. In response to the exploding use of AI across the…

SEC

Using Technology to Benefit Markets and Investors

By: Melissa MacGregor (SIFMA), Marc Ponchione, Jeff Robins, Kristin Snyder, Matt Kelly, Sheena Paul, Jarrett Lewis and Melissa Muse October 23, 2023

SIFMA and SIFMA AMG Comment on the SEC’s Proposed Rules for BDs and RIAs Among its many uses in the financial world, technology can improve operational efficiencies, reduce risk and…

Artificial Intelligence

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

By: Andrew J. Ceresney, Charu A. 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…

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 A. 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,…