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October 2018

SEC Risk Alert: Investment Adviser Compliance Issues Related to the Cash Solicitation Rule

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Risk Alert 

While we were busy handing out candy, the SEC was busy handing out advice! The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert on October 31, 2018 to provide investment advisers, investors and other market participants with information concerning the most common deficiencies the staff has cited relating to Rule 206(4)-3 (the “Cash Solicitation Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”). The Risk Alert is intended to assist investment advisers in identifying potential issues and adopting and implementing effective compliance programs, and generally pertains to an adviser’s use of third-party solicitors that are subject to the broader requirements of the Cash Solicitation Rule.

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