Our colleagues Joshua Horn, Ernest E. Badway, and Benjamin H. McCoy have published an article about the recent release by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations of its 2018 examination priorities, an annual report outlining the areas of the securities industry its examiners will target. This year, the priorities are organized into five broad areas:
- Compliance and risks in critical market infrastructure
- Retail investors
- FINRA and MSRB
- Cybersecurity
- Anti-money laundering programs
The priorities also deal with recent hot-button developments in cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings, which we have written about previously (see prior coverage here, here, and here) . Firms should review the 2018 priorities and ensure that internal controls and practices are updated to effectively handle priority risks. You can read their article here.
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