In the wake of a pandemic lockdown, the SEC has created a small army of experts that will work with the regulator’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) to quickly react to “emerging threats and current market events” and deliver expertise and resources to the SEC regional offices. The OCIE oversees examinations of SEC-registered… Read More >>
OCIE Warns Private Funds Against Conflicts, Hidden Fees
A recent Risk Alert issued by the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) has found “deficiencies” and possible conflicts of interest in the actions of private equity and hedge fund advisors that might have “caused investors in private funds … to pay more in fees and expenses than they should have or resulted… Read More >>
Ready for a LIBOR Transition Exam?
To make sure that things are moving along as they should, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) quietly released a Risk Alert, “Examination Initiative: LIBOR Transition Preparedness,” on June 18 that reminds people that the OCIE is happy to inspect your firm’s progress. The global push to move away from the London… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank Hires from Goldman Sachs for Head of New CIB Group
Deutsche Bank Appoints Head of Corporate & Investment Banking for EMEA Deutsche Bank reports that Alasdair Warren from Goldman Sachs has been named head of corporate and investment banking (CIB) in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective spring 2016. CIB itself will be created by combining the corporate finance business in corporate banking… Read More >>
