The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published its 2019 examination priorities on December 20, 2018. Although OCIE’s published priorities “provide a preview of key areas where OCIE intends to focus its limited resources,” registrants should be aware that OCIE will proactively seek insight into evolving markets “including changes in risks to markets and investors,” and that its examination program will continue to be refined based on its evaluation of such risks. Registered investment advisers, registered funds, and broker-dealers should carefully review OCIE’s examination priorities to ensure that their related compliance policies and procedures are well-established, monitored, and enforced.
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