Financial Regulatory Forum

IA brief: California broadens scope of private-adviser exemption

By Jason Wallace

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - California has broadened registration exemptions for private-fund advisers in a final rule adopted by the state Department of Corporations that considers the manager and its fund-investor characteristics rather than “assets under management” (AUM) or the number of clients.

The move aims to minimize regulatory requirements on a venture-capital industry considered to be a lifeblood for the emerging firms that fuel California’s high-tech economy, and responds to changes in registration requirements under national Dodd-Frank Wall Street reforms. (more…)

Brokerages stumble on following in-house supervision rules – study

By Suzanne Barlyn

CORONADO, Calif., (Reuters) – Wall Street’s brokerages are falling short when it comes to policing their brokers, according to a nationwide series of examinations by state regulators.

The biggest issue: Many firms are not following their own procedures for keeping employees in check. (more…)

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