Author : Matthew P. Allen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis The New Form ADV Part 2 and the 'Plain English' Movement of the SEC, FINRA, and Michigan's OFIR. by : Matthew P. Allen
Download or read book The New Form ADV Part 2 and the 'Plain English' Movement of the SEC, FINRA, and Michigan's OFIR. written by Matthew P. Allen and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Article examines the changes to Part 2 of the Form ADV by the United States Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The SEC requires all investment advisers ("RIAs" or "advisers") registered with the SEC to complete and file a Form ADV with the SEC and deliver Part 2 of that form to each adviser customer or prospective customer. The Securities Division of the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation ("OFIR"), responsible for implementing the state adviser rules and regulations under the Michigan Uniform Securities Act, requires advisers in Michigan to file the same Form ADV and deliver Part 2 to their customers. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), the private regulatory body for broker-dealers, indicates it too wants a disclosure document for broker dealers similar in form and content to the Form ADV Part 2. The SEC, FINRA, and OFIR seek disclosures to financial customers that are written in “plain English.” By examining the details of the new Form ADV Part 2 designed by the SEC, this article provides some practical definition to what the SEC means by "plain English," and an outline of the new Form ADV Part 2 requirements for advisers and their lawyers.