Compliance Help From the SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission is now providing a ComplianceAlert letter to chief compliance officers of SEC-registered firms to help them learn more about the common deficiencies and weaknesses that the SEC examiners find during exams.

The ComplianceAlert letter, compiled by SEC staff, is available on the SEC Web site. According to the SEC, the letter summarizes select areas that SEC examiners have recently reviewed during examinations, describes issues that were found, and encourages firms to review compliance in these areas and implement improvements as appropriate. Additional ComplianceAlert letters will be made available on the SEC’s Web site (www.sec.gov).