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tions from the disclosure requirements for sec registered broker dealers under certain circumstances the rule will eliminate the current rule s requirement that the adviser obtain from each investor acknowledgements of receipt of the disclosures oversight and written agreement an adviser that uses testimonials or endorsements in an advertisement must oversee compliance with the marketing rule an adviser also must enter into a written agreement with promoters except where the promoter is an affiliate of the adviser or the promoter receives de minimis compensation i e 1 000 or less or the equivalent value in non cash compensation during the preceding twelve months disqualification the rule prohibits certain bad actors from acting as promoters subject to exceptions where other disqualification provisions apply third party ratings the rule prohibits the use of third party ratings in an advertisement unless the adviser provides disclosures and satisfies certain criteria pertaining to the preparation of the rating performance information generally the rule prohibits including in any advertisement gross performance unless the advertisement also presents net performance any performance results unless they are provided for specific time periods in most circumstances any statement that the commission has approved or reviewed any calculation or presentation of performance results performance results from fewer than all portfolios with substantially similar investment policies objectives and strategies as those being offered in the advertisement with limited exceptions performance results of a subset of investments extracted from a portfolio unless the advertisement provides or offers to provide promptly the performance results of the total portfolio hypothetical performance which does not include performance generated by interactive analysis tools unless the adviser adopts and implements policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the performance is relevant to the likely financial situation and investment objectives of the intended audience and the adviser provides certain information underlying the hypothetical performance and predecessor performance unless there is appropriate similarity with regard to the personnel and accounts at the predecessor adviser and the personnel and accounts at the advertising adviser in addition the advertising adviser must include all relevant disclosures clearly and prominently in the advertisement amendments to the books and records rule and form adv in connection with the marketing rule amendments and merger of the current advertising and cash solicitation rules the commission also adopted amendments to the books and records rule in addition the commission amended form adv to require advisers to provide additional information regarding their marketing practices to help facilitate the commission s inspection and enforcement capabilities withdrawal of staff guidance the staff of the division of investment management will withdraw no action letters and other guidance addressing the application of the advertising and cash solicitation rules as those positions are either incorporated into the final rule or will no longer apply a list of the letters will be available on the commission s website what s next the marketing rule amended books and records rule and related form adv amendments will be published on the commission s website and in the federal register all will be effective 60 days after publication in the federal register the commission has adopted a compliance date that is 18 months after the effective date to give advisers a transition period to comply with the amendments the commission recognizes that this amended rule replaces an outdated and patchwork regime on which advisers have relied for decades while the rule reflects current best practices in marketing it may result in practice changes for advisers including private fund advisers in order to assist advisers with planning for compliance with this new rule we encourage advisers to actively engage with commission staff as questions arise in planning for implementation you may send your questions by email to im rules sec gov ️ sec marketing rule webinars watch recorded webinars featuring industry experts sharing their knowledge and insights to help registered investment advisers and industry stakeholders understand the sec marketing rule and achieve regulatory compliance revised sec marketing rules for rias with chris stanley beach street legal q a on the new marketing rule with leila shaver my ria lawyer sec de risk alert a compliance officer s guide in testimonial marketing interpreting the new sec rules for hypothetical performance in marketing materials max schatzow on the sec s new rules for advisor marketing the new marketing rule for advisers investment adviser association marketing get started with compliant testimonial marketing i m ready fine print what are clear and prominent disclosures anyway let s see excuse me how to avoid cherrypicking when soliciting testimonials show me compliance preparing your marketing rule policies procedures let s go getting started with sec compliant testimonial marketing view more trending articles marketing testimonial marketing for financial advisors the ultimate guide to getting started and growing your practice sec marketing rule sec marketing rule testimonials preparing your policies and procedures sec marketing rule sec marketing rule testimonials crafting your disclosures sec marketing rule sec marketing rule testimonials choosing the right advisor review platforms sec marketing rule sec marketing rule asking for testimonials and endorsements sec marketing rule sec marketing rule promoting testimonials and endorsements to attract new clients sec marketing rule faqs why was secmarketingrule com created recognizing the ongoing need for industry education about the sec marketing rule wealthtender operator of the industry s first sec compliant online review platform for financial advisors launched the website secmarketingrule com secmarketingrule com publishes educational content to help registered investment advisers and industry stakeholders achieve regulatory compliance if you re a nerd when it comes to talking about the sec marketing rule and you enjoy creating related educational content to help registered investment advisers and industry stakeholders achieve regulatory compliance we want to hear from you get in touch and let us know your ideas when did the sec marketing rule become effective the compliance deadline for the sec marketing rule was november 4 2022 eighteen months after the may 4 2021 effective date source federal register where can i read more sec marketing rule faqs if you re hoping to read more faqs from the sec itself you ll find that faqs in this case means few answered questions as of april 2024 the sec has only answered and published responses to a handful of questions which can be found by visiting this page https www sec gov investment marketing faq below you ll find the faqs published in their entirety as of february 6 2024 excerpted directly from the aforementioned website updated february 6 2024 source sec gov the staff of the division of investment management has prepared the following responses to questions related to the adoption of amendments to rule 206 4 1 under the investment advisers act of 1940 in december 2020 the staff expects to update this document from time to time to include responses to additional questions these responses represent the views of the staff of the division of investment management they are not a rule regulation or statement of the securities and exchange commission the commission the commission has neither approved nor disapproved these faqs or the answers to these faqs the faqs like all staff guidance have no legal force or effect they do not alter or amend applicable law and they create no new or additional obligations for any person the adopting release for the amendments to rule 206 4 1 is available at https www sec gov rules final 2020 ia 5653 pdf if you have questions about the application of these rules please contact the division of investment management chief counsel s office at 202 551 6825 or imocc sec gov compliance date march 18 2021 q i understand that an adviser must comply with the amended adviser marketing rule with respect to its advertising and solicitation activities by the compliance date november 4th 2022 which is 18 months after the effective date of the rule may an adviser choose to comply with some of the marketing rule requirements before the compliance date but not comply with others a no an adviser may choose to comply with the amended marketing rule in its entirety any time starting on the effective date may 4th 2021 until an adviser transitions to the amended marketing rule the adviser would continue to comply with the previous advertising and cash solicitation rules and look to the staff s positions under those rules the staff believes an adviser may not cease complying with the previous advertising rule and instead comply with the amended marketing rule but still rely on the previous cash solicitation rule advisers are reminded that they should review their compliance policies and procedures in light of regulatory developments including the adoption of the amended marketing rule in addition the staff believes that when advisers transition to the amended marketing rule they will need to implement any revisions to the written compliance policies and procedures necessary so that they are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the amended marketing rule advisers are also reminded that they are required to maintain a copy of all compliance policies and procedures in effect at any time within the previous five years and that it should be clear when those policies and procedures were in effect time period requirement april 14 2021 q the marketing rule prohibits an adviser from displaying performance results in an advertisement unless certain requirements are satisfied for example an advertisement except for an advertisement that includes private fund performance information must include performance results for prescribed time periods ending on a date that is no less recent than the most recent calendar year end my firm is not able to calculate its one five and ten year performance data immediately following a calendar year end but anticipates having updated performance figures within one month of the calendar year end however my firm has performance information that is current as of the third quarter of that calendar year interim performance information may my firm instead use the interim performance information in an advertisement a the staff would not object if you are unable to calculate your one five and ten year performance data in accordance with rule 206 4 1 d 2 immediately following a calendar year end and you use performance information that is at least as current as the interim performance information in an advertisement until you can comply with the calendar year end requirement the staff believes that a reasonable period of time to calculate performance results based on the most recent calendar year end generally would not exceed one month the interim performance information remains subject to the other provisions of the marketing rule including the general prohibitions gross and net performance january 11 2023 q when an adviser displays the gross performance of one investment e g a case study or a group of investments from a private fund must the adviser show the net performance of the single investment and the group of investments a yes the staff believes that displaying the performance of one investment or a group of investments in a private fund is an example of extracted performance under the new marketing rule 1 because the extracted performance provision was intended in part to address the risk that advisers would present misleadingly selective profitable performance with the benefit of hindsight the staff believes the provision should be read to apply to a subset of investments i e one or more accordingly an adviser may not show gross performance of one investment or a group of investments without also showing the net performance of that single investment or group of investments respectively 2 in addition the adviser must satisfy the other tailored disclosure requirements as well as the general prohibitions including the general prohibition against specific investment advice not presented in a fair and balanced manner when showing extracted performance 3 calculating gross and net performance february 6 2024 q must gross and net performance shown in an advertisement always be calculated using the same methodology and over the same time period a yes although the marketing rule does not prescribe any particular methodology or calculation for performance the rule requires that any presentation of gross performance be accompanied by a presentation of net performance that has been calculated over the same time period and using the same type of return and methodology as the gross performance 4 in addition net performance must be presented in a format designed to facilitate comparison with gross performance 5 the staff understands that certain advisers to private funds may wish to present gross internal rate of return gross irr that is calculated from the time an investment is made without reflecting fund borrowing or subscription facilities 6 and then present net internal rate of return net irr that is calculated from the time investor capital has been called to repay such borrowing 7 in the staff s view if an adviser chooses to exclude the impact of such subscription facilities from the fund s gross irr it cannot then include them in the net irr that is presented to comply with section d 1 of the marketing rule in other words when an adviser advertises its private fund s performance in terms of gross irr and net irr presenting gross irr that is calculated without the impact of fund level subscription facilities compared only to net irr that is calculated with the impact of fund level subscription facilities would violate the marketing rule the staff believes that such a presentation would result in irr calculations being made across different time periods e g gross irr calculations beginning when funds initially use their lines of credit to acquire investments and net irr calculations beginning only once all capital commitments are called and the lines of credit are retired this practice would also result in the use of different methodologies being used for the gross and net irrs i e calculating performance without and with the impact of fund level subscription facilities such a presentation would also violate the provision requiring presentations of performance in a format designed to facilitate comparison between net and gross performance 8 accordingly in the st...