The SEC is proposing new rule amendments under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to eliminate, or neutralize the effect of, certain conflicts of interest when broker-dealers or investment advisers (collectively known as “firms”) interact with investors using covered technology. Covered technology refers to a firm’s use of analytical, technological, or computational functions, algorithms, models, correlation matrices, or similar methods or processes that optimize for, predict, guide, forecast, or direct investment-related behaviors or outcomes of an investor. Continue reading "SEC Proposes Reforms to Mitigate Risks to..." »