SEC Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1)

SEC Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1)

SEC Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1)

The SEC Marketing Rule governs how registered investment advisers may advertise, permitting testimonials with disclosure and requiring substantiated claims.

The SEC Marketing Rule governs how registered investment advisers may advertise, permitting testimonials with disclosure and requiring substantiated claims.

The SEC Marketing Rule governs how registered investment advisers may advertise, effective November 2022, which replaced older advertising and cash solicitation rules with a single principles-based framework. It permits testimonials and endorsements with disclosure, requires fair and balanced treatment of risk, and imposes strict substantiation and performance-presentation requirements.