More rules compliance regardless of election results (ThinkAdvisor)

Depending on which way the presidential and congressional elections go, portions of the SEC’s current agenda could be modified or completely upended. But firms should not expect any significant changes to their regular, ongoing compliance oversight activities, and there will likely be at least a few new SEC rules ahead. As far as the rulemaking that could come to fruition soon, Amy Lynch, FrontLine’s Founder and President, points to the SEC’s cybersecurity and outsourcing rules. She comments that both rule proposals were addressed in the SEC’s recent 2025 Examination Priorities report, which seems to indicate they will be finalized. Ms. Lynch also notes that while the ESG rule was not mentioned in the SEC’s report, it is close to being finalized or it could be scrapped altogether. Finally, FinCEN’s new anti-money laundering (AML) rule for investment advisers will require compliance with the rule and AML programs in place by January 2026. So firms should expect compliance to continue per usual following the election, with a few more rules to contend with that will need to be addressed. See ThinkAdvisor, “What the Election Could Mean for SEC, DOL”