SEC Adopts New Obligations for Broker-Dealers Regarding Lost Securityholders and Unresponsive Payees
On December 21, 2012, the SEC unanimously adopted rules required by the Dodd-Frank Act that require broker-dealers and certain other market participants to search for holders of securities with whom they have lost contact and provide notifications to persons who have not negotiated checks that have been sent to them.
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