By Robin Bergen, Adrian Rae Leipsic, Matthew Solomon and Alexis Collins ( February 8, 2018, 12:26 PM EST) -- As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement signaled in its recent annual report, policing the asset management industry will be a key priority in its continuing focus on protecting retail investors.[1] This renewed emphasis reaffirms the view that if a significant error or misconduct is detected, firms generally should not wait for SEC scrutiny to take corrective steps and mitigate investor harm. Voluntary remediation must be considered as part of any strategy for managing regulatory exposure as well as reputational and litigation risk. Where a firm does decide to remediate, it must proceed carefully to avoid pitfalls that could lead to fresh scrutiny from regulators or even private civil litigation....