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Internal control over financial reporting

18 staff comments in this corpus, to 15 registrants, filed 2023-01-09 to 2025-12-08.

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Comments raising this issue18
Share of all 4,297 comments in the corpus0.4%
Distinct registrants15
With a recorded company response18

The exchanges

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SEC staff comment
3. Refer to your September 29, 2025 response. You say, “We have evaluated the total possible exposure related to this control deficiency and believe the maximum exposure related to the above-mentioned control deficiency is the amounts listed in the noted errors.” Since you misinterpreted the interpretive guidance, please explain in detail how the potential magnitude of the errors that could have resulted from the control deficiency would be limited to the amounts of the actual errors. For example, suppose you had additional transactions of a similar nature during each of the prior periods when the errors occurred, please explain why you believe you would have accounted for those correctly. Otherwise, please revise your response to tell us how big the errors could have been before you identified them. Also, tell us about any compensating controls and whether they were operating at a…
The company responded
We respectfully acknowledge the Staff’s comment. We concluded that the potential magnitude of the errors that could have resulted from the control deficiency was limited to the amounts of the actual errors because there is no reasonable possibility of a greater magnitude of errors relating to the control deficiency in question rising to the level of a material misstatement. Rather, the Company has concluded that there was only a remote possibility of the occurrence of “additional transactions of a similar nature during each of the prior periods when the errors occurred,” therefore inherently limiting the potential magnitude of the errors resulting from the relevant control deficiency. The Company had only one owned corporate headquarters, and no additional real estate assets on its books outside of the corporate headquarters, making that sale transaction unique and not subject to…
BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. · filed 2025-12-08 · 0001130713-25-000082
SEC staff comment
Comment 2 : Please confirm whether the Internal Control Report ( i.e. , the Auditor Report) included in the December 31, 2024 Form N-CEN for the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund should make reference to financial statements being consolidated [ i.e. , the financial statements for both (i) the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund and (ii) the FS Alternatives Fund (Cayman), the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund’s wholly-owned subsidiary. If these FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund financial statements do represent the consolidated financial statements for both the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund and the FS Alternatives Fund (Cayman), then please also confirm that, going forward, an appropriate note shall be provided in the Internal Control Report to be included in the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund’s Form N-CEN that discloses that these financial statements represent the…
The company responded
Fund Management has confirmed with Ernst & Young LLP, the Funds’ auditor, that the Internal Control Letter was intended to cover consolidated financial statements of the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund and the FS Alternatives Fund (Cayman). Ernst & Young LLP has confirmed that, going forward, the Internal Control Letter shall clearly disclose that the Internal Control Letter is intended to cover the consolidated financial statements for both the FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund and the FS Alternatives Fund (Cayman). * * * * * SEC
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III · filed 2025-10-02 · 0001398344-25-018797
SEC staff comment
Comment 2: Please explain why recently amended Form N-CSRs filed September 12, 2022 refer to a “quarter” covered by the report for the disclosure covered by the report under item 11(b). Please use the language provided in N-CSR item 11(b), which refers to the “period” covered by the report, not isolated to a particular quarter, and confirm that, for the series of Forum Funds not referenced in the Registrant’s prior correspondence dated September 20, 2022, that there have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the period.
The company responded
Registrant hereby confirms that, with respect to all series of the Registrant, there have been no such changes in Registrant’s internal control over financial controls over the period covered by the report. Registrant will ensure that the Registrant’s representations related to controls and procedures under Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR refer to the full period covered by the report (and are not isolated to a particular quarter) on a going-forward basis. * * * If you have any questions or concerns regarding the enclosed information, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at (207) 347-2076. Kind regards, /s/ Zachary R. Tackett Zachary R. Tackett cc: Stacy L. Fuller, Esq. K&L Gates LLP
FORUM FUNDS · filed 2023-03-29 · 0001435109-23-000054
SEC staff comment
Comment: It appears the N-CSR for the period 10/31/22 refers to a “quarter” covered by the report for the disclosure related to Form N-CSR Item 11(b). Please utilize the language provided in form N-CSR Item 11(b) which refers to period covered by the report not isolated to a particular quarter and confirm that there have been no such changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period. This also applies to Item 4(d) of the 302 certification included in exhibit 13(a)(2) of the 10/31/22 NCSR filing. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius llp 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 +1.202.739.3000 United States +1.202.739.3001 March 23, 2023 Page 2 Item 11(b) from 10/31/22 N-CSR filed by BBH - There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during…
The company responded
The Trust represents that in future filings it will utilize the language provided in Form N-CSR Item 11(b) as requested. The Trust confirms that there have been no such changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period. * * * * * Please contact me at (202) 373-6091 with questions or comments. Sincerely, /s/ Magda El Guindi-Rosenbaum Magda El Guindi-Rosenbaum
BBH Trust · filed 2023-03-23 · 0001213900-23-022411
SEC staff comment
Comment 2: In Item B.22.a. of Form N-CEN (Net asset value corrections (open-end management investment companies only)), as of August 31, 2022, the Fund indicated “Yes” to the question regarding whether, “[d]uring the reporting period, [there] were any payments made to shareholders or shareholder accounts reprocessed as a result of an error in calculating the Registrant’s net asset value (or net asset value per share).” Please supplementally describe the nature and circumstances of the NAV error, including: (i) any internal control implications; (ii) any mitigation actions to address internal controls implications; and (iii) amount reimbursed. In addition, if amounts have been reimbursed, please explain why the Fund has not disclosed such reimbursements in its financial statements and cite any applicable accounting guidance that would explain was it was not disclosed.
The company responded
The Fund experienced a NAV error due to the application by the Fund’s custodian of an incorrect currency to certain restricted shares held by the Fund. The Fund followed its NAV correction policy in addressing the error. Since the amount of the misstatement was concluded to be material, the Fund’s daily net assets and NAV per share were revised each day during the error period to reflect the value of the holdings with the correct currency applied. The Fund reprocessed shareholder transactions in accordance with the Fund’s NAV correction policy. The Fund realized a net gain from the error and, as such, no amounts were required to be reimbursed to the Fund. The Fund’s investment adviser and custodian took certain actions to mitigate the risk of similar errors occurring in the future. The Fund’s investment adviser enhanced its review process for checking instructed prices and currencies…
EATON VANCE SPECIAL INVESTMENT TRUST · filed 2023-03-02 · 0000940394-23-000435
SEC staff comment
Comment 3: In Item B.22.a. of Form N-CEN (Net asset value corrections (open-end management investment companies only)), as of August 31, 2022, the Fund indicated “Yes” to the question regarding whether, “[d]uring the reporting period, [there] were any payments made to shareholders or shareholder accounts reprocessed as a result of an error in calculating the Registrant’s net asset value (or net asset value per share).” Please supplementally describe the nature and circumstances of the NAV error, including: (i) any internal control implications; any mitigation actions to address internal controls implications; and (iii) amount reimbursed. In addition, if amounts have been reimbursed, please explain why the Fund has not disclosed such reimbursements in its financial statements and cite any applicable accounting guidance that would explain was it was not disclosed.
The company responded
In response to Item B.22.a. of Form N-CEN, as of August 31, 2022, the Fund inadvertently responded “Yes.” The Fund should have responded “No” to this item, as during the reporting period, no payments were made to shareholders and no shareholder accounts were reprocessed as a result of an error in calculating the Fund's net asset value (or net asset value per share). Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”):
EATON VANCE SPECIAL INVESTMENT TRUST · filed 2023-03-02 · 0000940394-23-000435
SEC staff comment
Comment : On Form N-CEN Item B.22 please describe in correspondence the nature and circumstances of the NAV error for the Janus Henderson International Sustainable Equity ETF, associated internal control implications, and mitigating actions if any.
The company responded
The NAV error that was reported for Janus Henderson International Sustainable Equity Fund ETF (the “Fund”) was caused by a basket rounding issue due to minimum holding requirements in relation to certain securities held by the Fund, that resulted in unintended position weightings when the Fund’s net assets increased due to a significant shareholder inflow in September 2021. The NAV error did not result in reprocessing of shareholder activity, and the Adviser reimbursed $51,173 the Fund for losses resulting from trading activity to realign the position weighting as intended. The Registrant reported the reimbursement in the financial statements for the Fund and subsequently implemented additional controls to mitigate risk of error recurrence. 3. SEC
Janus Detroit Street Trust · filed 2023-02-28 · 0001193125-23-053089
SEC staff comment
1. On the Cover Page, we note that you checked the following box: “ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.” Non-accelerated filers such as the Company are not required to file such reports. Please correct this in future filings.
The company responded
The Company will make the correction in future filings.
Prospect Floating Rate & Alternative Income Fund, Inc. · filed 2023-02-22 · 0001521945-23-000006
SEC staff comment
2. On Page 13, under the heading “Securities Exchange Act and Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance,” the third bullet point states: “ pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act, our management will be required to prepare a report regarding its assessment of our internal control over financial reporting. This report must be audited by our independent registered public accounting firm…” Non-accelerated filers such as the Company are not required to file such reports. Please remove this bullet point in future filings.
The company responded
The Company will remove the bullet point in future filings.
Prospect Floating Rate & Alternative Income Fund, Inc. · filed 2023-02-22 · 0001521945-23-000006
SEC staff comment
Comment 11: The Registrant's Form N-CSR Item 11(b) disclosure does not appear to match the language in the Form. Please file an amended Form N-CSR to correct and ensure that the certifications are updated to a current date. Registrant's language: b) Internal Controls. There were no significant changes in Registrant’s internal controls of in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Ms. Christina DiAngelo Fettig Page 5
The company responded
An amended Form N-CSR will be filed in February 2023.
AZZAD FUNDS · filed 2023-02-14 · 0001162044-23-000185
SEC staff comment
Comment : The Staff notes that the Internal Control Letters attached to the Registrant’s reports filed on Form N-CENs for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2022 did not identify the city and state in which the letters were issued. Please ensure that the city and state are included in future Internal Control Letters.
The company responded
Registrant will include the city and state of issuance in future Internal Control Letters. 3.
CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST · filed 2023-02-14 · 0001193125-23-039433
SEC staff comment
Comment : The SEC staff notes that Registrant’s report filed on Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 indicates that five Funds had net asset value (“NAV”) corrections during the period covered by the report. Please describe the nature and circumstances of these errors and the associated internal control implications, mitigating actions and amounts of reimbursements, if any, associated with the NAV corrections. If any amounts were reimbursed to the Funds, please explain why the reimbursements were not disclosed in the Funds’ financial statements.
The company responded
On January 3, 2022, stale foreign exchange rates were used for the Funds’ NAV calculations as a result of a holiday pricing process that was employed on December 31, 2021 inadvertently not being subsequently disabled. The issue was reported internally at the Funds’ administrator after the calculation of NAVs on January 3, 2022, when discrepancies from 1-day performance expectations were identified. On January 4, the holiday pricing process was disabled and the normal pricing process was re-enabled. Analysis conducted after the incident determined that the Funds’ NAVs per share were overstated in the range of $0.00-$0.04. Five Funds had a NAV overstatement of $0.01 or more. The impact for these Funds was analyzed using the Funds’ NAV Error Correction Policy which provides that no shareholder processing is required for impacts less than 1 ⁄ 2 of 1% of original NAV. Of the five Funds with…
CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST · filed 2023-02-14 · 0001193125-23-039433
SEC staff comment
3. In a related matter, please tell us your consideration of management’s assessment of the effectiveness of ICFR in light of the restatement. If no consideration will be given, please explain why. That is, please explain to us why you believe internal controls over financial reporting continue to be effective in light of the error and why no modifications to the disclosures contained management’s report, including any material changes made to ICFR, are required.
The company responded
The controls over the recording and reporting of the transfer among equity components due to the legal transaction were performed by the VP-Finance, CFO, Audit Committee and Board of Directors as part of the financial statement preparation process. As part of the review, IFRS guidance was considered with management noting there was no specific guidance on the transfer among equity components in the consolidated statement of changes in equity in the IFRS standards. As described in our response to comment 1, we identified several other areas of IFRS guidance that addressed the economic and legal nature of equity transactions and transfers within equity. Additionally, we consulted legal advisors for an evaluation of Norwegian Company Law and were advised that the allocation of share premium to uncovered losses was allowed. As noted in our materiality assessment above, we do not believe the…
IDEX Biometrics ASA · filed 2023-02-10 · 0001193125-23-032238
SEC staff comment
2. You state that management has reviewed your current internal controls over financial reporting and concluded they are effective. You also indicate that during the course of documenting and testing your internal control over financial reporting, you may identify weaknesses and deficiencies in your internal control over financial reporting. Given you have restated the financial statements as a result of errors coupled with the fact that the key performance indicators previously provided were incorrect, please revise these disclosures as appropriate. In this regard, while we acknowledge that you are not yet subject to the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, tell us how management's conclusion regarding your controls is still appropriate, or revise. Further, disclose whether you are now aware of any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in your…
The company responded
In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company advises the Staff that the Company has revised the relevant disclosures throughout the Registration Statement, where appropriate, to reflect the Company’s weakness in internal controls. Executive Compensation, page 104
Hanryu Holdings, Inc. · filed 2023-02-06 · 0001213900-23-008617
SEC staff comment
7. With respect to the TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund, please supplement the information provided by the Trust in the Form N-CEN regarding the material weakness in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting and its operation with additional information regarding the matter, including the timeline during which the material weakness occurred, whether a net asset value (“NAV”) error occurred, the impact (if any) to shareholders, whether any transactions were reprocessed or if shareholders were otherwise made whole.
The company responded
The Fund did not calculate or record deferred foreign capital gains tax related to Indian securities held by the Fund. In March 2022, the Fund was potentially subject to deferred foreign capital gains tax on certain Indian securities and, at that time, the AA should have accrued for such tax. The Fund’s failure to accrue for such tax liability resulted in an overstatement of the Fund’s NAV. The Fund recorded an accrual of deferred foreign capital gains tax as of September 30, 2022 in the Fund’s 2022 Report. After review, it was determined that there was no gain or loss realized by the Fund as a result of the overstatement because the Fund had no subscriptions or redemptions during the period the Fund’s NAV was overstated. Accordingly, there was no impact to the Fund or its shareholder, and no transaction reprocessing was required. The Fund is currently monitoring the Indian securities…
FundVantage Trust · filed 2023-01-31 · 0001829126-23-001238
SEC staff comment
Comment : Please revise to include disclosure regarding your exploration program internal controls as required by Item 1305 of Regulation S-K.
The company responded
The Company has revised the disclosure in Amendment No. 1 to state that there are no internal controls in place at this time as there are currently no exploration and mineral resource reserve estimation efforts by the Company at this time. Exhibits 8.
Chilean Cobalt Corp. · filed 2023-01-11 · 0001683168-23-000158
SEC staff comment
1. We note your disclosure that you identified and corrected a presentation error related to funds held on behalf of clients in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Please address the items below. • Provide us with a full and detailed description of the error, including, but not limited to, a discussion of who identified the error, when, and how, and whether it was the result of any control deficiency. • In your response to the above bullet, ensure you include a thorough discussion and description of the control deficiency to the extent one was identified, the Company’s evaluation of whether it was a control deficiency, significant deficiency, or material weakness, and any remediation plans. To the extent the Company concluded there was not a control deficiency, tell us why. • Provide us with your assessment of materiality supporting your conclusion that it was immaterial. Ensure…
The company responded
Background Aon typically holds funds on behalf of clients, including premiums received from clients and claims due to clients that are in transit to and from insurers. Certain funds held on behalf of clients are invested in interest-bearing premium trust accounts, which qualify as cash equivalents, and can fluctuate significantly depending on when the Company collects and remits cash. The Company earns investment income on these accounts, which is classified as Revenue on the Company’s Statements of Income. Due to the fiduciary funds’ inherent connection with operating revenue, Aon historically presented cash inflows and outflows related to fiduciary cash, fiduciary receivables, and fiduciary liabilities as separate offsetting activities within Cash flows from operating activities, which was consistent with certain other issuers who hold funds on behalf of clients. Ernst & Young (“EY”)…
Aon plc · filed 2023-01-10 · 0001193125-23-005574
SEC staff comment
1. We have read your response to comment 3 noting that you have re-assessed your conclusion on the effectiveness of your disclosure controls and procedures and that you believe that they were effective as of December 31, 2021. Based on the number and nature of the deficiencies noted, we continue to consider the omitted disclosures and information required to comply with SK 1300 to be material and do not agree with the conclusion of your re-assessment. Please revise to state that your disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2021 in your amended Form 20-F.
The company responded
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and will file an amendment to the 2021 Form 10-K (the “Form 10-K/A”) that includes an updated Item 9A. Controls and Procedures referenced in the first comment of the December Comment Letter in addition to the revisions proposed in the Company’s October 12, 2022 letter to the Staff (the “October
ALBEMARLE CORP · filed 2023-01-09 · 0000915913-23-000019