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U.S. SEC (Division of Investment Management) — IM Guidance Update No. 2017-02: Robo-Advisers

5/12Calibrated Authority
“An explanation of the degree of human involvement in the oversight and management of individual client accounts (e.g., that investment advisory personnel oversee the algorithm but may not monitor each client’s account);”— SEC Division of Investment Management, IM Guidance Update No. 2017-02, Robo-Advisers (February 2017), §1 Substance and Presentation of Disclosures (read via Wayback capture 2026-09-13) · source ↗
D1
Traceability & inspectability
1
D2
Human authorship & accountability
1
D3
Disclosure & labeling
2
D4
Synthetic-identity / fabrication prohibition
0
D5
Human validation in loop
0
D6
Evidential-trust emphasis
1
Posture Enabling Boundary fit · contradicts Trust-logic Evidential
Source policy: https://www.sec.gov/investment/im-guidance-2017-02.pdf
Machine record: /institutions/u.s.-sec-(division-of-investme.json

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Reitz, C.H. (2026). The Calibrated Authority Index — U.S. SEC (Division of Investment Management) — IM Guidance Update No. 2017-02: Robo-Advisers. https://calibrated-authority.chrishuberreitz.com/institutions/u.s.-sec-(division-of-investme Quote: “An explanation of the degree of human involvement in the oversight and management of individual client accounts (e.g., that investment advisory personnel oversee the algorithm but may not monitor each client’s account);” Source: https://www.sec.gov/investment/im-guidance-2017-02.pdf
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