On March 19, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management issued two new FAQs related to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Rule”). The new guidance reduces the complexity of the...more
3/28/2025
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Marketing ,
New Guidance ,
Private Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
Alongside the rapid pace of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rulemaking, the SEC and its Staff continue to shape regulatory obligations for investment advisers in 2024 through guidance, alerts, enforcement actions,...more
8/22/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corner Post Inc v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement ,
False Statements ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Marketing ,
Performance Standards ,
Private Funds ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Private fund advisers that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) are subject to certain rules governing their use of investment track...more
11/1/2023
/ Advertising ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Marketing ,
Performance Standards ,
Private Funds ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
A series of recent actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its staff should prompt registered investment advisers (RIAs) to reassess their risk tolerance for some relatively common RIA marketing, custody,...more
The compliance date for the SEC’s new investment adviser Marketing Rule is November 4, 2022, allowing just over a month for an investment adviser to finalize its implementation process to comply with the Rule, which applies...more