On 14 March 2025, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the compliance dates for the amendments to Rule 35d-1 (Amended Names Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), by six months....more
Introduction - On 27 September 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted “EDGAR Next,” a collection of rule and form amendments intended to improve access to, and management of, accounts on the SEC’s filing...more
2/28/2025
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On 8 January 2025, the staff of the Division of Investment Management of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) released an updated set of Frequently Asked Questions (the FAQs) related to the amendments to Rule...more
On 20 September 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 (the Names Rule or Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), and made related form...more
On 26 October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rule and form amendments (the Final Rules) representing major reforms to: 1) shareholder reports for open-end mutual funds and exchange-traded...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted unanimously on Wednesday 26 October 2022 at an open meeting to adopt a new approach to shareholder and investor communications by registered open-end funds and...more
On 9 February 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed new rules and amendments to existing rules (together, the Proposed Rules) addressing cybersecurity risk management under the Investment...more
3/10/2022
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Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - On 7 October 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted new rule 12d1-4 (Rule 12d1-4) and related amendments under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) that it believes...more
I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a bold new approach to shareholder and investor communications by investment companies registered on Form N-1A under the Investment...more
8/21/2020
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Statements of Additional Information (SAIs) ,
Transaction Fees
Among the dilemmas facing companies trying to conduct business through the COVID-19 crisis is the question of how to notarize documents while complying with social-distancing guidelines. As offices adapt to remote work and...more
AGENDA -
- Liquidity Rule Implementation
- ETFs: Final Rule Update and Active NonTransparent ETF Developments
- Fund of Funds Rule Proposal
- Board Outreach and Fund Governance Update
- SEC Examination Update,...more
I. Executive Summary -
On December 19, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed new rule 12d1-4 (the “Proposed Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) in order...more
On June 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted to adopt new Rule 30e-3 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)....more
A. Key Takeaways - On June 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted Rule 30e-3 (the “Rule”) to provide mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds and certain registered unit investment trusts...more