On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued an order granting Franklin Square's ("FS") exemptive relief application (the "FS Application") permitting certain business development companies...more
On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a notice indicating its intent to grant Franklin Square’s (“FS”) exemptive relief application (the “FS Application”) permitting certain business...more
The staff of the Division of Investment Management (the “Staff”) has issued a FAQ pertaining to the rule and form amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in October 2022, which require...more
2/26/2024
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Fees ,
Investment ,
Investment Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
On January 10, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order approving the applications of 11 different spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded products (the “Approved ETPs”) to each list and trade their shares on...more
1/17/2024
/ Bitcoin ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cryptocurrency ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Listing Applications ,
Mutual Funds ,
NYSE ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
On October 16, 2023, the Division of Examinations (the "Division") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") released its 2024 Examination Priorities ("Annual Priorities").[1] Unlike in previous years when the...more
10/25/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fees ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Mutual Funds ,
Registered Funds ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two expansive climate disclosure bills (SB 253 and SB 261), making California the first state in the U.S. to impose requirements on greenhouse gas (“GHG”)...more
10/16/2023
/ California ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Net Zero ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)