January 1, 2024 is the effective date of a new rule (the “BOI Reporting Rule”) issued under the Corporate Transparency Act requiring domestic and foreign corporations, limited liability companies and other similar entities...more
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments that will significantly alter the content, format and presentation of annual and semi-annual shareholder reports used by investment companies,...more
On October 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new Rule 13f-2 (the “New Rule”) under Section 13(f)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as well as related Form SHO....more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently adopted amendments1 to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the fund “Names Rule” (“Amendments”). In the Release, the SEC noted that the Amendments...more
11/7/2023
/ Compliance ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Form N-PORT ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
New Amendments ,
Notice Requirements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced charges against nine registered investment advisers (the “Advisers”) for advertising hypothetical performance to the general public on their websites...more
10/5/2023
On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new final rules and amendments to existing rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) with respect to the...more
Recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced charges against an investment adviser (the “Adviser”) for using hypothetical performance metrics in advertisements that were misleading pursuant to...more
9/12/2023
/ Advertising ,
Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Breach of Duty ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
FinTech ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Marketing ,
Misleading Statements ,
Penalties ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations
On August 23, 2023, by a vote of 3-2, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new final rules and amendments to existing rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) with...more
8/28/2023
/ Audits ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation ,
Compliance ,
Custody ,
Final Rules ,
GAAP ,
Indemnification ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Private Funds ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Waivers ,
Written Consent
I. SPAC and de-SPAC Background -
A special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, is a public company with no operations, products, or assets. Unlike a traditional public company’s initial public offering (IPO), a SPAC’s...more
Expiration of SEC Staff’s No Action Letters Providing Relief to Broker-Dealers Regarding MiFID II Research Requirements -
On July 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) let expire a long-standing...more
As new portfolio managers enter the hedge fund space with dreams of running billions of dollars in a traditional US/offshore master-feeder structure, many of these managers are encountering the asset raising headwinds that...more
On February 7, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) announced its 2023 examination priorities (“Examination Priorities”). The Division indicated that 2023 examinations will prioritize several significant...more
On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced that it will (i) increase the dollar-based thresholds that determine whether parties are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a...more
On January 11, 2023, the staff of the Division of Investment Management of the Securities & Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) updated its Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) relating to compliance with Rule 206(4)-1 under the...more
This Memorandum is intended to remind you of certain U.S. annual requirements that may be applicable to your business and is divided into five sections. All investment advisers (whether or not registered with the Securities...more
1/5/2023
/ Audits ,
Blue Sky Laws ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Eligibility ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
IARD ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Personal Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Offerings ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Introduction -
The U.S. Treasury Department (the “U.S. Treasury”) has made significant changes to Treasury International Capital (“TIC”) Form SLT, a filing required to be made by many investment managers on behalf their...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted rule and form amendments (Amendments) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to enhance the information that mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other...more
12/1/2022
/ Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
Golden Parachutes ,
Institutional Investment ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
New Rules ,
Proxy Voting ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Transparency
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has proposed new rule 206(4)-11 (the “Proposed Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”). If adopted, the Proposed Rule would require registered...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted substantial amendments to shareholder reports used by investment companies, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (collectively, funds)...more
11/18/2022
/ Advertising ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Form N-1A ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders
On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), implementing a requirement of the Dodd-Frank Act, adopted a final rule requiring the recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based executive...more
11/10/2022
/ Annual Reports ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Statements ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Investment Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
This Memorandum discusses the New York City pass-through entity tax (“PTET”) election. Partnerships and S corporations with New York City resident partners, members or shareholders may elect into this tax. Once elected, New...more
On September 20th, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) entered a settled order (“Order”) against the wealth management arm of a global financial services firm (“Firm”) for its failure to protect...more
On December 20, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted reforms under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which modernized rules that govern investment adviser advertising and payments to solicitors....more
On September 27, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) entered into a series of settled orders (“Orders”) against 15 broker-dealers and one affiliated investment adviser for widespread failures by the...more
10/4/2022
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Compliance ,
Electronic Communications ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Penalties ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
I. Introduction -
On December 20, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted reforms under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), which modernized rules that govern investment...more