On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), that are expected to have a wide-ranging impact on...more
10/30/2023
/ Advisors Act ,
Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Bad Faith ,
Best Interest Standard ,
Breach of Duty ,
Enforcement ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Negligence ,
Offshore Funds ,
Portfolio Managers ,
Private Funds ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Standard of Conduct
On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), to address certain conflicts of interest and...more
10/25/2023
/ Fund Managers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investors ,
Legacy Funds ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Preferred Treatment ,
Private Funds ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transparency
On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), to address what it perceives as certain conflicts...more
9/26/2023
/ Borrowers ,
Clawbacks ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Legacy Funds ,
Negligence ,
Notice Requirements ,
Portfolio Managers ,
Private Funds ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Willful Misconduct ,
Written Consent
On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the enactment of a series of new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act). We refer to these...more
8/30/2023
/ Audits ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Custody Rule ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investors ,
Private Funds ,
Quarterly Report ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transparency
What You Need To Know:
•The SEC has proposed new rules applicable to private fund managers, some of which apply broadly to private fund managers that are not registered with the agency.
•The SEC has proposed to...more
2/23/2022
/ Audits ,
Cybersecurity ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Quarterly Report ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On March 3, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced its examination priorities for 2021, providing a much-anticipated glimpse into the Biden administration's overall priorities for white collar criminal...more
3/15/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Biden Administration ,
Capital Markets ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Security ,
Digital Assets ,
Disaster Preparedness ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Libor ,
Liquidity ,
Military Service Members ,
Operational Requirements ,
Private Funds ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Remote Working ,
Retail Investors ,
Retirement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Standard of Conduct ,
Teachers ,
Technology Sector ,
Turnkey Contracts ,
White Collar Crimes
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert entitled Observations from Examinations of Investment Advisers Managing Private Funds (the “Alert”). The...more
7/16/2020
/ Allocation of Funds ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Global Code of Ethics ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Management ,
MNPI ,
OCIE ,
Private Funds ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)