On October 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Examinations (Division) released its examination priorities for 2025, outlining the key topics the Division plans to focus on in the upcoming fiscal...more
11/5/2024
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On August 6, 2024, the Democratic nominee for President, Kamala Harris, chose Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, as her running mate. This selection presents important considerations vis à vis the “Pay-to-Play Rule” (Rule...more
Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the “Private Funds Rules,” which the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted on August 23, 2023. The opinion of the...more
On March 27, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 203A-2(e) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) (the Internet Adviser Exemption)....more
On November 1, 2023, the industry groups (the Petitioners) challenging the new Private Fund Adviser Rules filed in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit their opening brief (the Brief) setting forth their legal...more
11/7/2023
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Today, the SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) has adopted the much anticipated so-called “Private Funds Rules” under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”). The Private Funds Rules will impact not...more