On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to delay the effective date of the final rule imposing anti-money laundering (AML) obligations on...more
7/23/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Effective Date ,
Exemptions ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process
FUNDamentals is a periodic digest of news and information specifically for private funds and their managers. In this issue, we highlight some fundraising trends, new marketing rule FAQs, fund liquidity trends (limited...more
6/17/2025
/ Federal Budget ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Liquidity ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration
On July 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared nine registration statements effective under the Securities Act of 1933 for spot Ether ETFs, clearing the way for the ETFs to begin trading on July 23....more
7/25/2024
/ Bitcoin ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
ETFs ,
Ether ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investors ,
Listing Standards ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Covering legal developments and regulatory news for registered funds, their advisers and industry participants through June 30, 2019.
Auditor Independence With Respect to Certain Loans or Debtor-Creditor Relationships -
On...more
7/19/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Capital Formation ,
Common Reporting Standard (CRS) ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Duty of Care ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
ETFs ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Form CRS ,
Investment Management ,
Investor Protection ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On March 15, in Chamber of Commerce v. U.S. Department of Labor, No. 17-10238 (5th Cir. March 15, 2018), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) fiduciary rule in a 2-1 decision. ...more
3/20/2018
/ Best Interest Contract Exemptions ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retirement Plan ,
Vacated
The short-lived rule will likely be remembered as part of the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Obama Administration’s legacy, and as continuing the trend of courts strictly enforcing agreements to arbitrate as...more
10/26/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Banking Sector ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Trump Administration