SEC Staff published new guidance providing private fund managers and other investment advisers with flexibility to use extracted performance and portfolio/investment characteristics in marketing materials, without cumbersome...more
SEC staff issued no-action guidance on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D private securities offerings on March 12, 2025, which should provide issuers with an easier path to rely on Rule 506(c) and solicit and advertise their...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Examinations released its annual report of examination priorities on October 21, 2024 (the Exam Priorities). The annual Exam Priorities report, which is designed...more
11/1/2024
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Form CRS ,
Investment Adviser ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Retail Investors ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Standard of Conduct
Recent actions by the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Enforcement highlight the importance of making timely filings pursuant to Sections 13(d), 16, and 13(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934....more
The Division of Examinations staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a risk alert on October 26, 2021, titled “Observations from Examinations in the Registered Investment Company Initiatives,” which...more
Investment advisers’ advertising and solicitation practices, and the media through which investment advisers communicate with clients and investors, have evolved considerably since the US Securities and Exchange Commission...more
Financial markets and fund investment practices have changed substantially since the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last addressed fund valuation comprehensively 50 years ago. In adopting Rule 2a-5 on December 3,...more
On October 7, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Rule 12d1-4 (Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Act) and related amendments (Amendments) that are collectively designed to provide a...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5 proposed a new disclosure framework for mutual and exchange-traded funds that seeks to replace the current disclosure delivery framework—for annual prospectus updates and...more
GENERIC LISTING STANDARDS FOR ETFS RELYING ON RULE 6C-11 APPROVED -
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved generic listing standards proposed by NYSE Arca, Inc., Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., and The Nasdaq...more
5/7/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Financial Markets ,
Investment Management ,
Listing Standards ,
Relief Measures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions
Under the proposal issued April 21, the SEC would substantially revise the regulation of fund valuation for the first time in 50 years and rescind much of the current guidance. ...more
Investors and investment managers around the globe are seeing increasing rules and regulations on how they can deploy their money, how they can advertise their services, and how they have to report to regulators.
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2/3/2020
/ Advertising ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Corruption ,
Equity Markets ,
Fair Access to Credit ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Japan ,
Loans ,
Mutual Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Solicitation ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Volcker Rule ,
White Collar Crimes