On February 28, 2019, the Division of Investment Management (staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter (IDC letter) relaxing its views on “in person” voting requirements for investment...more
The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Consumer Protection Act), signed into law on May 24, 2018, includes certain provisions that are particularly relevant to investment companies, both...more
11/2/2018
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Capital Investments ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Economic Growth ,
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Financial CHOICE Act ,
Form S-3 ,
Incorporation by Reference ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Offerings ,
Prospectus ,
Proxy Access Rule ,
Puerto Rico ,
Registration Requirement ,
Registration Statement ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shelf Registration ,
Small Business Credit Availability Act (SBCAA) ,
Venture Funding ,
WKSIs
On March 23, 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 into law. This legislation includes the Small Business Credit Availability Act (SBCA), which contains numerous changes to...more
4/10/2018
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Capital Formation ,
Capital Rules ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Corporate Issuers ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Prospectus ,
Proxy Access Rule ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation FD ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Credit Availability Act ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
On October 13, 2016, the SEC voted to adopt new and amended rules and forms intended to enhance and standardize liquidity risk management by mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, which will likely have a broad impact on...more
Recent events relating to the fixed-income markets — including volatility in the high-yield markets and the high-profile closings of a number of funds invested in high-yield and distressed assets — have raised concerns among...more
On December 11, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose a new rule (the Proposed Rule) that significantly modifies the regulation of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies,...more
On September 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose a new Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), as well as amendments to its rules and forms designed to promote...more
On May 20, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved new proposed rules, forms and amendments that would expand the information that registered investment companies1 are required to report. The SEC’s...more
7/31/2015
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Derivatives ,
Financial Statements ,
Form N-CEN ,
Form N-PORT ,
Form N-SAR ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Regulation S-X ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Distributions ,
Shareholders