Explore the latest legal developments and regulatory updates impacting funds, advisers, and industry participants, including SEC rule amendments, compliance extensions, and guidance on accredited investor verification....more
This update covers legal developments and regulatory news for funds, their advisers, and industry participants for the quarter ended June 30.
Rulemaking and Guidance:
• SEC Issues Third Marketing Rule Risk Alert for...more
This update covers legal developments and regulatory news for funds, their advisers, and industry participants for the quarter ended March 31.
Rulemaking and Guidance:
• SEC Adopts Reforms Relating to Investment Advisers...more
5/10/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SRO ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
Covering legal developments and regulatory news for funds, their advisers, and industry participants for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
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Covering legal developments and regulatory news for funds, their advisers, and industry participants for the period July 2021 through December 2021.
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Covering legal developments and regulatory news for funds, their advisers, and industry participants through June 2021.
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The Office of the Chief Accountant of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management periodically issues “Dear Chief Financial Officer” letters to help registered investment companies, business development companies (BDCs), and...more
Just before we said goodbye to 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to its advertising and solicitation rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Advisers Act). The SEC...more
On December 3, the SEC unanimously adopted new Rule 2a-5 (the Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) to update the existing valuation framework for registered investment companies and...more
RULEMAKING AND GUIDANCE -
SEC Adopts Amendments to Exemptive Applications Procedures -
On July 6, 2020, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rule amendments to establish an expedited review procedure...more
9/21/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Ethics ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Management ,
New Rules ,
OCIE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Why It Matters -
Broker-dealers and investment advisers should take heed of OCIE’s guidance and assess their compliance policies and procedures accordingly. Compliance should consider, in consultation with their counsel,...more
8/19/2020
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fee Disclosure ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Information Governance ,
Investment Adviser ,
OCIE ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Risk Alert ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Standard of Care
In a substantial August 5, 2020, release (the Proposal), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to the existing disclosure framework applicable to mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (open-end...more
8/11/2020
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Mutual Funds ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
Prospectus ,
Public Comment ,
Retail Investors ,
SEC Advertising Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
SEC Proposes to Update Accredited Investor Definition to Increase Access to Investments -
On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” in...more
1/27/2020
/ Derivatives ,
ETFs ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Markets ,
Form N-CEN ,
Form N-LIQUID ,
Form N-PORT ,
Global Code of Ethics ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
OCIE ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Repurchase Agreements ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 18f-4 ,
Rule 6c-11 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 15(c) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Share Classes ,
Wealth Management
SEC Adopts ETF Rule -
On September 25, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously adopted Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act to modernize the regulation of exchange-traded funds by establishing a clear and...more
10/23/2019
/ Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Exemptive Relief ,
Form N-1A ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
No-Action Relief ,
OCIE ,
Popular ,
Prospectus ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Risk Alert ,
Rule 6c-11 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trading Platforms ,
Transparency