On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a package of new rules to address and enhance investor disclosure practices, and related policies and procedures, regarding Environmental,...more
6/2/2022
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Form ADV ,
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Proposed Rules ,
Prospectus ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
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In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Compliance Aid; the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Form N-PX with the goal of making it easier and more...more
10/11/2021
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Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debtors ,
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FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Organization for Standardization ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Voting ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation F ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted to adopt new Rule 2a-5 (the “Fair Value Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), which addresses the valuation...more
2/18/2021
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Fair Valuation ,
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Good Faith ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
New Rules ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
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Securities Regulation
SEC Charges Trust Company with Operating Unregistered Investment Companies and Failing to Register Securities Offerings. On September 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had settled charges with...more
10/8/2020
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Banking Sector ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Requirements ,
Change of Ownership ,
Class Action ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) ,
Dividends ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Incentive Awards ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
NYSE ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Public Comment ,
Relief Measures ,
Risk Management ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Shareholders ,
Small Banks ,
Small Business ,
Stock Repurchases ,
Stress Tests ,
Supervision ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Trust Funds ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Unregistered Securities
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed modifying the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (funds), which would create a new layered disclosure regime that attempts to...more
8/14/2020
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Annual Reports ,
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Banks ,
Board of Governors ,
Borrowers ,
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Comment Period ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Excessive Fees ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Form N-1A ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Libor ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Public Comment ,
Registered Funds ,
Retail Investors ,
Rule 30e-3 ,
SBA ,
SEC Advertising Rule ,
Section 36(b) ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
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Shareholders
In This Issue. In response to the ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), federal financial regulators continue to take aggressive actions to promote stability to the financial markets. The Board of Governors...more
3/27/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Management ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)