Podcast: Credit Funds: 1940 Act Interval Funds
At yesterday's Practising Law Institute’s SEC Speaks program, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chair Paul Atkins shared his views on a wide range of topics. Chair Atkins touched on innovation at the SEC, FinHub and...more
On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a notice of proposed exemptive relief to FS Credit Opportunities Corp. and its affiliates (Applicants), introducing more flexible co-investment...more
The growth of the operational real estate (OpRE) sector is one of the most significant recent trends in global real estate markets. OpRE is relevant to a wide range of real estate asset classes and subsectors, but all OpRE...more
As noted in our previous article, the lifespan of a closed-end fund typically ranges from 8 to 12 years, depending on the asset class. However, to provide flexibility to deal with issues related to illiquidity of assets,...more
Investors in closed-end funds make a commitment for the duration of a fund’s life cycle — known as the fund’s term — with liquidity available only through sale of assets, secondary transactions, or fund liquidation. Investors...more
On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines). As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more
This article provides an overview of common structures for investment funds in the Cayman Islands. Investment funds in the Cayman Islands must be registered either under the Private Funds Act or the Mutual Funds Act,...more
この記事では、ケイマン諸島における一般的な投資ファンド組成に関する概要をご紹介します。 ケイマン諸島における投資ファンドは、ファンド戦略がクローズドエンド型かオープンエンド型かに応じて、プライベートファンド法またはミューチュアルファンド法のいずれかに基づいて登録されなければならないことになっています。...more
1 Regulatory Framework - 1.1 What legislation governs the establishment and operation of Alternative Investment Funds? In Canada, the term “alternative investment fund” or AIF is not a term of art. Canadian...more
On October 13, 2021, Templeton Global Income Fund (GIM) announced that its Board of Trustees (Board) approved an issuer tender offer for 70% of its issued and outstanding common shares at a price per share equal to 99% of...more
The Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (IIOA), introduced on November 19, 2020, by U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), aims to expand closed-end fund participation in private funds. The IIOA, among other things,...more
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The SEC voted to propose a rule designed to enhance the regulation of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, including closed-end funds, as well as mutual funds, ETFs and business development companies....more