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SBIC Program updates: SBA proposes regulatory amendments related to SBIC Program

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On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking related to SBIC Applicants and Licensees. The proposed rulemaking is open for comment until September 5, 2025. A summary of...more

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FINRA Proposes to Add ‘Knowledgeable Employees’ to Category of Persons Who May Receive Projections and Targeted Returns Under Rule...

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This amendment builds on FINRA’s recent willingness to relax the prohibition on the use of projections and targeted returns in the marketing materials broker-dealers deliver to institutional investors and qualified...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

How the SEC’s Proposed New Safeguarding Rule May Impact Private Fund Advisers

On February 15, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a proposed rule (the “Proposal”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), which would (i) amend certain provisions of the...more

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US SEC Proposes Rules Regarding ESG for Certain Funds and Advisers

At an open meeting on May 25, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) approved two new proposals that will impact the fund and investment management industry. One of the proposals is directed...more

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SEC Proposes Extensive Rule Changes for Private Fund Advisers

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On February 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) to enhance the regulation of private fund advisers. The proposed new...more

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Proposed Money Market Fund Reforms Related to Negative Interest Rates Favor Conversion to Floating NAV and Prohibit Other...

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On 15 December 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) (the Proposed Rule), which governs the structure and...more

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SEC Proposes Significant Amendments to Form PF and One-Business-Day Reporting Requirements

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On January 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to private fund reporting rules that would increase the information required to be reported to the SEC on Form PF and the frequency of...more

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SEC Proposes New Round of Money Market Fund Reforms

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more

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SEC Proposes New Rule Governing Funds' Use of Derivatives

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On November 25, 2019, the SEC proposed a new exemptive rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940—Rule 18f-4—intended to overhaul the current regulatory framework governing the use of derivatives by registered investment...more

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SEC Proposes Reform of "Test-the-Waters" Communications Rules

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On February 19, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), which would permit all prospective issuers, including registered...more

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Fund of funds flexibility - What’s important to BDCs and closed-end funds in the SEC’s rule proposal, including a request for...

On December 19, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release (the Release) proposing new rule 12d1-4 (the Proposed Rule) and related amendments to streamline and enhance the regulatory framework that...more

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SEC Proposes FAIR Act Rules to Promote Research Reports on Investment Funds

On May 23, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“) proposed rules and amendments intended to promote research on mutual funds, exchange traded funds, registered closed-end funds, business development companies,...more

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