An Overview of the SEC’s Recently Adopted Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Rule
Introduction - On March 17, 2025, Ropes & Gray published a white paper describing the much-anticipated Share Class Relief 1 and outlining matters we believed Advisers and Boards may want to consider in connection with...more
In Short - The Situation: The civil action of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") against Archegos Capital Management LP and its CFO is but one of many civil and criminal matters arising out of Archegos's...more
GENERIC LISTING STANDARDS FOR ETFS RELYING ON RULE 6C-11 APPROVED - The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved generic listing standards proposed by NYSE Arca, Inc., Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., and The Nasdaq...more
Strikeout for Bitcoin ETF - Another ETF bites the dust. On February 26th the SEC rejected the application of NYSE Acre for the approval of an exchange traded fund sponsored by the New York firm of Wilshire Phoenix to...more
AT&T announced yesterday that it’s resolved an ongoing battle with activist Paul Singer and his Elliott Management by agreeing to keep CEO Randall Stephenson on the job through “at least 2020,” with the chair and CEO roles to...more
On June 28, the SEC proposed new rule 6c-11 to allow open-end exchange-traded funds that satisfy certain conditions to operate without obtaining an SEC exemptive order. The proposed rule would apply to open-end ETFs, but...more
Andrew Beer, Managing Partner at Dynamic Beta Investments notes that for liquid alternative ETFs to gain momentum, they need to meet three objectives to work...more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - SEC Disapproves the Listing and Trading of Nine Bitcoin Related Exchange Traded Products - On August 22, 2018, the SEC released three Orders, acting through authority delegated to...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) recently announced its 2018 national examination priorities, which are broken down into five categories...more
On May 25, 2017, the SEC stayed a May 2 order issued by the Division of Trading and Markets, acting for the SEC pursuant to delegated authority, that would have permitted the listing and trading of shares of the first...more
Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. SEC, FINRA...more
The SEC recently published myriad questions about the listing, trading, and marketing (especially to retail investors) of "new, novel, or complex" exchange-traded products (ETPs). Such ETPs include exchange-traded funds...more