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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has retracted 14 rule proposals issued in 2022 and 2023. Our Investment Funds Team examines what the SEC’s withdrawal means for investment advisers going forward....more
On June 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally withdrew 14 proposed rules for investment advisers, broker-dealers and public companies, many of which had been pending for several years. Should the SEC...more
Investment advisers offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental, social, and governance...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Compliance Officers - Quick Take: The staff of the Division of Investment Management (Staff) of the SEC recently issued responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs)...more
INTRODUCTION - Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation...more
On March 18, 2024, the SEC announced—in videos posted on YouTube and Twitter—regulatory actions against two investment advisers for “AI washing,” a practice defined by the SEC as “making false artificial intelligence-related...more
Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental,...more
What’s in a name? According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, quite a bit. On September 20, 2023, the SEC adopted amendments to the Investment Company Act of 1940, most notably to the “Names Rule” governing the names...more
Welcome to the July – September 2023 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds. This report covers key dates and developments during the quarter, such...more
On September 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), adopted amendments (Amendments) to Rule 35d-1 (Names Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Investment Company Act). The Names Rule generally...more
The European Commission has rejected suggestions that it introduce minimum environmental standards for Article 8 or Article 9 funds under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). On April 14, 2023, the...more
In the registered fund world, we spent much of the past year focused on complying with – and implementing – new, operationally complex rules covering derivatives, valuation and fund-of-fund investments, among others. This...more
On February 7, the Division of Examinations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the publication of its 2023 examination priorities, which include a focus on ESG-related advisory services and fund...more
On Nov. 22, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged an investment adviser subsidiary of a major U.S. financial institution with violations of Section 206(4) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers...more
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more
On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a release containing a proposed rule (the “ESG Proposed Rule”) which, if enacted, would require certain exempt and registered investment...more
In the SEC's latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) rulemaking salvo, the agency proposed two new ESG-focused rules aimed at the advisory and investment company space: 1) proposed amendments to the "Names Rule"...more
On May 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed amendments to rules and forms under both the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940...more
On May 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules to (i) enhance and standardize the disclosures of Advisers and Registered Funds, related to the incorporation of environmental, social, and...more
On May 25, 2022, the SEC adopted in a 3-1 vote proposed rules and forms amendments to require specific disclosure of funds’ and investment advisers’ use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as part of their...more
On May 25, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed two form and rule amendments seeking to enhance and standardize disclosures related to environmental, social and governance ("ESG") factors...more
On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) provided notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at Investment Advisers (“Advisers”), Investment Companies and Business Development Companies (collectively...more
On May 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved proposals to the “Names Rule” (Rule 35d-1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), hereinafter referred to as Proposal One, and to the rules...more
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