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Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine the following matters: • An SEC settlement with an ex-CEO...more
Over the last six years, investment management professionals have steadily increased their use of alternative data to improve decision-making, optimize portfolios, improve due diligence, and boost returns. Now, with widely...more
On October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued its annual examination priorities for fiscal year 2025. As with its 2024 examination...more
Many private fund managers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Fifth Circuit struck down the Private Fund Rules (check out our blog post for more information). Do not, however, assume the SEC will stop its aggressive...more
Recently, the SEC settled another administrative proceeding under the Advisers Act's Marketing Rule. This time, the SEC focused on advertisements that a hedge fund sponsor made to prospective investors. The hedge fund's...more
We have separately discussed the common exemptions from registration of a fund manager with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment adviser and from registration with the Commodity Future Trading...more
由于高税收、复杂的金融法律以及不稳定的经济和政治等问题继续影响着在岸世界，开曼群岛作为建立私募股权、风险投资和房地产基金之地的魅力与日俱增。...more
为了帮助基金经理确定开曼群岛是否是其基金的正确选择，我们列出了在建立对冲基金时需要考虑的一些重要因素，并介绍了相关文件和法规。 对冲基金通常为开放基金，即投资者可以定期赎回。因此，为满足此类赎回需求， 基金中必须始终有足够的现金或流动资产。...more
देश से बाहर हेज फंड स्थापित करने के मामले में केमैन आइलैंड का नाम दुनिया में पहले नंबर पर आता है। इसका टैक्स-न्यूट्रल प्लेटफॉर्म, स्थिर अर्थव्यवस्था, व्यवहार-कुशल बैंकिंग क्षेत्र, गोपनीयता और पेशेवर वित्तीय सेवा उद्योग ये तो...more
Brief Overview - On 8 February 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly adopted amendments to Form PF (the Amendments), the confidential reporting form...more
Alternative data continues to strongly influence the decision-making of investment professionals across all areas of the investment management industry. In a testament to the rising importance of alternative data, the...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The adopting release...more
Wealth managers and advisers, and distributors in relation to non-retail investment products, for example interests in private equity funds or hedge funds, sustainability linked bonds and other private capital related...more
A recent report published by AIMA, the 4th AIMA Annual Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report 2022, highlighted the continued growth in the AUM being allocated to this asset class during 2021....more
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Katten’s Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take. Each month, Quick Take will highlight key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds. ...more
Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion regarding the changing securities regulatory and enforcement landscape. The election of Joe Biden and his subsequent nomination of Gary Gensler as the next chairman of the US...more
Within the private equity fund arena, there are various well-recognized categories of private equity funds. Those funds include, among others: venture capital funds; leveraged buyout or merchant banking funds; hedge funds;...more
The SEC published a report that provides private fund industry statistics and trends, reflecting aggregated data reported by private fund advisers on Form ADV and Form PF. Most of the data in the more than 50 separate tables...more
Changes to the UCITS Directive (known as “UCITS V”) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union and came into force on 17 September 2014. EU Member States are required to transpose UCITS V into national law...more
In two recent cases, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) has made clear that it has increased its focus on private funds and their allocation of fees and expenses. In the most recent, the SEC entered an order on...more
Hedge funds are a continuing focus for the SEC. This week the Commission filed an action against two fund managers and an adviser alleging that they fabricated performance reports furnished to investors. The Court granted a...more