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In September 2024, FinCEN issued the Investment Adviser Rule, which aims to “address ongoing illicit finance risks, threats, and vulnerabilities posed by criminals and foreign adversaries that exploit the U.S. financial...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper (CP) proposing the removal of reporting and notification requirements as part of its strategy to prevent unnecessary collection of data to reduce...more
NEW AND PROPOSED RULES - Third Set of Form PF Amendments to Take Effect on June 12, 2025 - Attorneys in Vedder Price’s Investment Services Group recently published a bulletin, available here, on the third set of...more
FINRA has proposed a single, streamlined rule (the Proposed Rule) to replace FINRA Rule 3270 (Outside Business Activities of Registered Persons) and FINRA Rule 3280 (Private Securities Transactions of an Associated Person)...more
On May 16, 2024, the SEC breathed new life into its decades-old Regulation S-P, which requires firms to adopt policies and procedures for the protection of customer information and records. The amended rule balloons the...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) has thrown a wrench into the gears of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in its attempt to regulate those investment advisers that...more
On 13 February 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a groundbreaking Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to combat illicit finance and national security threats in the investment adviser sector. The...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a new notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), referred to herein as the "Proposed Rule," that would subject SEC-registered...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau within the U.S. Treasury Department, has issued a proposed rule (the “Proposal”) that would subject certain investment advisers to anti-money laundering (“AML”)...more
In 2024, investment advisers – those registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and those that file notices as exempt reporting advisers - will continue to feel the impact of the SEC’s recent rule...more
The United States Department of the Treasury has announced that it is working to address what it perceives as money laundering risks associated with investment advisers. Specifically, the agency asserts that absent consistent...more
...SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule - On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund Names Rule) as well...more
This RIA Regulatory Review highlights certain key regulatory developments affecting investment advisers. Please contact us with any questions on the topics covered below. The SEC Adopts Significant New Rules for Private...more
New rules are expected to have substantial impact on funds industry - On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved significant new rules applicable to advisers of private funds (the "Private...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) last week adopted highly anticipated new rules and amendments (the “Adopted Rules”) to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), that will...more
In a 3-2 vote on August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) adopted five new rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), collectively called the “Private Fund...more
On August 23, 2023, in a 3-2 vote, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules (the “Final Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) primarily affecting investment...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted the long awaited “Private Fund Adviser Rule” (the “PFA”). The proposed PFA was introduced on February 9, 2022 (“Proposed Rule”), and the SEC has been working with the...more
On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved by a 3-2 vote a final rule enacting a series of wide-sweeping changes to the regulation of the private funds industry (the “Final Rule”). While...more
Earlier this summer, we wrote about both new and amended rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) regarding private funds, their advisers,...more
On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt a final set of rules and amendments under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (collectively, the Final Rules) that significantly expand...more
Sponsors and managers of private funds must attend to various routine regulatory and compliance tasks, which can include ongoing reporting obligations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), updating...more
On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will reopen the public comment periods for 11 rulemaking releases and one request for comment due to a technological error that resulted...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on 9 February 2022 proposed new rules and amendments (collectively, the Proposed Rules) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act)....more
The SEC recently proposed to require investment managers to report short sale information on a monthly basis if such activity exceeds certain thresholds, and to require broker dealers to begin to mark “buy to cover” trades...more