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On April 8, 2025, Acting SEC Chairman Mark T. Uyeda gave a speech signaling that the SEC may revisit the current minimum assets under management (“AUM”) threshold for federal registration, potentially reducing the number of...more
This article is the third and final part in a series discussing trusts in the context of certain common investor thresholds for investment in private securities. This article will examine trusts as “qualified purchases” under...more
On September 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) published a final rule, adopting amendments to CFTC Rule 4.7, which provides exemptive relief from certain compliance obligations to registered...more
An initial question faced by any manager launching a hedge fund is whether or not registration as an investment adviser with the U.S. Secutiries and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The SEC recently proposed amendments to modernize the internet adviser exemption in Rule 203A-2(e) under the Advisers Act, which allows specific investment advisers...more
Summaries of recent legislative and regulatory developments with respect to: •SEC’s 2022 Examination Priorities • Proposed Amendments to Form PF Requirements- •Proposed New Rules Applicable to Private Fund Advisers and...more
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reminded institutions of a new threshold for reporting Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data about open-end lines of credit; the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more
On Thursday, September 9, the resolutions that reform, add and repeal the general rules on the prevention and identification of operations with resources of illicit origin applicable to financial cooperative associations...more
On August 16, 2021, the financial thresholds specified in the definition of “qualified client” under Rule 205‑3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) will increase (i) from $1 million to $1.1 million (assets...more
In an order effective August 16, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) increased the dollar amount tests in the "qualified client" definition under Advisers Act Rule 205-3....more
What You Need To Know: Effective August 16, 2021, the Assets-Under-Management Test will increase to $1.1 million, and the Net Worth Test will increase to $2.2 million. On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Securities and...more
On June 17, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order (the “Order”) approving a revision to Rule 205-3 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), which exempts...more
The SEC proposes a welcome and significant increase in the 13F reporting threshold from US$100 million to US$3.5 billion. On July 10, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a proposed rule amendment...more
On July 10, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed significantly increasing the reporting threshold requiring the filing of a Form 13F to $3.5 billion, a 35-fold increase from the current threshold....more
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At yesterday’s open meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted an amendment to Rule 701. The Commission was mandated to adopt an amendment to Rule 701 by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer...more
As we near the seventh anniversary of the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), private equity and hedge fund advisers are subject to an ever-increasing degree of supervision...more
On June 14, 2016, the SEC issued an order (the “Order”) to increase the net worth threshold for “qualified clients” under Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), from $2 million to...more
Regulatory Developments - SEC Issues Order Approving Inflation Adjustments to “Qualified Client” Dollar Thresholds for Investment Adviser Performance Fee Rule - On June 14, the SEC issued an order approving...more