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Investment Adviser Hedge Clauses: A Suitable Tool to Limit Liability or an SEC Enforcement Red Flag?

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A “hedge clause,” when incorporated into an investment advisory agreement, is designed to limit an adviser’s liability to its advisory client. Even carefully worded hedge clauses, however, can attract unwanted SEC enforcement...more

Winstead PC

SEC Renewed Action on Hedge Clauses

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Hedge clauses are provisions in investment advisory agreements that aim to limit an adviser’s liability for certain actions or outcomes. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has expressed the position that...more

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SEC Increases Qualified Client Threshold

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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

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