Podcast: Credit Funds: Hot Topics in BDC Regulation
Podcast: Credit Funds: 1940 Act Interval Funds
Since the enactment of the Investment Company Act 85 years ago, the asset management industry has grown from $2 billion in assets to more than $39 trillion in assets. Under existing Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)...more
Key Points - - The SEC’s Crypto Task Force acknowledges past hostility toward digital assets and aims to create more sensible regulations. - Tokenized securities face complex regulatory challenges, including compliance...more
A fund primarily engaged in investing or trading in securities must register under the Investment Company Act, unless it falls under an exception to the definition of investment company. The exceptions are listed in Section...more
As the private equity (“PE”) and venture capital (“VC”) funds industry grows and matures in Asia, managers are increasingly looking to market interests in their funds to U.S.-based investors. However, many Asia-based managers...more
On February 7, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) announced its 2023 examination priorities (“Examination Priorities”). The Division indicated that 2023 examinations will prioritize several significant...more
2021 continued the trend of increased regulatory focus on privacy and cybersecurity for private investment funds in the U.S. and abroad. There are no signs of the trend leveling off any time soon. One of the topics that...more
I never find it boring to review the investment adviser exemptions for private fund managers. Apparently, I am not the only one since this is a question we frequently field. Initially, private fund manager investment...more
On October 7, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a new rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) with respect to fund of fund arrangements.1 New Rule 12d1-4...more