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Investment Company Act of 1940 Shareholders Appeals

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Justices to Consider Whether Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act Creates a Federal Cause of Action

In its October 2025 Term, the Supreme Court will decide whether Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“ICA”) creates a federal cause of action for private plaintiffs seeking rescission of contracts that are...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

US Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Decide Whether Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act Allows for a Private Right of...

On June 30, 2025, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., et al., 24-345 to resolve a circuit split over whether Section 47(b) of the Investment Company...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Supreme Court to Consider Closing a Back Door to Fund Litigation Claims Under the Investment Company Act

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On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will determine whether Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (ICA) creates a private right of action for shareholders of registered investment...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Outlines Factors to Determine Whether Adviser's Fees Violate Investment Company Act

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini outlined the factors courts must consider in determining whether the fees an adviser charges a mutual fund are excessive and in violation of the Investment Company Act. All the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California State Court Declines to Expand Standing for Claims Under 1933 Act

In Jensen v. iShares Trust, 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 61 (Cal. App. Jan. 23, 2020), a rare state court decision addressing claims under the Securities Act of 1933 (“1933 Act”), the California Court of Appeal rejected...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

Eighth Circuit Says No Standing for Fund of Funds’ Shareholders Under Section 36(b)

On July 24, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a shareholder of a fund of funds lacks standing under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended...more

Morgan Lewis

In Eagerly Awaited Ruling, AXA Beats Excessive Fee Claim

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The fund manager was victorious in the first court decision to come from a group of complaints filed over the last several years against manager-of-manager models. Introduction - Following a 25-day bench trial, the...more

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