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Exchange-Traded Fund Fails to Clear SEC Staff Comment Process Prior to Launch

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Who may be interested: Exchange-Traded Funds, Registered Funds and their Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Investment Management publicly issued a...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Eases Marketing Rule Net Performance Requirement

On March 19, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to Rule 206(4)-1 (the Marketing Rule) under the Investment Advisers...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Share Class Structures for Mutual Funds/ ETFs: How Fund Groups Can Begin Preparing for Anticipated SEC Exemptive Relief

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This white paper is intended to guide and inform registered funds, their sponsors and other service providers and their boards (“Boards”) as they prepare to take advantage of potentially forthcoming exemptive relief (the...more

Walkers

Moving to the Channel Islands: A guide for asset managers

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Jersey and Guernsey have long been recognised as leading international investment hubs, offering asset managers a compelling mix of professional and lifestyle advantages....more

MoFo Tech

AI Trends for 2025 - AI and Financial Services: Balancing Innovation with Regulatory Compliance

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As the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand, the financial services industry is leveraging this technology in many ways. AI’s application in credit decision making has become increasingly prominent,...more

Morgan Lewis

Developments in SEC and FINRA Enforcement and Exams for Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers: 2024–2025

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a number of significant enforcement proceedings against investment advisers and broker-dealers in FY 2024 and during the first quarter of FY 2025. If history serves as a...more

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Platform Deal Considerations

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When presented with an opportunity to join an investment management platform, a prospective manager should carefully take into account the following considerations:...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

SEC Extends Compliance Date for Short Sale Reporting Rule to 2026

On February 6, 2025, the SEC announced that it was providing a temporary exemption from compliance with Rule 13f-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), which establishes a mandatory short reporting...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Extended Compliance Date for Recent Form PF Amendments

The new year always marks the start of a busy regulatory filing season for registered investment advisers, including investment advisers that file Form PF (“Form PF Filers”). This year could be especially challenging since,...more

Goodwin

AML/CTF Asset Due Diligence Obligations: CSSF Provides Clarifications in an initial Q&A

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On 13 December 2024, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published the first FAQ to assist professionals in the investment sector supervised, authorised, or registered by the CSSF in complying with...more

DLA Piper

Institutional Investor Newsletter: 2024 End-of-Year Roundup

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A recent trend in continuation vehicles involves traditional private equity sponsors serving as the “lead investor” in lieu of, or in addition to, more traditional secondary buyers and institutional investors. This expansion...more

A&O Shearman

Just a few months left before DORA enforcement: Time to Take Action

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The Digital Operational Resilience Act EU 2022/2554 (DORA) constitutes a groundbreaking EU regulation designed to establish a unified framework for bolstering cybersecurity and operational resilience within the financial...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Latest SEC Document Request Lists: What Private Fund Managers Should be Worrying About

Many private fund managers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Fifth Circuit struck down the Private Fund Rules (check out our blog post for more information). Do not, however, assume the SEC will stop its aggressive...more

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FINRA 2023 Examination and Risk Monitoring Report Highlights Numerous Risk Areas for Brokers

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On January 10, 2023, FINRA published the 2023 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program. The Report serves as a resource for firms to use to bolster their compliance programs and provides a roadmap of FINRA’s...more

The Volkov Law Group

FINRA Reminds Broker-Dealers on Importance of Compliance with New AML Rules

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The new Anti-Money Laundering laws and regulations continue to roll out with new risks, liabilities and compliance requirements.  There is a coming AML enforcement storm, fueled by a new AML whistleblower program that will...more

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