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Ballard Spahr LLP

Executive Order Seeks to Expand Access to Crypto and Private Investments in Defined-Contribution Plans

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the Order) instructing federal agencies to expand access to alternative asset investments for participants in defined-contribution retirement plans such as 401(k)...more

Morgan Lewis

AI in Investment Management: Opportunities, Pitfalls, and Regulatory Developments in Asia

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Artificial intelligence has become one of the most transformative forces in modern finance, reshaping how investment firms operate, analyze data, and interact with clients. AI is no longer a futuristic concept but rather a...more

A&O Shearman

Mansion House: Leeds Reforms

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HM Treasury has published a press release confirming a significant package of measures aimed at making the UK the prime destination for financial services by 2035, referred to as the "Leeds Reforms"...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The AI in Wealthtech Field Guide

The wealthtech industry is deploying AI to create more efficient, bespoke, user-driven, and data-intensive portfolio management strategies, and to streamline analytics and administration. AI can be used in a vast number of...more

Hall Benefits Law

SCOTUS Revives Cornell 403b Lawsuit: What Fiduciaries Must Know

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Fiduciaries must treat plan management as an active compliance obligation to avoid legal exposure, says a Hall Benefits Law practitioner. On April 17, 2025, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous per curiam opinion in...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FUNDamentals — June 2025

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FUNDamentals is a periodic digest of news and information specifically for private funds and their managers. In this issue, we highlight some fundraising trends, new marketing rule FAQs, fund liquidity trends (limited...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Preparing for ETFs as a Share Class: Updated and Expanded as of June 11, 2025

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Introduction - On March 17, 2025, Ropes & Gray published a white paper describing the much-anticipated Share Class Relief 1 and outlining matters we believed Advisers and Boards may want to consider in connection with...more

Carlton Fields

Expect Focus - Volume II, May 2025

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Builder of Investment Models Deviates From Blueprints Employee’s Rogue Remodeling Costs Builder Plenty - The SEC’s recent order instituting administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings (OIP) against registered...more

Carlton Fields

Builder of Investment Models Deviates From Blueprints - Employee’s Rogue Remodeling Costs Builder Plenty

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The SEC’s recent order instituting administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings (OIP) against registered investment advisers Two Sigma Investments LP and Two Sigma Advisers LP illustrates significant risks for investment...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Intangibles You Need To Succeed In The 401(k) Business

The most disappointing part of going to law school was the lack of practicality. Sure, it helps you think like a lawyer and teach you the basics of the law, it never helped with becoming a successful lawyer or how to draw a...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

You can’t sell Betamax in a VHS World

A plan provider once asked me if I had written a comprehensive article on why trustee-directed 401(k) plans are superior to participant-directed plans. Although I believe in this argument, I haven’t actually written such an...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Women in PE and Finance to Know: Caroline Dallas

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The interview below is part of an ongoing effort by McGuireWoods to profile women leaders in private equity (PE) and finance....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Vanguard cuts fees

Vanguard announced expense ratio reductions to 168 mutual fund and exchange-traded share classes across 87 funds. The reductions will save investors more than $350 million in 2025 alone, the largest annual expense ratio...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

Walkers

Fund Finance: Central Bank of Ireland relaxes regulatory prohibition on provision of third-party guarantees by QIAIFs

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Subject to certain requirements, a QIAIF may now guarantee the obligations of third-party entities in respect of investments and/or intermediate vehicles in which the QIAIF has a direct or indirect economic interest. This is...more

Woodruff Sawyer

If Gen AI Is a Bubble, Here's How Investment Managers Can Stay Protected

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In 2024, global venture investment in generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) grew to more than $56 billion, a 94% year-over-year increase from 2023. From 2023 to 2025, Nvidia’s market cap has grown from about $500...more

A&O Shearman

ESMA publishes SMSG advice on MiFID investment research changes under the EU Listing Act

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published advice from the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) on the ESMA consultation paper on draft technical advice on investment research. The technical...more

Alston & Bird

Structured Finance Spectrum – Winter 2025

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features a close look at business development companies, an introduction to project...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Alternative Data Poised for More Growth in the Age of AI: The 2024 Lowenstein Sandler Alternative Data Report

Over the last six years, investment management professionals have steadily increased their use of alternative data to improve decision-making, optimize portfolios, improve due diligence, and boost returns. Now, with widely...more

K&L Gates LLP

Middle East: New Saudi Netting Regulation Creating a Buzz

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There was a buzz during the joint association conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the 19 February. A collaboration by ISDA, ISLA and ICMA, the industry associations representing parties that enter into transactions such as...more

DLA Piper

An Alternative Approach to Access Capital and Liquidity – Why US Companies Should Consider an ASX Listing

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A number of US companies have gone public in Australia as an alternative to a further private round in the US. While the ASX may not be an obvious alternative to US capital markets, there are a number of reasons why the it...more

Conyers

Insurance and Asset Managers in the Cayman Islands: A Perfect Marriage?

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The significant growth in life & annuity reinsurance in the Cayman Islands has showed no signs of slowing in the past few years and a material ingredient of this growth is Cayman reinsurers sponsored by large private equity /...more

Walkers

Growth in European Fund Finance: A Channel Islands perspective

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Access to liquidity was a central theme of 2024 in the European fund finance market. Whilst macro-economic factors suppressed demand for subscription lines, alternatives such as NAV, GP and back-leverage facilities kept many...more

White & Case LLP

Corporate Governance Key developments

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Updated Principles of Remuneration - On the 9 October 2024, the Investment Association (‘IA’), a trade body for UK investment managers, published the Principles of Remuneration (the Principles). IA members are...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Back-Leverage to the Future January 2025 - Single-Asset Back-Leverage Facilities for Private Credit Loans

As regular Fund Finance Friday readers know, articles in this newsletter often explore emerging trends in fund finance and fund finance-adjacent areas, and in this article, we will look at single-asset back-leverage (“SABL”)...more

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