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The Mysterious Boundary Beyond Which “Personal” Relationships Jeopardize a Director’s Independence

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In a recent enforcement action, the SEC concluded that the relationship between James Craigie and an officer of Church & Dwight Co. fatally undermined Craigie’s status as an “independent director” of the company under New...more

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SEC Provides Guidance on Determining Investment Company Status in SPAC Rule Release

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies, SPACs, Investment Advisers Quick Take: Following a 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted final rules to enhance disclosure and provide additional investor protections in IPOs by...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Where Does ESG-Related Disclosure Reporting Stand?

Our earlier blog post, “Companies Should Know Benefits and Risks of ESG Reporting,” provided an overview of the Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) metrics, why these metrics are important to companies and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC ESG crackdown - Investment funds in the crosshairs

As investors have piled into ESG-friendly mutual funds over the past several years, the SEC has begun ratcheting up scrutiny of the representations made by the advisers of those ESG investment funds. This week, the SEC...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

What are DRMs and do you need one? SEC adopts framework for derivatives use by registered funds and BDCs

On October 28, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt Rule 18f-4 (the Final Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), which establishes a comprehensive framework...more

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SEC Issues Temporary Borrowing Relief for Mutual Funds and Insurance Company Separate Accounts

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On March 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an exemptive order (the “Order”) providing relief from certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and various rules...more

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OCIE Releases Risk Alert Summarizing Observations from Fund Exams and Recent Initiatives

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On November 7, 2019, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert outlining its top compliance observations from examinations of nearly 300 registered funds conducted over a two-year...more

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XBRL Amendments Have Limited Impact on Insurance Products

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On June 28, the SEC amended existing requirements for public operating companies and mutual funds regarding the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for financial statement information and risk/return...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets Alert – Public Market Advocacy Groups Release Guidance

On April 27, 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nasdaq, along with certain technology and biotechnology groups, released a policy paper titled “Expanding...more

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