On January 17, 2025, the ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit asking the court to hold various key provisions under the 2024 Mental Health Parity Addiction Equity Act...more
Last week, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) issued a nonenforcement policy regarding the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) final regulations,...more
In connection with its regulation titled "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)," implementing Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 88 Fed. Reg....more
On March 24th, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published summaries of employee rights and employer obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on the DOL’s COVID-19 and the Workplace website. Also...more
Renewed Call for Investment Adviser User Fees - As we reported in previous editions of our Investment Management Newsletter, various persons have proposed that a user fee be imposed on SEC registered investment...more
Non-Enforcement Matters - SEC Focused on Compliance Programs - SEC Beefing Up its Risk and Examinations Office - SEC Guidance on Valuation of Portfolio Securities - Affiliated Exchange-Traded Funds May...more
Non-Enforcement Matters: - No Rush to Advertise by Hedge Funds - Updated Guidance From the SEC - Results of Dodd-Frank Legislation on Investment Adviser Registration Numbers Enforcement Matters: ...more
Non-Enforcement Matters - SEC to Monitor Fund Performance Claims - Suit Against Exchange Traded Funds’ Investment Adviser Dismissed - Counterparty Risk Management Practices for Mutual Funds. ...more
Non-Enforcement Matters: - Private Fund Issuers’ Use of New SEC Rule 506(c) Hardly a “Slam Dunk” - Advisers Need to Revisit Their Business Continuity Plans. Enforcement Matters: - Registered...more
Non-Enforcement Matters - Insider Trading in Mutual Fund Shares - Incentive for Whistleblowers to Bypass Internal Reporting - SEC Announces Compliance Outreach Sessions - Implementation of FATCA Reporting...more
* Non-Enforcement Matters: - Legislation Reintroduced to Charge Investment Advisor User Fees - SEC Examination Program for Newly Registered Investment Advisers Reveals Common Areas of Concern - Recent...more