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Reflections on Initial SEC Policy Changes Early in the Atkins Era

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Since Paul Atkins became Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 21, 2025, the SEC has announced significant pivots in its approaches to enforcement, regulatory guidance, investment adviser...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

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Three Risks to Monitor in Private Credit

Private credit has become an essential source of financing globally, with fund sponsors enjoying strong demand from borrowers, market participants, and investors.  However, as the industry’s “golden age” continues, regulatory...more

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IOSCO final report and guidance for liquidity risk management for CIS

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its final report containing revised recommendations for liquidity risk management for collective investment schemes (CIS), accompanied by...more

Alston & Bird

CFTC Guidance Clarifies Non-U.S. Person Status of Certain Offshore Trading Firms

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Our Investment Funds Team examines an interpretive letter from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that may help to clarify when non-U.S. firms with U.S. contacts can be considered non-U.S. persons for...more

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SEC Chairman Paul Atkins to Urge SEC to Rethink Private Fund 15% Threshold

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On May 19, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Chairman Paul Atkins delivered prepared remarks before the SEC Speaks Conference hosted by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI). In his remarks, Atkins...more

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FCA findings from smaller asset managers and alternatives business model review

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published findings of its review of smaller asset managers and alternatives business models, together with a press release. The review formed part of the FCA's alternatives...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Regulatory Priorities Spring Into Focus, April 2025 - The UK Regulator Sets Out Its Supervisory Priorities for the Asset...

On February 26, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wrote to Chief Executives in the asset management and alternatives sector to set out their current supervision priorities (the Portfolio Letter)....more

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Global Survey of ESG Regulations for Asset Managers - ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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INTRODUCTION - Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation...more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU Version - August 2023

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Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding European regulatory law in English language. Furthermore, we produce detailed briefings to cover key developments in the field of financial...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

An Evolving High-Wire Act: Navigating Conflicting Laws, Regulations, and Guidance in the ESG Space

The idea that investors might choose to consider certain environmental, social, and governance factors when deciding whether to buy shares of a company—a concept commonly known as ESG—continues to gain popularity with...more

McDermott Will & Emery

International News: Spotlight on ESG, Impact & Sustainability

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ESG is understood to be an acronym for “environmental, social and governance,” but the term can be challenging because it’s used to describe similar but distinct communities of practice, including corporate social...more

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ESG Disclosures: Lessons Learned and Best Practices [Part 3 of 4]

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In our previous alert, we described the sustainability reporting ecosystem shaping the disclosure parameters and approaches to voluntary disclosure given the lack of regulatory mandates on disclosure. ...more

Morgan Lewis

The Regulatory Overlay On ESG Investing

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This White Paper highlights the legal and regulatory considerations in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Hong Kong, and Singapore that asset managers and their institutional investor clients should...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SFC Issues Consultation Conclusions on the Hong Kong Open-Ended Fund Company Regime

• The introduction of an OFC structure in Hong Kong is intended to further develop Hong Kong as an international asset management centre and fund domicile. • The OFC provides Hong Kong Type 9 licenced managers seeking to...more

Carlton Fields

SEC Sidelines Funds Focused on Cryptocurrencies

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In a January 18 letter to two of the fund industry’s leading advocacy groups, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management advised fund sponsors not to initiate registration of funds that intend to invest...more

Nossaman LLP

SEC Cyber Unit Increases Efforts to Regulate Crypto-Currency

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Based on how 2017 ended, entities and individuals in the crypto-currency markets should expect increased scrutiny from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in 2018. The SEC’s Cyber Unit commenced its...more

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China opens up the securities investment fund management industry: the first in a journey of ten thousand steps?

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On 30 June 2016, the industry self-regulating body, the Asset Management Association of China published what, on the face of it, appeared to be a fairly innocuous document entitled Questions and Answers regarding the...more

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