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FinCEN Announces Intention to Postpone Effective Date of Anti-Money Laundering Rule for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt...

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FinCEN will work through the rulemaking process to formally extend the IA AML Rule effective date and intends to provide the IA sector with regulatory certainty by issuing appropriate exemptive relief delaying the effective...more

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FUNDamentals – FinCEN Delays Investment Adviser AML Rule Until 2028, Signals Revisions to Scope

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On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to delay the effective date of the final rule imposing anti-money laundering (AML) obligations on...more

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FCA launches IAAT

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched the investment advice assessment tool (IAAT) to help personal investment firms assess the suitability of their investment advice and disclosures to consumers (excluding...more

Mayer Brown

US SEC Gives Green Light to Swiss-Based Investment Adviser Registration Applications

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On June 10, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will immediately resume processing new and pending registration applications of investment advisers with their principal office and place of...more

Carlton Fields

Contingent Deferred Annuities: Time for Renewal?

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Contingent deferred annuities (CDAs) represent an interesting approach to securing lifetime income but have struggled for recognition in the marketplace since their introduction more than a decade ago. Recent developments,...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Acting Chairman Uyeda Suggests Revisiting the Role of State Securities Regulators in Connection with Mid-size Investment Advisers...

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On April 8, 2025, then Acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), highlighted in remarks before the Annual Conference on Federal and State Securities Cooperation two areas where...more

Morgan Lewis

FINRA Proposes Single Rule to Replace FINRA Rules 3270 and 3280

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FINRA has proposed a single, streamlined rule (the Proposed Rule) to replace FINRA Rule 3270 (Outside Business Activities of Registered Persons) and FINRA Rule 3280 (Private Securities Transactions of an Associated Person)...more

Carlton Fields

New SEC Management Boldly Charts New Course

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A shift in leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission often brings significant changes in regulatory priorities and enforcement approaches. As anticipated in our firm’s EO Watch alert, “Immediate Practical...more

Goodwin

SEC Backtracks on Net Performance Requirements in New Marketing Rule FAQs

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On March 19th, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued two new FAQs under the Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) that will allow investment advisers to (i)...more

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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Staff Publish First FAQs for Amended Names Rule

The staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (the Staff) has published FAQs regarding amended Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Amended Names Rule). The new FAQs, published on January 8,...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Fifth Circuit Puts the Brakes on SEC’s Private Fund Rules: What’s Next For Private Fund Advisers

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In a continuation of recent court decisions overturning the rulemaking authority of federal agencies, a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The New Fiduciary Rule (35): The Education Exception

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) final regulation defining fiduciary status for investment advice to retirement investors is effective on September 23, 2024. The related exemptions—PTE 2020-02 and 84-24—are partially effective...more

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केमैन आइलैंड में हेज फंड स्थापित करने में आपकी मदद के लिए एक गाइड

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देश से बाहर हेज फंड स्थापित करने के मामले में केमैन आइलैंड का नाम दुनिया में पहले नंबर पर आता है। इसका टैक्स-न्यूट्रल प्लेटफॉर्म, स्थिर अर्थव्यवस्था, व्यवहार-कुशल बैंकिंग क्षेत्र, गोपनीयता और पेशेवर वित्तीय सेवा उद्योग ये तो...more

Sullivan & Worcester

2024 Investment Adviser Regulatory and Compliance Annual Letter

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In 2024, investment advisers – those registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and those that file notices as exempt reporting advisers - will continue to feel the impact of the SEC’s recent rule...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The New Fiduciary Rule (1): An Overview

The US Department of Labor has released its package of proposed changes to the regulation defining fiduciary advice and to the exemptions for conflicts and compensation for investment advice to plans, participants (including...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Adopts Amendments to the Investment Company Names Rule (Rule 35d-1)

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On September 20, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1[1] (the “Names Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as well as amendments to certain...more

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SEC Adopts Final Private Fund Adviser Rules

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New rules are expected to have substantial impact on funds industry - On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved significant new rules applicable to advisers of private funds (the "Private...more

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SEC Adopts Highly Anticipated Private Funds Rules

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) last week adopted highly anticipated new rules and amendments (the “Adopted Rules”) to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), that will...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

An Early Glimpse into the SEC’s Private Funds Advisor Rule

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted the long awaited “Private Fund Adviser Rule” (the “PFA”). The proposed PFA was introduced on February 9, 2022 (“Proposed Rule”), and the SEC has been working with the...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Final Private Fund Adviser Rules

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On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved by a 3-2 vote a final rule enacting a series of wide-sweeping changes to the regulation of the private funds industry (the “Final Rule”). While...more

DarrowEverett LLP

What SEC’s Transparency Rule Means for Investors, Advisers and Funds

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Earlier this summer, we wrote about both new and amended rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) regarding private funds, their advisers,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Europäische Aufsichtsbehörden (ESAs) legen gemeinsames Verständnis von Greenwashing vor und weisen auf Risiken hin

Die Europäischen Aufsichtsbehörden haben am 1. Juni ihre Fortschrittsberichte über Greenwashing veröffentlicht. Die Berichte enthalten ein gemeinsames Verständnis von Greenwashing und helfen so, Marktteilnehmern und...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Robo-Advisors Have the Ability to Meet Fiduciary Standards, but Not All Do

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Have you ever considered investing your money with a robot? A new category of investment advisers known as robo-advisors are automated, low-cost services that provide investment advice via web or mobile platforms....more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

House Passes JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018

The United States House of Representatives passed the bipartisan JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018, which is often referred to as JOBS Act 3.0. ...more

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