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AI Today in 5: August 22, 2025, The Angst Episode
The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 17: Security, Cyber-Intel, and a Sense of Humor with Nir Rothenberg of Rapyd
Daily Compliance News: August 22, 2025, The WADA Returns Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 76 - The Digital Future: The US GENIUS Act and Hong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance / The Hong Kong Web3 Blueprint: Building a Web 3 International Financial Hub Report
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Understanding the Development and Regulation of Buy Now, Pay Later Products — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Understanding BBB Ratings: Strategic Approaches to Consumer Complaints — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Compliance Tip of the Day: Co-Thinking with AI
Joint Venture Eligibility Refresher on Requirements for Government Contractors
Compliance into the Weeds: Two Cyber Security Cases for the Compliance Professional
The Road to Regulation: Vehicle Service Contracts Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
AI Today in 5: August 12, 2025, The Creating Billionaires Episode
Compliance Tip of the Day - The ROI of Compliance
AI Today in 5: August 11, 2025, The ACHILLES Project Episode
Taxing Intelligence: AI's Role in Modern Tax Administration
Podcast - An Overview of State Attorney General Consumer Protection Enforcement
LathamTECH in Focus: Move Fast, Stay Compliant
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Compliance Clarity for Federal Contractors with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of Arbor Consulting Group
AI Today in 5: August 6, 2025, The Rethinking Compliance Episode
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A Domestic Issues
Our Investment Funds Team explains the Securities and Exchange Commission new guidance that expands retail investor access to private funds by relaxing previous restrictions....more
As previously described in a May Ropes & Gray Alert, the SEC staff no longer requires retail closed-end funds to limit their investments in private funds – i.e., funds relying upon Sections 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act...more
At least once or twice per year, a prospective client will call with the greatest new idea—launch a venture fund for everyone. Open up potential fundraising by appealing to moderate-income people. Why hasn’t anyone thought of...more
Earlier today the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) published a revised version of the Jersey Private Fund Guide (JPF Guide). The new JPF Guide, and a new statutory instrument, the Collective Investment Funds...more
Some private fund managers in California face potentially dire consequences if they fail to properly register with the state and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Failing to adhere to relevant securities laws...more
Since our prior IM Update, in separate Alerts, we covered (i) the SEC’s decision to remove from its regulatory agenda proposed rulemakings relevant to the investment management industry, (ii) Ropes & Gray’s updated and...more
Since 2002, the staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) consistently issued comments during the registration statement review process to closed-end funds (CEFs) registered under the Investment Company Act of...more
Statements earlier this week by SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins and by Division of Investment Management Director Natasha J. Greiner indicate that the SEC staff will no longer require retail closed-end funds to limit their...more
At yesterday's Practising Law Institute’s SEC Speaks program, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chair Paul Atkins shared his views on a wide range of topics. Chair Atkins touched on innovation at the SEC, FinHub and...more
Confession: writing this in May 2025, we cannot predict with confidence what the rest of 2025 will bring. The year has already seen four months of change and upheaval – political, regulatory, and economic. The new US...more
Paul Atkins has taken the reins of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). After being confirmed by the Senate on April 9, Atkins officially began his tenure as SEC Chairman on April 21. His arrival is expected to...more
On April 3, 2025, the SEC filed a notice of intent to grant FS Credit Opportunities Corp. et. al.’s (“FS”)1 amended application for an order permitting certain business development companies (“BDCs”) and closed-end management...more
The SEC recently issued a notice with regard to a new model of co-investment relief and issued the first exemptive order for multi-class relief to a private BDC. This legal alert discusses both new developments....more
On March 27, 2025, the Senate Banking Committee (Committee) held Paul Atkins’ confirmation hearing for Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission). Below are some highlights, observations, and...more
On March 27, 2025, the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (the “Committee”) convened in an open session to consider the nomination of Paul Atkins as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
In a March 12, 2025 no-action letter, the SEC staff provided commonsense guidance relating to verification of accredited investor status under rule 506(c). The guidance aligns with industry practice and has the potential to...more
On March 12, 2025, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued no-action guidance providing that certain minimum investment amounts, along with certain written representations from the purchaser, could...more
On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a No-Action Letter that provided guidance regarding the ways issuers can satisfy the accredited investor verification requirements of offerings made...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission staff (Staff) has issued revised guidance regarding the application of Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Marketing Rule), providing flexibility for...more
Our Investment Funds Team reviews new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidance that allows certain issuers to simplify the subscription process for 506(c) offerings....more
On March 19, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management issued two new FAQs related to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Rule”). The new guidance reduces the complexity of the...more
On March 19, 2025, the SEC made two significant updates to the Marketing Rule's FAQ page. DWT discussed the SEC's recently adopted Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) in our 2024 post, and...more
On March 19, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to Rule 206(4)-1 (the Marketing Rule) under the Investment Advisers...more
SEC Staff published new guidance providing private fund managers and other investment advisers with flexibility to use extracted performance and portfolio/investment characteristics in marketing materials, without cumbersome...more
On March 12, 2025, staff from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC staff) issued new guidance regarding Rule 506(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act). We expect that such guidance will...more