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SEC Extends Compliance Dates for Amendments to Names Rule

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Investment Advisers; Boards of Directors; Compliance Officers - Quick Take: The SEC recently announced a six-month extension of the compliance dates for amendments to...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Co-Investment Relief a Step to Retail Access to Registered Funds

On March 4, 2025, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) wrote to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to express its support of a request for co-investment exemptive relief by an applicant and urge that the SEC grant...more

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The Rules of the Name: SEC Staff Updates Guidance on Fund Naming Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff issued updated FAQs regarding Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Names Rule”) on January 8, 2025.  These updates reflect amendments that were adopted...more

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SEC Staff Issues Names Rule FAQs

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The Staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission has issued FAQs regarding recent amendments to Rule 35d-1 (often referred to as the Names Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The amendments to the Names...more

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SEC Division of Examinations: 2025 Examination Priorities

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) released its 2025 examination priorities, an annual publication by the Division designed to make the public aware of issues, areas,...more

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A Second Trump Administration: Implications for Asset Managers

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On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, major media outlets announced Donald J. Trump as the winner of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This alert discusses the potential impact of Mr. Trump’s election on the U.S. Securities and...more

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SEC Charges Investment Company, CEO and Board Member for Alleged Misleading Statements Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Boards of Directors; Compliance Staff; Registered Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The SEC recently settled charges against a registered investment adviser (Adviser)...more

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SEC Compliance Outreach for Investment Adviser and Investment Company Senior Officers

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it will host a compliance outreach program on November 7, 2024 (see the program’s agenda) on Advisers Act and Investment Company Act related topics.  The agenda...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Private Fund Adviser Rule Vacated

On June 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “court”) vacated the private fund adviser rule (the “rule”) adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in September 2023. Notably, during the...more

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Proskauer's Hedge Start: What Key Exemptions Apply to Hedge Funds?

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We have separately discussed the common exemptions from registration of a fund manager with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment adviser and from registration with the Commodity Future Trading...more

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Fifth Circuit Vacates New Private Funds Rules

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In a 3-0 decision issued today, June 5, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) vacated the new private funds rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 23, 2023 (the “Rule”)....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Fifth Circuit Reviews Private Fund Advisers Rule

A “private fund” is an investment vehicle that is not required to be registered or regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ICA). Private funds are typically accessible only to...more

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SEC Proposes Update to Definition of Qualifying Venture Capital Fund

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Who may be interested: Boards of Directors, Investment Advisers, Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC proposed Rule 3c-7 under the 1940 Act, which would inflation adjust the dollar threshold for a fund to meet the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Marketing Rule Compliance: Updated FAQ

The staff of the Division of Investment Management has prepared the following responses to questions related to the adoption of amendments to rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 in December 2020. The staff...more

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US Asset Management Regulatory Year in Review 2023

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It is a dramatic understatement to describe 2023 as a busy year in the United States for asset management regulation. With 24 rules adopted and 18 new rules or rule amendments proposed, the US Securities and Exchange...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: January 1, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more

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SEC Approves Exchange Listing Applications for Spot Bitcoin ETPs

On January 10, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order approving the applications of 11 different spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded products (the “Approved ETPs”) to each list and trade their shares on...more

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Effect of the New NYSE and Nasdaq Clawback Listing Standards on Registered Funds and BDCs

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Beginning on December 1, 2023, companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) will need to adopt and comply with policies providing for the recovery, or “clawback”, of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - November 2023

...SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule - On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund Names Rule) as well...more

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SEC Division of Examinations Publishes 2024 Examination Priorities

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On October 16, 2023, the Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published its annual Examination Priorities for 2024 (the “Exam Priorities”). Consistent with the...more

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SEC Modernizes the “Names Rule” for Funds

What’s in a name? According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, quite a bit. On September 20, 2023, the SEC adopted amendments to the Investment Company Act of 1940, most notably to the “Names Rule” governing the names...more

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SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief Under Section 17 and Rule 17d-1 Thereunder Allowing Fund to Enter Transaction Agreement with New...

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Boards of Directors; and Investment Advisers. Quick Take: The staff of the SEC Division of Investment Management (Staff) recently issued a no-action letter stating...more

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Reviewing the Industry Groups’ Opening Brief Challenging the Private Funds Rules

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On November 1, 2023, the industry groups (the Petitioners) challenging the new Private Fund Adviser Rules filed in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit their opening brief (the Brief) setting forth their legal...more

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SEC Division of Examinations Releases its 2024 Examination Priorities

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Directors of Registered Investment Companies; and Investment Advisers Quick Take: The staff of the SEC Division of Examinations (Staff) recently released its 2024...more

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The SEC’s Private Fund Adviser Rules Explained — Part 2: The Preferential Treatment Rule

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On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), to address certain conflicts of interest and...more

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