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SEC and CFTC Extend Form PF Compliance Date Again

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On June 11, 2025 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) again extended the compliance date for the most recent Form PF amendments, providing a near four-month reprieve for...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

The SEC Spoke:  Private Fund Changes Coming

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

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

FCA’s Private Market Valuations Review – Good Practice but Room for Improvement

On 5 March 2025, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the findings of its multi-firm review of valuation processes for private market assets (the “Review”).  The Review covered a firms operating...more

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SEC and CFTC Extend Compliance Date for Form PF Amendments

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On January 29, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (together, the “Agencies”) jointly announced that the compliance date for the new Form PF would be extended by three...more

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SEC Enhances Regulation of Private Fund Advisers

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On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) to the regulation of private fund advisers (Final Rule). The...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Form PF to Drastically Expand Reporting Requirements for Private Fund Managers

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On January 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved a proposal to amend Form Private Fund (“Form PF”) to (i) require additional reporting from advisers to large hedge funds and private equity...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Proposes Amendments to Form PF and Enhanced Reporting for Private Fund Advisers

On January 26, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose amendments to Form PF in order to enhance the reporting requirements and obligations of certain registered investment advisers to private...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

SEC Is Exploring Reforms Regarding Private Fund Disclosure Of Conflicts Of Interest And Fees and Expenses

On September 14, 2021, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. During his testimony, he stated that the SEC is exploring...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SEC's New "Accredited Investor" and "QIB" Definitions May Expand Potential Private Fund Investor Pool

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In light of recent amendments adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the pool of potential investors for private fund managers may be expanding. ...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Amends Definitions of "Accredited Investor" and "Qualified Institutional Buyer"

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments to its current rules under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to the definitions of an "accredited investor" and a "qualified institutional buyer." The amendments...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Adopts Rule Amendments Designed to Expand Access to Private Investment Opportunities

On August 26, 2020, by a 3-2 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule changes that generally expand the scope of the definitions of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and of...more

Morgan Lewis

Protecting Your Investment: Insights For 2020

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Investors and investment managers around the globe are seeing increasing rules and regulations on how they can deploy their money, how they can advertise their services, and how they have to report to regulators. ...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer”

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed on December 18, 2019 amendments to, among other things, its current rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") relating to the definitions of...more

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