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Investment Management Client Alert June 2025

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ESMA Publishes Final Report on the Preparation of Securities Prospectuses -On 12 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report with regulatory technical standards (RTS) for the...more

Cooley LLP

Five Interesting Things From the “SEC Town Hall”

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Recently, SEC Chair Paul Atkins posted his remarks delivered at an “SEC Town Hall.” Here are five things I found interesting...more

Carlton Fields

Funds Not Caged by SEC Names Rule Amendments: Roaming Room Remains

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The SEC recently adopted amendments to its investment company “names” rule that apply to most SEC-registered funds, including underlying funds in which registered insurance company separate accounts invest....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Issues Report on its Review of the Accredited Investor Definition

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On December 14, 2023, the SEC published its review (“Review”) of the accredited investor definition. Section 413(b)(2)(A) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires the SEC to review the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Proposes Rule to Address Use of AI By Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisors

Spurred by the prevalent use of predictive data analytics by broker-dealers and investment advisers to direct their recommendations to investors and to ensure that investor interests remain paramount, the Securities and...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

SEC Division of Investment Management Staff Releases Updated FAQ Regarding Marketing Rule Compliance

On January 11, 2023, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (the “Division Staff”) updated its list of frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) related to amended Rule 206(4)-1 (the “Marketing Rule”) under the...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Adopts New Marketing Rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Dec. 22, 2020, that it has finalized amendments to the current advertising rule (Rule 206(4)-1) and cash solicitation rule (Rule 206(4)-3) under the Investment...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Proposes Update to Accredited Investor Definition that Would Make Private Markets Available to More Investors

On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (Reg D) under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities...more

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SEC Proposes Expansion of the Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer”

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At the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) open meeting on December 18, 2019, the Commissioners approved proposed amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” under Regulation D under the United...more

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SEC Votes to Propose Amendments to the Definition of an Accredited Investor

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday to propose amendments to its current definition of an “accredited investor.” The depression-era definition historically limited certain types of private...more

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SEC Proposes Expanding the Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer”

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On December 18, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a proposal to update the definition of “accredited investor” pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”)...more

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SEC Grants No-action Relief Relaxing Captain In-person Board Voting Requirements

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On February 28, 2019, the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a no-action letter to the Independent Directors Council (IDC) granting no-action relief to certain situations where...more

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