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Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Drops 15% Limit in Private Funds for Retail Closed-End Funds

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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

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC staff issues new FAQs on the Marketing Rule, providing investment advisers with flexibility and clarity

On March 19, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management staff (Staff) issued two new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) focused on Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

SEC’s New Guidance on General Solicitation Eases Accredited Investor Verification for Private Funds

Last month, the SEC issued a No Action Letter interpreting Rule 506(c) that effectively provides a streamlined path for private fund sponsors to conduct an exempt general solicitation offering pursuant to Regulation D of the...more

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SEC staff releases guidance relaxing certain aspects of marketing and fundraising

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The Division of Investment Management of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) released new guidance on March 19, 2025 that replaces and relaxes prior guidance for registered investment advisers (RIAs) with...more

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SEC Clarifies When Gross-Only Performance May Be Permissible

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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

King & Spalding

New Marketing Rule FAQs Facilitate Compliance on Net Performance

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On March 19, 2025, the SEC Staff published two Marketing Rule FAQs that address some of the more challenging aspects of the Marketing Rule requirement to present net performance information. Specifically, the FAQs provide a...more

Akerman LLP

SEC’s Latest Marketing Rule Guidance: Key Takeaways for Advisers

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On March 19, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management updated its Marketing Compliance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) to address industry confusion that has arisen in the wake...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Staff Issues New Marketing Rule FAQs

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

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

SEC Division of Investment Management Staff Revises Guidance on Certain Gross and Net Performance-Related Presentations

On March 19, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (the “Staff”) updated its Marketing Compliance Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) to address the inclusion by SEC-registered investment advisers of...more

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SEC Staff Issues Welcome Guidance on Extracted Performance and Portfolio Characteristics Under the Marketing Rule

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On March 19, 2025, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) updated its Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) pertaining to Rule 206(4)-1 (the “Marketing Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SEC's Division of Investment Management Updates Marketing Rule FAQs

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The SEC's Division of Investment Management (Division) on March 19, 2025, updated its Marketing Compliance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with respect to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Marketing...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FAQs on the Latham Letter for Exempt Offerings with General Solicitation Under Rule 506(c)

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On March 12, 2025, Latham obtained SEC Staff guidance on the use of general solicitation in private placements. The guidance unlocks the full potential of Regulation D Rule 506(c) by clarifying that issuers may satisfy the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SEC Releases New Guidance on Tailored Shareholder Reports

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On January 19, 2024, the Division of Investment Management staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), released several responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the adoption of rules and form...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Exempts Brokers and Dealers from Rule 15c2-11 Review and Recordkeeping Requirements for Quotations on 144A Fixed Income...

On October 30, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order (the “Order”) that grants exemptive relief under Rule 15c2-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to brokers and dealers that publish...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Rule 15c2-11 Update: The SEC Provides Temporary Relief for Fixed Income Rule 144A Securities Until January 4, 2025

The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets issued a new no-action letter yesterday that removes the requirement that Rule 144A information be made publicly available prior to a broker-dealer publishing a quotation or...more

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