The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted significant changes to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Names Rule), as well as certain forms and disclosure requirements on September 20, 2023...more
12/6/2023
/ Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Form N-PORT ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Notice Requirements ,
NSMIA ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The SEC has proposed new rules designed to regulate potential conflicts of interest associated with broker-dealers’ and investment advisers’ use of certain AI-related technologies in their interactions with investors.
The...more
9/7/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investors ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Predictive Analytics ,
Proposed Rules ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (EXAMS) published its report on 2023 Examination Priorities on February 7, 2023. The 2023 Examination Priorities continue to reflect an examination program...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2022 proposed significant revisions to its rules governing open-end investment company liquidity risk management and swing pricing. The proposal would also update related...more
11/4/2022
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Form N-CEN ,
Form N-PORT ,
GAAP ,
Illiquid Assets ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Liquidity ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Money Market Funds ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swing Pricing
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (EXAMS) published its report on 2021 Examination Priorities on March 3, 2021. The 2021 Examination Priorities cover eight broad topics:
- The protection...more
3/30/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Assets ,
ETFs ,
FinTech ,
Form CRS ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (Staff) on February 26, 2021, published a Risk Alert (Risk Alert)1 regarding digital asset securities.2 The Risk Alert highlights observations...more
On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rule and form amendments to modernize the regulatory framework governing investment adviser advertising and payments to solicitors....more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2020 proposed a long-anticipated framework for fair valuation of fund investments. Proposed Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 would establish...more
5/26/2020
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Fair Value Standard ,
Fund Managers ,
Good Faith ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
No-Action Letters ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rescission ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Valuation
On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a long-anticipated framework for valuation of fund investments. Proposed Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 would establish requirements...more
4/26/2020
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Comment Period ,
Fair Value Standard ,
Good Faith ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Fund Vehicles ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Valuation
On March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two orders updating and extending relief previously provided to registered funds and investment advisers whose operations may be affected by the COVID-19...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to Rule 206(4)-1 – Advertisements by Investment Advisers (Current Advertising Rule) and Rule 206(4)-3 – Cash Payments for Client Solicitations (Current...more
2/3/2020
/ Advertising ,
Cash Solicitation Rule ,
Form ADV ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Retail Investors ,
SEC Advertising Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on August 25, 2015,1 pertaining to all investment advisers registered or required to be registered...more
Two recent SEC Enforcement Division administrative settlements reinforce the importance for fund boards of directors and fund advisers to maintain a robust annual advisory contract renewal process....more
The Division of Investment Management (“Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently published guidance (“Guidance”) addressing steps that funds and fund advisers should consider in light of...more
2/14/2014
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Broker-Dealer ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fixed Income Investments ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Market Making ,
Market Risk Capital Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Volcker Rule