The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on October 7, 2020, to adopt new Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to govern most arrangements where registered funds invest in other registered funds (“fund of...more
11/3/2020
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The Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2020 unanimously approved proposed rule and form amendments (Proposed Rule) that would comprehensively revise and update the disclosure framework for mutual funds and...more
9/3/2020
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On April 6, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission granted the request of Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (CBOE) to change BZX Rule 14.11(1).This will accelerate approval of Exchange-Traded Fund shares and series of ETF shares...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that will allow exchange-traded funds that satisfy certain standardized conditions to operate without first obtaining...more
10/24/2019
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that will allow exchange-traded funds that satisfy certain standardized conditions to operate without first obtaining...more
10/21/2019
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Yesterday (September 26, 2019), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the adoption of Rule 6c-11 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which will allow exchange-traded funds that satisfy certain...more
9/28/2019
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to simplify and modernize the regulatory framework governing exchange-traded funds and enhance information to investors about the costs of purchasing ETF shares. If adopted,...more
Yesterday (June 28, 2018), at an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (Meeting), the SEC unanimously voted to issue a proposed rule and form amendments (Proposal) that would allow certain...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its 2018 Work Programme (the Programme), which sets out ESMA's priorities and areas of focus for 2018. Supervisory convergence and the assessment of risks are...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) has unanimously adopted new rules and rule amendments to require registered open-end investment companies (including exchange traded funds and exchange-traded...more
NYSE Arca, Inc. and BATS BZX Exchange, Inc. (each, an Exchange) separately received U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval on July 22, 2016 to adopt generic listing standards for exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...more
The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released no action relief (the “Letter”) addressed to recipients of 18 prior orders (the “Prior Orders”) granting exemptive relief to launch...more