On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted on a 3-2 vote its long-awaited, comprehensive rules for enhancing and standardizing climate-related disclosures by public companies in periodic...more
3/8/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Final Rules ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Severe Weather
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)
On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of four to one, adopted amendments to the current rule regarding registered fund names, as well as certain forms and disclosure requirements. The...more
9/22/2023
/ Deceptive Intent ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investor Protection ,
Misleading Statements ,
New Amendments ,
Notice Requirements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Funds ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
With the 2024 elections fast approaching, investment advisers must continue to be mindful of political contributions by their personnel if they manage or intend to manage public pension plan assets, among other compliance...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
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
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
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The Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of three-to-one, proposed for public comment on May 25, 2022, a long-anticipated framework requiring certain registered funds and certain investment advisers to...more
6/30/2022
/ Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of three-to-one, proposed for public comment amendments to a current rule governing fund naming conventions – which would cover certain funds that...more
6/1/2022
/ Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment ,
Public Comment ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of three-to-one, proposed for public comment a long-anticipated framework requiring certain funds and certain U.S. investment advisers to disclose their...more
6/1/2022
/ Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment ,
Public Comment ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
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
Asset managers across geographies and asset classes are increasingly incorporating environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations at all levels of the investment management business. Increased focus on ESG has...more
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
/ Advertising ,
Business Development Companies ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Investment Companies ,
Management Fees ,
Mutual Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Transaction Fees
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on March 11, 2019 that it had settled charges against 79 investment advisers in connection with its Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (SCSD Initiative). This...more
4/11/2019
/ Asset Management ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (SCSD) ,
Share Class Structures ,
Share Classes ,
SIFMA
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on December 19, 2018 to propose Rule 12d1-4 (proposed rule) and related amendments to the regulatory framework governing funds that invest in other funds (“fund of funds”...more
1/8/2019
/ Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) ,
Acquisitions ,
Business Development Companies ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Complex Financial Products ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Excessive Fees ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Exemptions ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Form N-CEN ,
Fund of Funds ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Mutual Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Redemption ,
Voting Rights
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements of open-end investment companies – including exchange-traded funds, but excluding money market funds – (collectively,...more
Adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2016, Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Liquidity Rule) has presented the fund industry with thorny interpretive questions and compliance...more
4/9/2018
/ Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Division of Investment Management ,
ETFs ,
Form N-PORT ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Liquidity ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Proposed Rules ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Time Extensions
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
Earlier today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously adopted a new rule and amendments to certain rules and forms that will require registered open-end investment companies, including mutual funds and...more
10/14/2016
/ Amended Regulation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Form N-PORT ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Management ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
New Regulations ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swing Pricing
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) on September 22, 2015 proposed a rule that would require all registered open-end funds and open-end exchange-traded funds (ETFs), other than money market funds...more
Recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved proposals that would require open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, to comply with new liquidity management rules. The...more
The Staff of the Division of Investment Management (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) has published responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the SEC’s 2014 amendments...more
6/17/2015
/ Amortization ,
Capital Contributions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Floating NAV ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Companies ,
Liquidity Fees ,
Money Market Funds ,
NAV ,
New Amendments ,
Redemption Gates ,
Reorganizations ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Seed Financing ,
Websites
The July 14, 2015 compliance date for certain new money market fund reporting and disclosure requirements adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is quickly approaching. In particular, money market funds...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved sweeping amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and other rules governing the operations of money market funds (money funds)...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has proposed sweeping amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) and other rules relating to money market funds (“money funds”).1 The...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) on June 5, 2013 proposed for public comment sweeping amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and other rules relating to money market...more