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COVID-19 Coronavirus Executive Orders Restricting Business Activities – Implications for Asset Managers

This Dechert OnPoint summarizes Dechert’s analysis of the exceptions provided in executive orders in certain states that have restricted business activities in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus public health emergency. The...more

SEC Proposes Amendments to Update Accredited Investor and Qualified Institutional Buyer Definitions

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2019 approved for publication a rulemaking proposal (Proposal) to: amend the definition of “accredited investor;” introduce additional qualification methods; codify...more

SEC Proposes Amendments to the Advertising and Solicitation Rules

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

SEC Staff Extends MiFID II Relief for U.S. Broker-Dealers Accepting Cash Payments for Research

The U.S. SEC’s Division of Investment Management (Staff) has extended, until July 3, 2023, its 2017 temporary no-action letter (2017 NAL) regarding the “investment adviser” status of certain broker-dealers that accept cash...more

SEC Publishes Concept Release on Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions; Comment Deadline Approaching

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published a concept release on June 18, 2019 (Release), seeking public comment “on ways to simplify, harmonize, and improve” the framework for exemptions from registration under the...more

Reminder: Certain U.S. Reporting and Compliance Obligations for Investment Advisers and Private Funds - January 2019

The U.S. federal securities laws, the Commodity Exchange Act and regulations thereunder, and certain other applicable federal laws, rules and regulations, as well as rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the...more

Private fund side letters: common terms, themes and practical considerations

Side letters are an (increasingly) common way of formalising negotiated arrangements between a private fund and an investor. Whilst used more widely in the closed-ended fund context (given the limited withdrawal rights...more

SEC Fines Broker-Dealer for Inadequate Information Barriers

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 13, 2017, issued a cease and desist order (Order) and imposed a $100,000 civil penalty against broker-dealer Sidoti & Company, LLC (Broker-Dealer), to settle...more

Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2017 Edition: Use by Private Equity Funds of Subscription Credit Facilities as a Form of...

Subscription credit facilities, or subscription lines, are typically revolving credit facilities secured on the capital commitments of investors. Interest rates on subscription lines are often similar to those for first lien...more

SEC's Focus on Private Equity Firms Continues with Recent Action

A settled enforcement action, announced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 14, 2016, continues the trend of increased SEC scrutiny of private equity advisers concerning the allocation and...more

SEC Amends Form ADV and Investment Adviser Recordkeeping Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted amendments to Form ADV and to Rule 204-2 (Recordkeeping Rule), as well as technical amendments to other rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more

2016/07/12 SEC Adopts Inflation-Based Adjustment to “Qualified Client” Thresholds

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a final order (Order) on June 14, 2016, to adjust for inflation the “qualified client” thresholds applicable when a registered investment adviser charges a performance fee in...more

FSB Issues Proposed Activities-Based Financial Stability Recommendations for the Global Asset Management Industry

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body established by the G-20 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, on June 22, 2016 released its third Consultative Document relating to the regulation and oversight...more

Incentive Compensation Back Under the Regulatory Spotlight

Six U.S. federal agencies in late April and May revised and re-proposed rules that were originally proposed in 2011, to govern the incentive compensation practices at financial institutions with consolidated assets of at...more

Financial Stability Board Issues Proposed Recommendations to Address Perceived Structural Vulnerabilities in the Asset Management...

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which was established by the G-20 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, on June 22, 2016 issued proposed specific recommendations to address certain perceived threats that the asset...more

SEC Charges Private Equity Adviser for Unregistered Brokerage Activity

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 1, 2016 announced a settled enforcement action against a private equity fund manager (Adviser) for acting as a broker-dealer without registering. The case is...more

Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2016: Lessons for PE Managers from the SEC’s Ongoing Scrutiny of Private...

A large number of private equity managers were required to register for the first time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act)....more

Recent Action Highlights SEC’s Continuing Scrutiny of Private Equity Firms

A settled enforcement action announced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 3, 2015 is but one in a growing list of SEC settlements concerning the allocation and disclosure of fees and expenses by...more

OCIE Extends Exams to Exempt Reporting Advisers

Marc Wyatt, Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), indicated on November 20, 2015 that the OCIE staff is now examining “Exempt Reporting Advisers”...more

SEC Proposes to Amend Form ADV and Investment Adviser Recordkeeping Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) recently proposed amendments to Form ADV and to Rule 204-2 (Recordkeeping Rule) and other rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Advisers...more

Reminder: Certain U.S. Reporting and Compliance Obligations for Investment Advisers and Funds

The U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impose certain reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers and funds....more

SEC Charges Private Equity Fund Adviser with Misallocating Expenses between Portfolio Companies

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) issued a cease and desist order on September 22, 2014 (Order) against private equity fund adviser Lincolnshire Management, Inc. (Lincolnshire). The Order alleged...more

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