Overview -
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of three-to-one, proposed for public comment on May 25, 2022, amendments to the rule governing naming conventions of funds1 subject to the U.S. Investment...more
Overview -
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
Reporting companies and asset managers in the United States and abroad are evaluating the potential impacts of the incoming Biden administration. President-elect Joseph Biden has signaled an intention to pursue a broad...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2020 adopted a long-anticipated rule for the fair valuation of fund investments. Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (final rule or rule): defines...more
On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a long-anticipated rule for the fair valuation of fund investments. Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (final rule) establishes...more
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
2/12/2020
/ Asset Management ,
BEA ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
CFTC ,
Commodities Traders ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Compliance ,
CPOs ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equity Securities ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Form 13F ,
Form ADV ,
Form PF ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Large Traders ,
NFA ,
Private Funds ,
Private Placements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In August 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) will conduct a benchmark survey of foreign residents’ holdings of U.S. issuers’ securities. The information will...more
7/22/2019
/ Benchmarks ,
Closed-End Funds ,
ETFs ,
Failure to Report ,
Federal Reserve ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Residents ,
FRBNY ,
Hedge Funds ,
Index Funds ,
International Monetary Fund ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Trust Companies ,
Money Market Funds ,
Mortgage REITS ,
Penalties ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities ,
Surveys ,
TIC-SHL ,
U.S. Treasury
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
1/24/2018
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Compliance ,
CPO ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equity Securities ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Form 13F ,
Form ADV ,
Form D Filing ,
Form PF ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
NFA ,
Offerings ,
Private Funds ,
Private Placements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Traders ,
Securities Violations ,
Self-Certification ,
Verification Requirements ,
Virtual Currency
The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management (Staff) recently issued guidance regarding open-end fund investments in closed-end funds....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published its opinion on 11 April 2016 on the necessary elements for a harmonised European framework for loan origination by funds (the “Opinion”). The Opinion is issued...more
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
In the fall of 2015, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will administer its next Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign...more
9/16/2015
/ Aggregation Rules ,
Asset Management ,
Banks ,
BE-180 ,
BEA ,
Benchmarks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Financial Assets ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Surveys ,
U.S. Commerce Department
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
3/27/2015
/ Brokers ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equity Securities ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Form 13F ,
Form ADV ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
NFA ,
Private Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities Dealers
In August 2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) will conduct a benchmark survey of foreign holdings of U.S. issuers’ securities on Treasury International Capital...more