Here in is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry....more
12/12/2018
/ Annuities ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Hedge Funds ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investment Products ,
Life Insurance ,
Mutual Funds ,
No-Action Letters ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Private Equity ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Wealth Management
Rewards and Risks in Opportunity Zone Funds -
H.R. 1—informally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—became law on December 22, 2017. Included in the Act is a new program intended to spur the reallocation of investments...more
9/11/2018
/ Best Execution ,
Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Mutual Funds ,
New Market Tax Credits ,
OCIE ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Real Estate Development ,
Risk Alert ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Trump Administration
Regulation BI, Form CRS, Adviser or Advisor, and Fiduciary Duties of Adviser -
In a flurry of proposed rulemaking that added up to more than 900 pages of reading material, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
7/5/2018
/ Best Interest Standard ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Choice of Entity ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Products ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Required Forms ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code contains provisions that allow some pre-bankruptcy transfers to be avoided, or "unwound," by a debtor in possession, trustee, or other party granted standing to do so. ...more
3/5/2018
/ Avoidance ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Intermediaries ,
Merit Management Group v FTI Consulting ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 546(e) ,
Split of Authority ,
Trustees
SEC Issues Guidance on Mutual Fund Fee Structure -
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management recently issued a guidance update addressing disclosure issues and certain procedural...more
1/20/2017
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Brokers ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Form ADV ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
IRS ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Retail Investors ,
Retirement ,
Sales Commissions ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Senior Investors
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Providing Guidance On The Tax Qualification Of Mutual Funds -
On September 27, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) that provide...more
12/15/2016
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Form ADV ,
Income Taxes ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
IRS ,
MSRB ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Passive Foreign Investment Company ,
PCAOB ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Rule G-37 ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Investment Adviser AXA Wins Excessive Fee Trial -
A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled in favor of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable) and its wholly owned subsidiary, AXA Equitable Funds Management...more
10/27/2016
/ AXA Equitable Life ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Best Interest Contract Exemptions ,
BSA/AML ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Distribution Rules ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Form ADV ,
Form N-CEN ,
Form N-PORT ,
Industry Examinations ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
MSRB ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Partnerships ,
Private Equity ,
RAUM ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Required Forms ,
Retirement Plan ,
Rule G-37 ,
Sanctions ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
SMAs