On 22 December 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the final rule) to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) to modernize the regulation of...more
On November 4, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published proposed amendments (the “proposed amendments” or “proposed rule”) to Rule 206(4)-1 (the “Advertising Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act...more
In recent months, a series of regulatory developments have clarified current guidance and signaled the potential for significant future changes to the rules that govern performance presentations by investment advisers. ...more
On May 27, 2014, an administrative law judge (ALJ) found ZPR Investment Management, Inc. (ZPRIM) and its former owner, Max Zavanelli, to have violated the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 for publishing misleading...more
At the Global Investment Performance Standards (“GIPS®”, or “GIPS Standards”) 2013 Annual Conference, held Sept. 19th and 20th in Boston, MA, speakers Annie Lo (CFA Institute) and Ann Putallaz (AFP Consulting, LLC) and...more