On January 30, 2020, five federal regulatory agencies, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,...more
2/11/2020
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CFTC ,
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Dodd-Frank ,
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Federal Reserve ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NPRM ,
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SBIC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securitization Standards ,
Volcker Rule
As a reminder, pursuant to an Interpretive Notice recently released by the National Futures Association (“NFA”), all commodity pool operators (“CPOs”) that are registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more
As a reminder, fund managers relying on the exemption from registration with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) set forth in Rule 4.13(a)(3), commonly referred to as the “de minimis exemption,” must...more
Investment Advisers -
Annual Compliance Reviews -
All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or The Commonwealth of Massachusetts are required to review their compliance...more
2/3/2017
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Commodity Pool ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
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Data Privacy ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
FATCA ,
FBAR ,
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Form 13F ,
Form ADV ,
Form PF ,
Form PQR ,
Investment Adviser ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Privacy Policy ,
Rule 506 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Investment Advisers -
Annual Compliance Reviews:
All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or The Commonwealth of Massachusetts are required to review their...more
1/23/2016
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CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
CPOs ,
EU ,
FATCA ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Statements ,
Form ADV ,
Form PF ,
Hedge Funds ,
NFA ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued an Exemptive Letter on September 8, 2014 (“Exemptive Letter”) providing that an issuer relying on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D and resellers relying on Rule 144A,...more
On July 10, 2013, the SEC voted 4-1 to approve final rules, which included the adoption of new subsection (c) to SEC Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, permitting the use of general solicitation and...more
On March 15, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight and Office of Data and Technology issued an advisory, reminding all swap market participants of the imminent deadline to comply with...more