Kamala Harris’ selection of Tim Walz as running mate for her presidential campaign has implications under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment Advisers Act (SEC Pay-to-Play Rule)....more
Executive Summary - Many investment advisers and other financial institutions rely on the Department of Labor’s QPAM Exemption when providing services to, and transacting with, employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual...more
5/1/2024
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Exemptions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
QPAM ,
Retirement Plan
Brief Overview - On 8 February 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly adopted amendments to Form PF (the Amendments), the confidential reporting form...more
3/6/2024
/ Asset Management ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Private Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
It is a dramatic understatement to describe 2023 as a busy year in the United States for asset management regulation. With 24 rules adopted and 18 new rules or rule amendments proposed, the US Securities and Exchange...more
1/22/2024
/ Asset Management ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Digital Assets ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Liquidity ,
Money Market Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Swing Pricing ,
Whistleblowers
On 31 October 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its proposed “Retirement Security Rule” (Proposed Rule) redefining who is an investment advice fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)....more
Introduction and Summary - On 3 May 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Form PF (the Amendments), the confidential reporting form required to be filed by certain SEC-registered private...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on 9 February 2022 proposed new rules and amendments (collectively, the Proposed Rules) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act)....more
On 13 October 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed amendments (the Proposed Rule) to its investment duties regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), to clarify that...more
INTRODUCTION - On 26 August 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), which...more
AGENDA -
- Background
- Regulation Best Interest
- Judicial Challenges to Regulation Best Interest
- Form CRS
- Interpretation of Investment Adviser’s Fiduciary Duty
- Interpretation of the “Solely Incidental” Prong...more
Today, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its final rule delaying the applicability dates of its rule changing the definition of the term “fiduciary” (the “Fiduciary Rule”) and related prohibited transactions...more
Many states and municipalities have adopted laws and regulations that affect how investment managers may solicit investment advisory business, including investment in sponsored public and private funds, from the state...more
The Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has prohibited investment managers from using third-party placement agents for funds managed on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Treasury Department. The Treasury...more
In the face of controversy and following thousands of comments from market participants and lawmakers, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has finalized sweeping changes to the definition of “fiduciary” under the Employee...more
Many states and municipalities have adopted laws and regulations that affect how investment managers may solicit investment advisory business, including investment in sponsored public and private funds, from the state...more