On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted a new rule (the “Rule”) that amends Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to privately-offered...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted Amendments to Form PF (the Amendments) in a three-to-two vote on May 3, 2023, over a decade after Form PF’s initial adoption. SEC Chair Gary Gensler predicted that...more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Form PF (the “Final Amendments”). Plan fiduciaries that utilize private equity funds, and regulated entities that serve these plan sponsors,...more
On May 3, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in a 3-2 decision, adopted a final rule that modifies Form PF’s reporting requirements for certain registered investment advisers to private equity funds, hedge...more
On May 3, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted significant amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds. The final amendments will...more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt certain amendments (Final Amendments) to Form PF reporting requirements. Form PF is a confidential, regulatory reporting form filed by SEC-registered...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 3, 2023 voted 3-2 to adopt amendments to Form PF that will impact the required reporting for certain SEC-registered investment advisers in the private fund industry (the...more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted, on a 3-2 vote, amendments to Form PF requiring certain current event reporting for Large Hedge Fund Advisers (as defined below), certain quarterly...more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted important amendments to Form PF, the systemic risk reporting form for private fund advisers registered with the SEC, that would require (i) new...more
On January 26, 2022, the SEC proposed amendments to Form PF including: • Requiring investment advisers to private equity funds and large investment advisers to certain hedge funds to provide current reporting of certain...more
Private funds can draw lessons about how to prioritize their compliance efforts and practices in response to a series of warnings by newly-appointed federal regulators of increased scrutiny, regulation, and enforcement...more
On January 26, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds (the Proposal). The Proposal...more
In This Issue. The Board of the Governors of the Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve) proposed a new supervisory framework for certain holding companies engaged in insurance activities; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
On January 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to private fund reporting rules that would increase the information required to be reported to the SEC on Form PF and the frequency of...more
Private equity funds could find themselves with much greater logistical reporting burdens if the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed amendments to Form PF are finalized. Our Securities Group and Investment...more
Upon publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register, stakeholders will have a 30- day period in which to comment. On January 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a proposed rule that,...more
On January 27th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed amendments to the Form PF that would (i) introduce new “current reports” for (a) “large hedge fund advisers” with respect to “qualifying hedge...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2022 voted three-to-one to propose amendments to Form Private Fund (Form PF), a confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private...more
As anticipated in an earlier SECond Opinions post, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 today to approve proposed amendments to Form Private Fund (PF), a form the commission uses to collect data about...more
On November 10, 2021, in prepared remarks before a meeting sponsored by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler presented his views on the role and...more
The SEC’s “Private Funds Statistics” report, published October 16, 2016, reveals that the number of private funds and private fund assets has grown significantly over the past two years. The data show that private funds, as a...more
As a reminder, smaller private fund advisers registered with the SEC and “large private equity fund advisers” with a fiscal year-end of December 31 must file their Form PF with the SEC by April 30, 2013....more
By now, most investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have either (a) filed a Form PF, (b) are preparing to file a Form PF, (c) have determined that, since they do not advise “private...more