This RIA Regulatory Review highlights certain key regulatory developments affecting investment advisers. Please contact us with any questions on the topics covered below. The SEC Adopts Significant New Rules for Private...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form required for certain SEC-registered investment advisers (RIAs) to private funds, on 3 May 2023. The...more
In early May, the SEC adopted a final rule amending Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds. Form PF is designed to facilitate both the Financial Stability...more
On May 3, 2023, the SEC adopted amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form filed by certain SEC-registered investment advisers. The amendments are an effort to improve the ability of the Financial Stability...more
Editor's Note: This post provides a brief overview of the SEC's final rule. A more detailed discussion of the amendments will be covered in an upcoming Katten publication. On May 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed joint amendments to Form PF, a confidential reporting form required of certain SEC-registered investment advisers...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) jointly proposed a rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would impact existing confidential reporting...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules promulgated under the U.S. Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) on Wednesday, 9 February 2022. Pointing to over US$18 trillion in assets under private...more
In the span of two weeks, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed rules that would significantly overhaul the regulation of the private fund industry. Specifically, on January 26, the SEC issued proposed...more
In an Order dated March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission offered an exemption to investment advisers that are confronting COVID-19-related disruptions with respect to certain filing obligations. The Order...more
On March 13, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order that provides relief to registered investment advisers (RIA) and exempt reporting advisers (ERA) that are unable to meet the filing deadline dues...more
All federally registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers are advised that in response to the disruptions resulting from COVID-19, the SEC has provided relief to allow affected advisers to extend the due date...more
The U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of U.S. self regulatory organizations (such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impose certain reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers and funds....more
The U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impose certain reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers and funds....more
On January 18, 2017, the SEC released 16 new FAQs relating to Form PF. Of these 16, 3 relate to general filing information and the remaining 13 are specific to particular sections of Form PF. As a reminder, Rule 204(b)-1...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...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