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Latest SEC Document Request Lists: What Private Fund Managers Should be Worrying About

Many private fund managers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Fifth Circuit struck down the Private Fund Rules (check out our blog post for more information). Do not, however, assume the SEC will stop its aggressive...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Investment Advisors – Yes, Financial Crime is Borderless and Legal Entity-Agnostic

There is a growing acknowledgement that money laundering and terrorist financing is borderless and legal entity-agnostic, just as it is already known that cybercriminals and the means to commit cybercrimes continuously attack...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Compliance Roundup for April 5, 2024

Compliance Update for the week Ending April 5, 2024 - For our clients and compliance colleagues, this weekly update will give you a quick look at the latest regulatory developments. Enjoy!...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC and CFTC Adopt Amendments to Form PF for Increased Disclosure

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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

Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Strengthens Regulation 13D-G Rules for Beneficial Ownership Reporting

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On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The adopting release...more

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SEC Adopts Sweeping New Private Fund Adviser Rules

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On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), by a party-line vote of 3-2, adopted new rules applicable to investment advisers to private funds (“Private Fund Advisers”) that address transparency,...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

SEC Increases Oversight of Investment Advisers to Private Equity Funds and Hedge Funds with New Rules

SEC APPROVES NEW RULES IMPACTING INVESTMENT ADVISERS AND FUNDS - On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 along party lines to approve new rules and rule amendments under the...more

King & Spalding

SEC Adopts Amendments to Form PF; Establishes Certain “Event Reporting” Requirements for Private Equity Advisers and Large Hedge...

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On May 3, 2023, the SEC adopted amendments to Form PF that will establish new event-reporting requirements for “private equity fund advisers” and “large hedge fund advisers”, and will require certain additional annual...more

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Joint SEC-CFTC proposal would overhaul Form PF reporting

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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ubiquitous Use of WhatsApp and Other Unrecorded Internal Communications Result in Substantial Penalties in Recent SEC, CFTC...

The SEC has, for many years, used broker-dealer and associated persons’ failure to create and maintain books and records as a basis for the imposition of serious penalties. In recent actions, it appears to be continuing—and...more

Morgan Lewis

Will Hedge Funds Now Be Subject to SEC and FINRA Dealer Regulation?

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A recent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled enforcement action that found that a hedge fund acted as an unregistered “dealer” has blurred the traditional line between dealers and traders. On August 17, 2021,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC’s Director of Enforcement Unexpectedly Resigns Just Days after Taking the Job: Reminiscent of Previous Resignation by former...

Alex Oh, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s pick for the agency’s Director of the Division of Enforcement, unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday amid growing criticism for her decades-long work as...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Roundtable - March 3rd, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST

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Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion regarding the changing securities regulatory and enforcement landscape. The election of Joe Biden and his subsequent nomination of Gary Gensler as the next chairman of the US...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

President Biden Announces Gary Gensler as SEC Chair Nominee

On January 18, 2021, the incoming President’s Transition Team announced additional key administration post nominees, including Mr. Gary Gensler as SEC Chair. The announcement specifically provided the following regarding Mr....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Proposal to Exempt Certain "Finders" from Broker-Dealer Registration May Allow Significant Capital Raising Activities by...

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposed order that, if adopted, would provide an exemption to certain "finders," persons who connect potential buyers and sellers of securities for a fee, from broker-dealer...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC Staff Observes Common Deficiencies in Examinations of Private Fund Advisers

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The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a Risk Alert citing common deficiencies identified during examinations of investment advisers managing hedge funds and private equity funds, particularly...more

Holland & Hart LLP

10th Circuit Affirms FINRA Arbitration Award—Adopts Face-of-the-Award Rule

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On April 14, 2020, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals adopted the “face-of-the-award” rule for dealing with arbitrator errors in damage calculations under Section 11(a) of the FAA, affirming the district court’s refusal...more

Dechert LLP

Reminder: Certain U.S. Reporting and Compliance Obligations for Investment Advisers and Funds

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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

K&L Gates LLP

UCITS V Directive—Overview and Practical Implications

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Changes to the UCITS Directive (known as “UCITS V”) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union and came into force on 17 September 2014. EU Member States are required to transpose UCITS V into national law...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - September 2015

No Dog Days of August for the SEC—A Recap of a Busy Month - Why it matters: Who says there is a government slowdown in August? Not for the SEC. August 2015 turned out to be very busy indeed for the agency, which...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

FinCEN Proposes Extending Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Requirements to Investment Advisers

On Tuesday, the United States Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a rule that would require SEC-registered investment advisers, including private equity and hedge funds, to comply...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

BakerHostetler

2014 Year-End Securities Litigation Enforcement Highlights

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In This Issue: - I. Supreme Court Cases Review - II. Securities Law Cases - III. Insider Trading Cases - IV. Settlements - V. Investment Adviser and Hedge Fund Cases - VI. CFTC Cases and...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

2014 Proskauer Hedge Funds and Other Private Funds Annual Review

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This year we saw a flurry of regulatory activity targeting investment advisers and hedge funds, private equity funds and other private funds (collectively, private funds). The following annual review is a summary of some of...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Examinations of Newly Registered Private Fund Advisers Wind Down

In testimony before Congress, SEC Chair Mary Jo White noted that she anticipates SEC staff will conclude a two-year initiative to conduct focused, risk-based exams of newly registered private fund advisers in October 2014. ...more

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