Investment Adviser, Private Equity Funds

SEC Charges Private Equity Fund Advisers With Misleading Investors About Valuation And Performance

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 3/12/2013

The SEC has charged two investment advisers at Oppenheimer & Co. with misleading investors about the valuation policies and performance of a private equity fund they manage. The SEC recently hinted at potential increased...more

SEC Announces 2013 Examination Priorities for the Investment Management Industry

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 3/1/2013

The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) has published its list and discussion of examination priorities for the investment management industry in 2013, which includes both market-wide initiatives...more

Form PF Filing Deadlines Loom For Midsized Hedge And PE Fund Advisers – Some Key Mechanical And Timing Issues

by Gregory Nowak, Matthew R. Silver | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/25/2013

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

Hedge Funds And Private Equity Groups On SEC Examination Priority List

by Jill Radloff | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 2/25/2013

The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, or OCIE, administers the SEC’s nationwide examination and inspection program. The National Examination Program, or NEP, has published its examination priorities to...more

New Freedoms & Heightened Scrutiny Complicate the US Private Fund Marketing Environment

by Thomas M. Devaney | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/22/2013

Originally published in CorporateLiveWire on February 21, 2013. The last few years have witnessed tectonic shifts in U.S. laws and regulations that effect the management and operations of hedge funds, private equity...more

Important Dates and Reminders for Investment Management Advisers, Exempt Reporting Advisers, Commodity Trading Advisors and...

by Jeffrey D. Collins, Meredith Haviland | Foley Hoag LLP on 1/28/2013

Annual Compliance Reviews - All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are required to review their compliance policies and procedures at least annually (and best practice is...more

SEC Official Describes Enforcement Priorities For Hedge Funds

by Jill Radloff | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 12/28/2012

Bruce Karpati, Chief, SEC Enforcement Division’s Asset Management Unit, recently described enforcement priorities with respect to hedge funds. He noted the Asset Management Unit, comprised of 75 staff across 11 offices,...more

White Paper: Impact of Dodd-Frank on Investment Advisers

by Wahab & Medenica LLC on 10/12/2011

On June 22, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted final rules under the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2010 (the “Act”), contained in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...more

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