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OCIE Turns Up Heat on Private Fund Adviser Compliance

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On June 23, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a risk alert providing an overview of certain compliance deficiencies observed in examinations of registered investment advisers managing private...more

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OCIE’S Latest Risk Alert: Another Warning Shot for Private Fund Advisers

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On June 23, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) published a Risk Alert, Observations from Examinations of Investment Advisers Managing Private Funds (the “Risk Alert”), detailing their...more

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SEC Guidance for Private Fund Advisers

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On June 23, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert (Risk Alert) describing common deficiencies and compliance issues for...more

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SEC Risk Alert Addresses Private Fund Adviser Conflicts of Interest, Fee and Expense Management, and Policies and Procedures...

- On June 23, 2020, the SEC and OCIE issued its latest Risk Alert describing common deficiencies it has observed in recent examinations of registered investment advisers that manage private equity funds or hedge funds. -...more

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Observations from Examinations of U.S. Investment Advisers Managing Private Funds

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On June 23, 2020, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Risk Alert titled “Observations from Examinations of Investment Advisers Managing...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: The Supreme Court Strikes Back On Single Director Leadership Structures

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In This Issue. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the single director leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for the CFPB and other...more

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SEC Issues a Warning to Private Equity Fund Managers

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On June 23, 2020, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examination (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a risk alert (Risk Alert) that highlighted certain compliance deficiencies observed by...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Private Funds Litigation/Regulatory Year in Review and 2019 Outlook

Although the SEC did not bring as many headline enforcement actions against private funds as in years past, it continues to devote substantial resources and attention on investment advisers. The SEC will maintain its...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Investment Management Update

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SEC Issues Guidance on Mutual Fund Fee Structure - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management recently issued a guidance update addressing disclosure issues and certain procedural...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

2016 Proskauer Annual Review and Outlook for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Other Private Funds

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This special report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the private equity and hedge funds space, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more

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SEC's Focus on Private Equity Firms Continues with Recent Action

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A settled enforcement action, announced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 14, 2016, continues the trend of increased SEC scrutiny of private equity advisers concerning the allocation and...more

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Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Enforcement Actions

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Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Hosts National Compliance Outreach Seminar for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers In April 2016, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”), the...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2016: Lessons for PE Managers from the SEC’s Ongoing Scrutiny of Private...

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A large number of private equity managers were required to register for the first time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act)....more

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SEC Staff Announces 2016 OCIE Examination Priorities

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On January 11, 2016, the staff of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its annual announcement on examination priorities in the coming calendar...more

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SEC Chair White Complains of Poor Hedge Fund and Private Equity Practices

SEC Chair Mary Jo White recently delivered pointed remarks to a conference attended by hedge fund and private equity advisors. One portion of her remarks was directed at operational risks of private funds, such as...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Investment Management Update - October 2015

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Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. Schwab...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Focus On Expense Allocation: In the Matter of KKR

On June 29, 2015, the SEC charged Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”), an SEC-registered investment adviser, with misallocating more than $17 million in broken deal and diligence expenses to its flagship private equity...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - May 2015 #3

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SEC Proposals to Enhance Investment Company and Investment Adviser Reporting: As we went to press, the SEC commissioners announced that they had voted to approve two proposals. The first was for new and amended rules and...more

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The SEC’s 2015 Examination Priorities: Implications for Private Equity Fund Managers

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The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released its examination priorities for 2015 for investment advisers, broker-dealers and transfer agents...more

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A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Non-Enforcement Advisers to Private Funds Among Targets of the SEC’s 2015 Examination Program The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced the 2015 examination priorities for its Office of Compliance...more

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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

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SEC Charges Private Equity Fund Adviser with Misallocating Expenses between Portfolio Companies

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) issued a cease and desist order on September 22, 2014 (Order) against private equity fund adviser Lincolnshire Management, Inc. (Lincolnshire). The Order alleged...more

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A Developing Trend: Heightened Scrutiny of Private Equity Fund Advisers

The Securities and Exchange Commission has recently increased its efforts in examining private equity fund advisers and the fees and expenses such advisers charge to portfolio companies on top of customary management fees....more

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A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Concerns Noted During Private Equity Adviser Exams - Routine examinations by the SEC at advisory firms who manage the assets of private equity funds have uncovered some serious concerns about the way such advisers...more

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Hedge Funds And Private Equity Groups On SEC Examination Priority List

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

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