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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments to Form PF

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

Groom Law Group, Chartered

What Plan Fiduciaries Should Know About SEC’s Final Form PF Amendments

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

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SEC Adopts Changes to Form PF for Private Equity and Large Hedge Fund Advisers

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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

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SEC Adopts Significant Amendments to Form PF

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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

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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SEC adopts amendments to Form PF reporting for hedge fund and private equity fund advisers

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

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New Form PF Current and Quarterly Event Reporting and Expanded Large Private Equity Fund Adviser Reporting Adopted By SEC

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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

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Newly Appointed Federal Watchdogs Warn they are Focused on Private Funds

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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

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SEC proposes amendments to Form PF

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

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Federal Reserve Proposes New Supervisory Framework for Certain Holding Companies Engaged in Insurance Activities

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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

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SEC Proposes Significant Amendments to Form PF and One-Business-Day Reporting Requirements

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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

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Enhance Private Fund Reporting

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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

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Proposes Changes to Form PF for Private Equity and Large Hedge Fund Advisers

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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

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SEC Proposed Rule Will Require Private Funds to Report Certain Cyber Events

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On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules to enhance hedge fund and private fund disclosure requirements and increase regulators’ visibility into the private funds industry....more

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How the Proposed Amendments to Form PF Would Affect Private Fund Sponsors

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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

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Form PF

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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

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Private Funds Should Prepare For More SEC Oversight In 2022

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Growth in the private funds industry has been exponential in recent years and shows no sign of slowing down. Industry experts estimate that investors pay private equity and hedge funds more than $250 billion a year in fees...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Chair Gensler Signals SEC Policies for Private Funds

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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

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2020 Annual Review and Outlook for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Other Private Funds

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

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

SEC Proposes Conditional Broker Exemption For Finders

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What You Need To Know: •The SEC proposes to exempt two types of Finders from broker-dealer registration pursuant if they satisfy certain conditions. •Tier I Finders may provide potential investors’ contact information to...more

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Investment Funds and Anti-Money Laundering Programs

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On May 1, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an intelligence bulletin warning, reported on in late July by several members of the media, concerning the use by threat actors of the “private placement of funds,...more

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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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