Alongside the rapid pace of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rulemaking, the SEC and its Staff continue to shape regulatory obligations for investment advisers in 2024 through guidance, alerts, enforcement actions,...more
8/22/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corner Post Inc v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement ,
False Statements ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Marketing ,
Performance Standards ,
Private Funds ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) is a relatively compact statute, and for many years the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted relatively few regulations specifically targeting Advisers Act...more
3/19/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Management ,
Compliance ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Proxy Voting ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In July 2020, a sensitive Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document was leaked to the public. The document outlined the FBI’s suspicions that the private investment funds industry was providing choice money laundering...more
Private fund advisers that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) are subject to certain rules governing their use of investment track...more
11/1/2023
/ Advertising ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Marketing ,
Performance Standards ,
Private Funds ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Regulators across the globe continue to focus on disclosures and marketing relating to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Consistent with this trend, on September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
10/11/2023
/ Best Practices ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Register ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Green Guides ,
IFRS ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
New Amendments ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SASB ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transparency
Recent reports indicate that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is increasing its attention on registered investment advisers (RIAs) and their oversight and recordkeeping responsibilities related to employees’ use...more