The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management (Staff) released a statement on May 27, 2020 (Statement), indicating that the Staff would not recommend enforcement against registered...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2020 adopted a package of reforms to the securities registration, offering and communications requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 applicable to business...more
4/25/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Business Development Companies ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Eligibility ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Offering Communications ,
Offerings ,
Prospectus ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulation FD ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Short-Form Registration ,
WKSIs
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Rights offerings serve as an attractive capital-raising option for issuers in need of liquidity, particularly for closed-end funds and business development companies (“BDCs”), which generally cannot issue...more
4/7/2020
/ Backstop Agreements ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Business Development Companies ,
Capital Raising ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dilution ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Liquidity ,
NAV ,
NYSE ,
Popular ,
Rights Offering ,
Secondary Markets ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Prices
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on December 19, 2018 to propose Rule 12d1-4 (proposed rule) and related amendments to the regulatory framework governing funds that invest in other funds (“fund of funds”...more
1/8/2019
/ Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) ,
Acquisitions ,
Business Development Companies ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Complex Financial Products ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Excessive Fees ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Exemptions ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Form N-CEN ,
Fund of Funds ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Mutual Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Redemption ,
Voting Rights
On December 19, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose Rule 12d1-4 (proposed rule) and related amendments to the regulatory framework governing funds that invest in other funds (“fund of funds”...more
12/21/2018
/ Amended Regulation ,
Business Development Companies ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Form N-CEN ,
Fund of Funds ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Mutual Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Right to Control ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voting Shares