As private equity investors continue to increase their presence in the insurance industry with acquisitions of insurers and reinsurance of blocks of insurance contracts through insurer portfolio companies and segregated...more
On January 11, 2023, the SEC Staff published a question-and-answer in its Marketing Compliance FAQs that addresses whether an advertisement that includes gross performance information for a single investment (or group of...more
On October 26, the SEC proposed a new Advisers Act rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would establish specific obligations for Registered Investment Advisers with respect to outsourcing of “Covered Functions”, as that term is...more
12/13/2022
/ Client Services ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Due Diligence ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Pricing ,
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Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Valuation ,
Written Agreements
The United States represents a large source of potential capitalthat non-U.S. fund managers often find impossible to ignore. To assist non-U.S. fund managers, we have prepared a checklist that sets out key considerations for...more
7/6/2022
/ Accredited Investors ,
Advertising ,
Blue Sky Laws ,
CFTC ,
Due Diligence ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Form D Filing ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investors ,
Non-US Entities ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Solicitation ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Venture Capital ,
Volcker Rule
In late 2020, the SEC adopted1 rule amendments that require SECregistered investment advisers to, by November 4, 2022, switch their compliance regimes from the SEC’s current Advertising and Cash Solicitation Rules (Rules...more
3/23/2022
/ Advertising ,
Cash Solicitation Rule ,
Cherry Picking ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Endorsements ,
Investment Adviser ,
Marketing ,
New Rules ,
Private Funds ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media
On February 9, in a 3-1 vote, the SEC approved a rule proposal (the "Proposed Rule”) that represents a sea-change in the Commission’s approach to private funds, with the Proposed Rule including provisions that would impose on...more
On March 3, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (“Division” or “EXAMS”) published its annual Examination Priorities Report, which identified eight primary areas of focus for Fiscal Year 2021. While many of these...more
4/1/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Assets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FinTech ,
Fraud ,
Information Security ,
Investment Adviser ,
Libor ,
Market Infrastructure ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On July 15, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) staffs released a joint statement (the “Statement”) addressing compliance implications for...more
7/19/2019
/ Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
NASAA ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation CF ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exemptions