We are delighted to present the 2025 edition of our award-nominated private funds report, "FundsTrack: Trends in the Private Funds Market."
2024 was yet again an interesting time for private funds. Multiple elections...more
3/17/2025
/ Banking Regulators ,
Capital Markets ,
Climate Change ,
ELTIF ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Pension Schemes ,
Private Funds ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK
Enhancing market efficiency, transparency, and investor protection -
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation National Market System (Regulation NMS or Reg NMS). Regulation NMS was...more
10/31/2024
/ Asset Management ,
Final Rules ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Market Pricing ,
National Market System (NMS) ,
Regulation NMS ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Implementation Plans (SIPs) ,
Stocks ,
Transparency
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted a final rule that adds most federal Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) and Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) to the definition of “financial institution” under the...more
9/10/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
Final Rules ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
The FCA consultation paper CP24/7 “Payment Optionality for Investment Research” considers the reintroduction of the bundling of research payments with broker’s execution fees....more
5/9/2024
/ Broker-Dealer ,
EU ,
Fees ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Research and Development ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed expansive and controversial climate disclosure rules. Two years and 24,000 comment letters later, on March 6, 2024, the SEC voted 3-2 to adopt its...more
3/13/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-Q ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Materiality ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
On September 20, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted by a 4-1 margin to adopt amendments to Rule 35d-1, commonly known as the “names rule” (Rule), under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended...more
On August 23, 2023, a divided Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted far-reaching new rules and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Advisers Act). While the final rules are not as...more
In a Legal Alert issued before yesterday’s SEC Open Meeting, we posed questions relating to six things that our Investment Services team would be looking for. We now have answers to some of those questions....more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is holding an open meeting this Wednesday, August 23, to consider whether to adopt proposed rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that, if adopted as proposed, would...more
8/22/2023
/ Audits ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fees ,
Financial Statements ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In a Legal Alert issued before the SEC open meeting, we posed five questions that our Investment Services team would be looking out for as part of this meeting. We now have answers to some of these questions....more
7/31/2023
/ Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation BI ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Standard of Care ,
Technology
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is holding an open meeting this Wednesday to consider whether to propose new and amended rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more
The United States is in the process of transitioning ESG disclosure from voluntary, market-led reporting to a regulatory-driven scheme, principally led by the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) anticipated (but...more
7/10/2023
/ Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Management ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retirement Plan ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On February 15, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed sweeping changes to Rule 206(4)-2 (the Custody Rule) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), which would be redesignated as...more
On February 15, 2022 the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed sweeping changes to Rule 206(4)-2 (the Custody Rule) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), which would be redesignated as Rule...more
On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new Rule 206(4)-11 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), which would prohibit SEC-registered investment advisers from outsourcing...more
On May 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed significant rule and form amendments under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended...more
6/6/2022
/ Business Development Companies ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Form ADV ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Prospectus ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In an Executive Order (EO) issued March 9, 2022, President Joseph Biden set out the guiding principles for US policy on digital assets and digital asset regulation, including US policy with respect to a US Central Bank...more
On January 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. (CMG), a registered investment adviser for failing to adopt and implement policies and...more
In the second full week of the new year, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled an administrative action against Comprehensive Capital Management (CCM), a registered investment adviser, for, among other...more
In December 2021, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a consultation paper publishing a revised proposed new Consumer Duty that would govern FCA-regulated firms’ interactions with retail clients. The...more