In a three-to-one vote on May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed amendments to rules and reporting forms that would require registered investment advisers — including private fund...more
In a three-to-one vote on May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC) proposed amendments to rules and reporting forms under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that would require registered investment...more
In a three-to-one vote on May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments (the amendments) to Rule 35d-1 (the Names Rule) under Section 35(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as...more
In a three-to-one vote on May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed two rules. The proposed rules for environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure would amend rules and forms to require...more
On April 9, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations released a risk alert for investment advisers and funds related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. The ESG...more
On April 8, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 to adopt certain rule amendments (the Final Rule) that will modify and streamline the securities offering and communication processes for business...more
As investment companies face the stress of major market unrest, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are working to ease the burden on money market funds. Last week, the Fed and the...more
On September 9, 2019, the Staff (“Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Investment Management provided guidance (the “Guidance”) on how to improve principal fund risk disclosures to be more...more
At an open meeting held on August 21, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance (the “Guidance”), by a 3-2 vote, to assist investment advisers when conducting...more
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On June 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final amendments to Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (the “Loan Rule”) to clarify the analysis that must be conducted to determine whether an...more
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