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“Under the Wire” E-Comms Settlements: More Confusion Than Closure

On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled enforcement actions with five registered investment advisers for failing to maintain and preserve internal electronic communications. These...more

“Round 2” of Marketing Rule Enforcement Actions — Focus on Hypothetical Performance

On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposed fines and other sanctions on five registered investment advisers (RIAs) for violations of the Investment Adviser Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1), which has...more

SEC Fines 16 Firms More Than $81 Million for Off-Channel Communications

Key Points - Last week, the SEC announced settlements with 16 broker-dealers, dually registered broker-dealers and investment advisers, and affiliated investment advisers in connection with their failures to maintain and...more

Update (2): The NY LLC Transparency Act and Corporate Transparency Act’s Impact on Private Fund Managers

In the weeks since publishing our original alert, FinCEN released several frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the application of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Private fund managers are likely to find two of these...more

The Latest Settlements in the SEC’s 'Off-Channel' Communications Sweep: What This Means and What’s Next

Key Points - Last week, the SEC announced settlements with 10 broker-dealers and affiliated investment advisers in connection with their failures to maintain and preserve electronic “off-channel” communications....more

Fee Calculation Settlement Presents Broader Liability Concerns for Private Fund Managers

A recent enforcement action against two affiliated wealth management businesses raises concerns over whether and how other registered investment advisers will be subject to sanctions for issues that arise in the ordinary...more

SEC Private Funds Rule

With the announcement of the new Private Funds Rule by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a full text of the amendments is linked below. The amendments are highlighted to show the changes from the initial...more

New EXAMS Guidance – Next Steps for Private Fund Managers

On June 8, 2023, the SEC Division of Examinations staff (EXAMS) published a risk alert focused on the new Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940). While this new risk alert largely mirrors...more

SEC Fines Four Investment Advisers for Violating Federal Pay-To-Play Restrictions

The latest round of penalties assessed for violations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pay-to-play rule highlight the strict liability nature of Rule 206(4)-5.  This month, the SEC announced five-figure...more

The SEC is Kicking Off 2022 With a Renewed Focus on the Private Funds Industry: A Review of Recent Enforcement Actions and their...

Private funds should be prepared for increased oversight from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following a landmark year of enforcement cases. In 2021, the Commission brought 159 enforcement actions against...more

[Podcast] AG Funds Minutes: SEC Proposes to Modernize Advertising and Cash Solicitation Rules

In this episode, Akin Gump investment management partners Barbara Niederkofler and Jason Daniel discuss the Security and Exchange Commission’s proposed modernization of the advertising and cash solicitation rules under the...more

SEC Adopts New Interpretation of Fiduciary Duty

On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a comprehensive interpretation (the “Interpretation”) of the fiduciary duties that investment advisers owe to their clients under the Investment Advisers...more

Custody Concerns for Investment Advisers as Loan Agents

On December 20, 2018, the staff of the Division of Investment Management (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued conditional no-action relief to Madison Capital Funding LLC (“Madison”), clarifying...more

SEC OCIE Issues Guidance on Advisers’ Recordkeeping Requirements for Electronic Messaging Following its Sweep Examination

• On December 14, the SEC’s OCIE issued a Risk Alert summarizing the findings of its limited-scope examination initiative relating to electronic messaging. • Noting a “pervasive use” of electronic messaging by adviser...more

SEC Proposes New Interpretation of Fiduciary Duty

On April 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new interpretation (the “Proposed Interpretation”) of the fiduciary duties of investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as...more

SEC Orders Increase in Qualified Client Threshold

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final order on June 14 to adjust for inflation the net-worth threshold for a registered investment adviser to charge performance-based compensation to its advisory clients...more

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