After several years of uncertainty as to the appropriate standard for determining when an investment adviser will be deemed to be a fiduciary under ERISA, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) has finally issued clear...more
As a reminder, fund managers relying on the exemption from registration with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) set forth in Rule 4.13(a)(3), commonly referred to as the “de minimis exemption,” must...more
As a reminder, fund managers relying on the exemption from registration with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) set forth in Rule 4.13(a)(3), commonly referred to as the “de minimis exemption,” must...more
As a reminder, fund managers relying on the exemption from registration with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") set forth in Rule 4.13(a)(3), commonly referred to as the “de minimis exemption,” must...more
The Massachusetts Securities Division ("the Division") is currently sending letters to exempt reporting advisers in Massachusetts ("MA ERAs") who manage private funds which rely on the exclusion from the definition of...more