On May 5, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced its first enforcement action against an investment adviser for violations of Rule 22e-4(b) (the “Liquidity Rule”) of the Investment Company Act of...more
On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) finalized Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act, a new rule designed to provide an updated and comprehensive framework for the use of derivatives by...more
Section 17(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “40 Act”) prohibits certain transactions between an investment company and their affiliated persons, including transactions where an affiliated person...more
The SEC recently adopted a final rule (the “ETF Rule”) designed to modernize the registration of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Since 1992, an ETF coming to market has required an exemptive relief order from the SEC to...more
As just about everyone who operates in the mutual fund, closed-end fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) industries knows, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires certain key registered...more