On July 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared nine registration statements effective under the Securities Act of 1933 for spot Ether ETFs, clearing the way for the ETFs to begin trading on July 23....more
7/25/2024
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Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
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Digital Currency ,
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Financial Regulatory Reform ,
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Covering legal developments and regulatory news for funds, their advisers, and industry participants through June 2021.
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In a substantial August 5, 2020, release (the Proposal), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to the existing disclosure framework applicable to mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (open-end...more
8/11/2020
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Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Mutual Funds ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
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Public Comment ,
Retail Investors ,
SEC Advertising Rule ,
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Securities Regulation
SEC Proposes to Update Accredited Investor Definition to Increase Access to Investments -
On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” in...more
1/27/2020
/ Derivatives ,
ETFs ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Markets ,
Form N-CEN ,
Form N-LIQUID ,
Form N-PORT ,
Global Code of Ethics ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
OCIE ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Repurchase Agreements ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 18f-4 ,
Rule 6c-11 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 15(c) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Share Classes ,
Wealth Management
Presented by Pepper Hamilton and Financial Executives Alliance, Pepper Hamilton partners John P. Falco and John M. Ford discussed "An Overview of the SEC’s Recently Adopted Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Rule" on a recent...more
11/18/2019
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ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Exemptive Relief ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Transparency
SEC Adopts ETF Rule -
On September 25, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously adopted Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act to modernize the regulation of exchange-traded funds by establishing a clear and...more
10/23/2019
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Broker-Dealer ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Exemptive Relief ,
Form N-1A ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
No-Action Relief ,
OCIE ,
Popular ,
Prospectus ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Risk Alert ,
Rule 6c-11 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trading Platforms ,
Transparency
On September 25, the SEC unanimously adopted Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act to modernize the regulation of exchange-traded funds by establishing a clear and consistent framework for the vast majority of ETFs operating today....more
Covering legal developments and regulatory news for registered funds, their advisers and industry participants through June 30, 2019.
Auditor Independence With Respect to Certain Loans or Debtor-Creditor Relationships -
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7/19/2019
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Capital Formation ,
Common Reporting Standard (CRS) ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Duty of Care ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
ETFs ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Form CRS ,
Investment Management ,
Investor Protection ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) recently announced its 2018 national examination priorities, which are broken down into five categories...more
2/19/2018
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Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Currency ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MSRB ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retail Investors ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Virtual Currency
As required by President Trump’s Executive Order 13772, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a report, “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities, Asset Management and Insurance,” addressing the regulatory...more
10/31/2017
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Business Continuity Plans ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Pool ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employee Benefits ,
ETFs ,
Executive Orders ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSOC ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stress Tests ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury