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
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Mutual Funds ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
Prospectus ,
Public Comment ,
Retail Investors ,
SEC Advertising Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On March 26, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted a request for no-action relief to permit certain affiliated purchase transactions involving registered open-end investment companies....more
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
/ Basket Transactions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
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
/ Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
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
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
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
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
Practical points on managing SEC Modernization.
INTRODUCTION -
On October 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its final Investment Company Reporting Modernization rules and forms for the...more