2024 was a year of meaningful regulatory change for asset managers globally. The regulatory activity was wide ranging and without a particular unifying theme. In fact, the wide, and in cases diverging focuses of key global...more
2/12/2025
/ Asset Management ,
Australia ,
Capital Markets ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Japan ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Singapore ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 28 August, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to reporting forms for registered investment companies (funds) that will (1) require funds to file monthly (rather than...more
9/13/2024
/ Asset Management ,
ETFs ,
Form N-CEN ,
Form N-PORT ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Liquidity ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS - Given the complexity of the transactions and arrangements involved, entities operating in the investment management industry face significant and unique obligations and risks,...more
INTRODUCTION - On 17 June 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued an order to: (i) increase the net worth threshold for “qualified clients” under Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,...more
Introduction - On 13 April 2021, the National Futures Association (NFA) released an Interpretive Notice entitled Compliance Rule 2-50: CPO Notice Filing Requirements (Interpretive Notice)....more