On 26 October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rule and form amendments (the Final Rules) representing major reforms to: 1) shareholder reports for open-end mutual funds and exchange-traded...more
On 9 February 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed new rules and amendments to existing rules (together, the Proposed Rules) addressing cybersecurity risk management under the Investment...more
3/10/2022
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The pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly disrupted certain industries and markets, and captured the attention of market participants. This client alert reviews the March 4, 2020 SEC guidance issued in response to...more
On February 28, 2019, the staff of the Division of Investment Management of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a no-action letter to the Independent Directors Council (“IDC”) that provides boards of...more
On April 25, 2017, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) released a Regulatory Notice titled Social Media and Digital Communications: Guidance on Social Networking Websites and Business Communications...more
On October 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new Rule 22e-4 (“Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), which requires registered open-end funds, including open-end...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 21, 2015, brought the first of its long-awaited “distribution in guise” cases against a mutual fund adviser and distributor. The case follows a number of warnings...more
On September 15, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released a Risk Alert (the “2015 Risk Alert”) that announced its second round of cybersecurity...more
9/24/2015
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On February 3, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released a Risk Alert (the “2015 Risk Alert”) with summary observations from its recently...more
2/16/2015
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