On March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an exemptive order (the "Order") superceding its March 13, 2020 exemptive order, which provided relief from certain provisions of the Investment Company...more
On March 13, 2020, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an exemptive order providing relief from certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), to...more
3/17/2020
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Corporate Governance ,
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Emergency Response ,
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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts –
PROPOSED RULES –
SEC Proposes Rule Changes for Proxy Advisory Firms –
On November 5, 2019, the SEC issued a release proposing amendments to the federal proxy rules...more
12/20/2019
/ Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Form CRS ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
MiFID II ,
New Guidance ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Solicitations ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Rule 206(4)-5 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts -
PROPOSED RULES –
SEC Proposes Rule Changes for Proxy Advisory Firms –
On November 5, 2019, the SEC issued a release proposing amendments to the federal proxy rules...more
11/26/2019
/ Corporate Governance ,
MiFID II ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Solicitations ,
Proxy Statements ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders
On November 4, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed significant amendments to the rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) governing investment adviser advertisements and...more
11/19/2019
/ Advertising ,
Books & Records ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cash Solicitation Rule ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Endorsements ,
Form ADV ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investors ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Portability ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)