...SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule -
On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund Names Rule) as well...more
11/16/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Business Development ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deadlines ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinTech ,
Form N-PORT ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Misrepresentation ,
Mobile Devices ,
Mutual Funds ,
New Amendments ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Violations ,
Transfer Agents ,
Wall Street
In response to the ongoing market turmoil created by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve has established a number of market stability and liquidity programs, many of which may be of interest to funds (both...more
4/8/2020
/ Business Development Companies ,
Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Federal Loans ,
Federal Reserve ,
Liquidity ,
Money Market Funds ,
Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF) ,
Mutual Funds ,
Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) ,
Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF) ,
Private Funds ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
In this issue, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from October 2019 to early January 2020 impacting the investment management sector, including SEC action on use of derivatives by registered...more
1/16/2020
/ Activist Investors ,
BDC ,
Bench Trial ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Comment Period ,
Cross-Border ,
Derivatives ,
ETFs ,
Exemptive Relief ,
Fee Disclosure ,
Filing Fees ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Libor ,
MiFID II ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Access Rule ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Rule 10(b) ,
Rule 18f-4 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 11 ,
Section 36(b) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Solicitation Provisions ,
Testing-the-Waters Communications
In this issue, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from May to September 2019 impacting the investment management sector, including SEC action on standards of conduct for broker-dealers and...more
9/26/2019
/ Activist Investors ,
Bad Actors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Class Action ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Custody Rule ,
Derivatives ,
Digital Securities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dismissals ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Excessive Fees ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Financial Statements ,
Fund Managers ,
Independent Audits ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Libor ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Offerings ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proxy Voting ,
Regulation S-K ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Risk Alert ,
Section 36(b) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Standard of Conduct ,
Waivers
In the inaugural issue of Investment Management Update, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from February 2019 to May 2019 impacting the investment management sector....more
6/18/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Bitcoin ,
BlackRock ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Business Development Companies ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Custody Rule ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
ETFs ,
Excessive Fees ,
Exemptive Relief ,
Exhibit Issues ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Form N-PORT ,
Fund of Funds ,
Hyperlink ,
Incorporation by Reference ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Management ,
Modification ,
Mutual Funds ,
No-Action Letters ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Redaction ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-P ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Tokens ,
Securities Violations ,
Testing-the-Waters Communications ,
Voting Requirements ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
On October 13, 2016, the SEC voted to adopt new and amended rules and forms intended to enhance and standardize liquidity risk management by mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, which will likely have a broad impact on...more
On September 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose a new Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), as well as amendments to its rules and forms designed to promote...more