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SEC Relaxes 'In-Person' Voting Requirements for Investment Company Boards

On February 28, 2019, the Division of Investment Management (staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter (IDC letter) relaxing its views on “in person” voting requirements for investment...more

CFTC Proposes to Simplify, Modernize Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor Regulations

On October 18, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a proposal in the Federal Register (Proposed Rule) to amend several key compliance and registration regulations governing commodity pool operators...more

Governance Implications of CFIUS Reform for US Investment Funds With Foreign Investors

In August 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), which significantly reformed national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more

"SEC Adopts Liquidity Risk Management Rules for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds"

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

"Potential Regulatory and Litigation Risks Relating to Recent Fixed-Income Market Concerns"

Recent events relating to the fixed-income markets — including volatility in the high-yield markets and the high-profile closings of a number of funds invested in high-yield and distressed assets — have raised concerns among...more

"SEC Proposes Rule Regarding the Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies"

On December 11, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose a new rule (the Proposed Rule) that significantly modifies the regulation of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies,...more

SEC Proposes Liquidity Management Rules for Open-End and Exchange-Traded Funds

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

The SEC Proposes Expanding Reporting Requirements for Investment Companies

On May 20, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved new proposed rules, forms and amendments that would expand the information that registered investment companies1 are required to report. The SEC’s...more

"Risk Retention Rules Impact Registered Fund Tender Option Bond Financings"

In October 2014, several regulatory agencies approved final rules to implement the risk retention requirement mandated by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act. (See "Regulators Adopt Final Risk Retention Rules for Asset-Backed...more

"NFA Requests Comments on Capital Requirements and Additional Customer Protection Measures for CPOs and CTAs"

The National Futures Association (NFA) recently issued a notice requesting comments on the advisability of subjecting registered commodity pool operators (CPOs) and registered commodity trading advisors (CTAs) to minimum...more

"CFTC Staff Provides Mortgage REITs With No-Action Relief From Commodity Pool Operator Registration"

On December 7, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division) issued no-action relief from commodity pool operator (CPO) registration to mortgage REITs that...more

"CFTC Staff Provides Funds-of-Funds With Temporary No-Action Relief From Commodity Pool Operator Registration"

On November 29, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division) issued temporary no-action relief from commodity pool operator (CPO) registration to...more

"Gatz Highlights Standards for Affiliated-Party Transactions"

In Gatz Properties, LLC v. Auriga Capital Corp., the Delaware Supreme Court required a manager and controlling member of a Delaware limited liability company to satisfy the entire fairness standard of conduct and judicial...more

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