On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 modernizing the rules governing investment adviser marketing. The amendments replace and...more
3/10/2021
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On March 16, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Investment Management updated their Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) relating to Form ADV...more
All federally registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers are advised that in response to the disruptions resulting from COVID-19, the SEC has provided relief to allow affected advisers to extend the due date...more
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ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REVIEWS -
All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or at the state level are required to review their compliance policies and procedures...more
2/7/2020
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Recently enacted SEC rules have imposed several amendments to Form ADV that advisers should be aware of, and which will apply to all Form ADVs filed after September 31, 2017 (for most advisers with a December 31-year end, the...more
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Annual Compliance Reviews -
All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or The Commonwealth of Massachusetts are required to review their compliance...more
2/3/2017
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As a reminder, Form ADV for registered advisers (Parts 1 and 2A) and Exempt Reporting Advisers (relevant portions of Part 1) must be updated within 90 days after the end of their fiscal year. For advisers with a fiscal year...more
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Annual Compliance Reviews:
All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or The Commonwealth of Massachusetts are required to review their...more
1/23/2016
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Marc Wyatt, Acting Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”), recently took part in a meeting of the ABA Hedge Fund Sub-Committee on November 20,...more
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Annual Compliance Reviews:
All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are required to review their compliance policies and procedures at least...more