On June 5, 2024, a three-judge panel in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission exceeded its statutory authority in adopting the so-called “Private Fund Advisers Rule” (or the...more
On January 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted 3-1 to propose amendments to Form PF. The Form PF, which was initially adopted in 2011 and became effective on June 15, 2012, is a confidential report...more
On February 26, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Examinations issued a Risk Alert signaling an exam focus this year on activities of investment advisers, broker-dealers, exchanges, and transfer agents related to Digital Asset...more
3/5/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Investment Adviser ,
Offerings ,
Registration Requirement ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchanges ,
Transfer Agents
On January 6, 2021, the Division of Examinations (“Division”) issued a Risk Alert to notify investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other market participants of a recent action relating to investments in securities...more
1/11/2021
/ American Depository Receipts (ADRs) ,
Broker-Dealer ,
China ,
Divestment ,
Executive Orders ,
Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) ,
Index Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
Mutual Funds ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Alert