The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), by a 3-2 vote, recently adopted amendments to registered fund reporting requirements on Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN and provided guidance on open-end funds’ liquidity risk...more
On September 20, 2023, in a 4-1 vote, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the Amendments) to the rule governing fund names, which impose new disclosure, compliance, reporting, and recordkeeping...more
On November 2, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), by a 3-2 party line vote, proposed amendments (the Proposal) to the liquidity risk management programs rule (Rule 22e-4) under the Investment Company Act...more
In a 3-1 vote, the US Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25 proposed amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Names Rule) that, if adopted as proposed, could cause new entrants and...more
UPDATE ON CRYPTO ASSETS IN ETFS -
In 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management staff penned a letter to the Investment Company Institute and the Securities Industry and Financial...more
12/15/2021
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Shareholder Approval
Financial markets and fund investment practices have changed substantially since the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last addressed fund valuation comprehensively 50 years ago. In adopting Rule 2a-5 on December 3,...more
On October 7, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Rule 12d1-4 (Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Act) and related amendments (Amendments) that are collectively designed to provide a...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is providing increased flexibility to certain open-end funds and insurance company separate accounts, plus no-action relief to money market funds and their affiliates amid the...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled in final form the regulatory framework that will govern the operation of most exchange-traded funds (ETFs) going forward. Rule 6c-11 (Rule) under the Investment Company...more
The new rule would permit registered funds to invest in other registered funds beyond the limits of Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 without the need to obtain individual exemptive orders from the US...more
The new rule would permit ETFs to operate without the need to obtain individual exemptive orders from the US Securities and Exchange Commission....more
SEC staff expands upon prior no-action positions to permit funds that track a third-party index to invest in insurance companies and securities related businesses beyond the limitations set forth in Sections 12(d)(2) and...more
In the second step of its five-part plan to enhance registered funds regulations, the SEC has proposed new requirements on portfolio liquidity, risk monitoring, and board oversight.
At an open meeting held on September...more
9/28/2015
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