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SEC Staff Issues Names Rule FAQs

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The Staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission has issued FAQs regarding recent amendments to Rule 35d-1 (often referred to as the Names Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The amendments to the Names...more

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SEC Adopts Rule Enhancements to Prevent Misleading or Deceptive Investment Fund Names

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On September 20, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted, by a 4-1 vote, to adopt certain amendments (the “final rule” or the “amendments”) to Rule 35d-1 (the “Names Rule”) under the Investment...more

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Names Rule Amendments Will Require Changes For Certain Funds

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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

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SEC expands the Names Rule

On September 20, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted by a 4-1 margin to adopt amendments to Rule 35d-1, commonly known as the “names rule” (Rule), under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule, Broadening the Scope of Funds that Must Comply

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On September 20, 2023, the SEC adopted amendments to the investment company names rule, Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. According to SEC estimates, the amendments will bring approximately 2,200 funds that...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC adopts truth-in-advertising rule enhancements for funds

On September 20, the SEC adopted amendments (as set forth in the final rule and as discussed in the fact sheet) to the Investment Companies Act rule that requires investment companies whose names suggest a focus in a...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Adopts ‘Names Rule’ Changes

On Sept. 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1, more commonly known as the “Names Rule,” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Investment Company Act). These amendments are...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Proposes Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules for Investment Advisers and Funds

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On 9 February 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed new rules and amendments to existing rules (together, the Proposed Rules) addressing cybersecurity risk management under the Investment...more

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SEC Adopts New Regulatory Framework For Registered Fund Derivative Investments

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On October 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 18f-4 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and amended related rules designed to provide a modernized,...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

What are DRMs and do you need one? SEC adopts framework for derivatives use by registered funds and BDCs

On October 28, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt Rule 18f-4 (the Final Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), which establishes a comprehensive framework...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Adopts Final Derivatives Rule and Related Amendments

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 on October 28, 2020 to adopt Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and related amendments (Rule 18f-4 or Final Rule) related to the...more

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SEC Adopts Comprehensive Funds of Funds Rule

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On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a new rule, Rule 12d1-4, designed to provide a consistent and comprehensive framework governing a registered fund’s ability to invest in another...more

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SEC creates fast track for exemptive applications

On July 6, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it voted to adopt rule amendments (the Amended Rule) intended to improve the efficiency of the exemptive application review procedures...more

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A Summary: Changes to Exemptive Relief and Disclosure Requirements under the New ETF Rule

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On September 26, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted a final rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) that will enable most exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The SEC’s New Exchange-Traded Fund Rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted Rule 6c-11 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), which removes the need for most exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsors to obtain individual exemptive...more

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SEC Adopts ETF Rule

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On September 25, the SEC unanimously adopted Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act to modernize the regulation of exchange-traded funds by establishing a clear and consistent framework for the vast majority of ETFs operating today....more

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - July 2018

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - PROPOSED RULES - SEC Proposes New Rule to Permit Certain ETFs to Operate Without an Exemptive Order - On June 28, 2018, the SEC issued a proposed new rule under the...more

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