Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – Private fund regulatory developments
In the late fall of 2020, the SEC implemented rule amendments which created a single rule, the Marketing Rule, that replaces the current Advertising and Cash Solicitation Rules. The Marketing Rule represents both significant...more
November 4, 2022, the compliance date for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) new marketing rule (Rule 206(4)-1 under the Advisers Act) (the “Marketing Rule”), is quickly approaching. Have you reviewed your...more
In late 2020, the SEC adopted1 rule amendments that require SECregistered investment advisers to, by November 4, 2022, switch their compliance regimes from the SEC’s current Advertising and Cash Solicitation Rules (Rules...more
On December 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to existing Rule 206(4)-1 (the “Advertising Rule”) and rescinded Rule 206(4)-3 (the “Cash Solicitation Rule”) under the Investment...more
In a pair of settlements announced on July 28, 2020, the SEC charged VALIC Financial Advisors (the “Firm”) with two separate sets of violations that allowed the Firm to obtain millions of dollars in fees without providing...more
In this episode, Akin Gump investment management partners Barbara Niederkofler and Jason Daniel discuss the Security and Exchange Commission’s proposed modernization of the advertising and cash solicitation rules under the...more
SEC ADVERTISING AND CASH SOLICITATION PROPOSALS: OVERVIEW - - On November 4, 2019, the SEC proposed amendments to modernize rules addressing investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors - In proposing...more
Key Points - SEC proposes significant changes to the Advisers Act “Advertising Rule” and “Cash Solicitation” Rule. - The proposed definition of “Advertisements” expands the types of communications that are considered...more
Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a press release describing its proposed changes to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Act contains various advertising and cash solicitation rules for...more
On November 4, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued a release proposing to revise the rules pertaining to investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors under the Investment...more
On November 4, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed significant amendments to the rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) governing investment adviser advertisements and...more
On November 4, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a proposal to modernize the rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) addressing SEC-registered investment adviser...more
On November 4, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to propose amendments to modernize Rule 206(4)-1, addressing investment adviser advertisements, and Rule 206(4)-3, addressing payments to solicitors,...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced on Monday that it had voted to propose amendments to modernize Rule 206(4)-1 (which addresses investment adviser advertisements) (the Advertising Rule) and Rule...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released a Risk Alert on October 31, 2018 identifying the most frequent deficiencies that OCIE staff (the “Staff”)...more
Faced with various compliance issues related to the ‘cash solicitation rule’, the Staff issued a risk alert to inform market participants and help advisers update their policies accordingly....more