Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – Advisers Act regulatory agenda
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a statement in response to the Wyoming Division of Banking’s No-Action Letter on Custody of Digital Assets and Qualified Custodian Status....more
In the inaugural issue of Investment Management Update, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from February 2019 to May 2019 impacting the investment management sector....more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - NEW RULES - SEC Adopts Interim Final Rule Amending Timing Requirements for Filing Reports on Form N-PORT - On February 27, 2019, the SEC adopted an interim final rule...more
The SEC staff has issued a no-action letter to Madison Capital Funding LLC, allowing the registered investment adviser to conduct certain loan syndication activities despite its inability to comply with certain requirements...more
Registered investment advisers should take note of recent pronouncements by the staff of the SEC's Division of Investment Management (the "Division") regarding Rule 206(4)-2 (the "Custody Rule") of the Investment Advisers Act...more
On February 21, 2017 the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) released new guidance concerning when a registered investment adviser is deemed to have “custody” for purposes of Adviser’s Act Rule 206(4) (the Custody...more
Under the SEC Rule 206(4)-2, the “custody rule,” registered investment advisers with custody of client funds or securities are required to take a number of steps designed to safeguard those client assets. One such step is...more
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no-action letter issued on April 25, 2016 provides relief from the annual surprise audit requirement of the “Custody Rule” for a registered investment adviser (RIA)...more