I. INTRODUCTION - On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rule 12d1-4 (Rule 12d1-4) and related amendments under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended, the 1940 Act) in an effort...more
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - On 7 October 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted new rule 12d1-4 (Rule 12d1-4) and related amendments under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) that it believes...more
On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted Rule 12d1-4 under (the "Rule") the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and related amendments designed to put in place a comprehensive...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has noticed Eaton Vance Corp.’s exemptive order application (Eaton Vance Notice) to offer a novel form of mutual fund that includes certain elements of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) to...more
The SEC first proposed a study of the fiduciary obligations of brokers and investment advisers as required by the Dodd-Frank Act in July 2010. The SEC still has not made a decision about the shape of a fiduciary rule for...more
The new product will have characteristics of both mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. On November 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a notice indicating that it intends to grant exemptive...more
On November 6, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued notice of its intent to grant Eaton Vance Management (“Eaton Vance”) and related parties exemptive relief from various provisions of the Investment...more