An Overview of the SEC’s Recently Adopted Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Rule
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
Recently proposed tax legislation, if enacted, would fundamentally alter the taxation of exchange‑traded funds. This LawFlash discusses the potential consequences of such legislation on industry participants, including retail...more
On October 7, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it voted to adopt new rule 12d1-4 (Rule 12d1-4) under the 1940 Act and related amendments (the Final Rule) to streamline and enhance the...more
On August 5, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed rule and form amendments that would modernize the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) to create a new layered...more
On Nov. 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 5-0 to propose or repropose new rules revamping the framework for permissible use of derivatives and short sales by investment companies (other than money market...more
On March 18, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final tax regulations for registered investment funds that are taxed as regulated investment companies (“RICs”) and that invest in...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on December 19, 2018 to propose Rule 12d1-4 (proposed rule) and related amendments to the regulatory framework governing funds that invest in other funds (“fund of funds”...more
On December 19, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose Rule 12d1-4 (proposed rule) and related amendments to the regulatory framework governing funds that invest in other funds (“fund of funds”...more
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) on December 1, 2017 self-certified contracts for bitcoin futures products with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Additionally, on...more
Non-Enforcement - Remember to Update Your Risk Disclosure on an Ongoing Basis - The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance reminding mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and other...more