On June 16, the SEC issued a temporary exemptive order, allowing registered municipal advisors to solicit banks, their wholly-owned commercial lenders and credit unions in connection with direct placements by municipal-issuer...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on April 20, 2020, that it had voted to issue two exemptive orders relating to the implementation of the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit...more
On April 8, 2020, the staff of the Division of Investment Management of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) issued an exemptive order (the Order) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) that...more
On March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an exemptive order (the "Order") superceding its March 13, 2020 exemptive order, which provided relief from certain provisions of the Investment Company...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is providing increased flexibility to certain open-end funds and insurance company separate accounts, plus no-action relief to money market funds and their affiliates amid the...more
On March 20, 2020, in response to business disruptions caused by the spread of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an exemptive order under the Securities and Exchange Act of...more