This RIA Regulatory Review highlights certain key regulatory developments affecting investment advisers. Please contact us with any questions on the topics covered below. The SEC Adopts Significant New Rules for Private...more
On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed amendments to Form PF and related rules (the “Proposed Amendments”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). Form PF is...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules promulgated under the U.S. Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) on Wednesday, 9 February 2022. Pointing to over US$18 trillion in assets under private...more
In the span of two weeks, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed rules that would significantly overhaul the regulation of the private fund industry. Specifically, on January 26, the SEC issued proposed...more
Private funds should be prepared for increased oversight from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following a landmark year of enforcement cases. In 2021, the Commission brought 159 enforcement actions against...more
On January 26, the SEC approved proposed amendments to Investment Advisers Act Rule 204(b)-1 and Form PF to require prompt reporting of certain extraordinary events that may signal distress or market instability. The...more
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with 13 SEC registered investment advisers that had failed to file Form PF over multiple year periods....more
On June 1, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a stern warning to registered investment advisers who manage private funds – and frankly to all registrants – that ongoing delinquent filings may trigger...more
The SEC announced settlements with 13 registered private fund investment advisers who repeatedly failed to provide required information that the agency uses to monitor risk. ...more
In a previous post, I began to delve into the question of what is a “real estate fund”. See SEC Staff Reports On “Real Estate Funds”, But What Exactly Are They? As noted in that post, a “real estate fund” as defined in Form...more
On January 18, 2017, the SEC released 16 new FAQs relating to Form PF. Of these 16, 3 relate to general filing information and the remaining 13 are specific to particular sections of Form PF. As a reminder, Rule 204(b)-1...more
Non-Enforcement - Form PF — What Purpose? SEC registered investment advisers with at least $150 million of assets under management in private funds are required to periodically file Form PF with the SEC. The...more