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SEC Settles Charges Against Adviser for Improperly Splitting Legal Fees

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Boards of Directors; Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The SEC settled charges against an investment adviser for allegedly entering into an improper legal...more

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SEC Settles with Sixteen Firms for Charges of Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers, Registered Investment Companies, Boards of Directors - Quick Take: The SEC recently settled charges against sixteen firms, including five...more

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SEC Provides Guidance on Determining Investment Company Status in SPAC Rule Release

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies, SPACs, Investment Advisers Quick Take: Following a 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted final rules to enhance disclosure and provide additional investor protections in IPOs by...more

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SEC Charges 11 Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers, Registered Investment Companies, Boards of Directors - Quick Take: The SEC recently settled charges against ten broker-dealers and one dually...more

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California Appeals Court Narrows Standing for ETF Retail Investors to Sue for Allegedly False or Misleading Registration...

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In a ruling of potential importance for investment advisers and directors/trustees of registered investment companies, a California appellate court affirmed a lower court ruling on January 23, 2020 in Garth Jensen, et al. v....more

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A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Non-Enforcement - SEC Decides Against Mounting an Appeal in Koch Ruling - The July 2015 ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court in Koch v. SEC will apparently not be challenged by the SEC. The Court ruled in that...more

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A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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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

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Conflicts of Interest: When You're Having Too Much Fun at That Business Lunch

How should fund directors monitor gifts and entertainment received by investment adviser personnel? This question moved to the forefront in February, when the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment...more

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SEC Issues Guidance on Personal Securities Transactions Reporting

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On June 26, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a guidance update on Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act). Rule 204A-1 requires, among other things, certain advisory...more

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