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Our Investment Funds Group examines why the Securities and Exchange Commission penalized a registered investment adviser for inadequate disclosure of fees it received....more
The FCA consultation paper CP24/7 “Payment Optionality for Investment Research” considers the reintroduction of the bundling of research payments with broker’s execution fees....more
Our Tax Group sheds light on recent IRS rulings that disallow deductions involving success-based fees in M&A transactions. Contrary to common practice, the IRS recently ruled target companies could not deduct success-based...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers; Registered Investment Companies; Boards of Directors - Quick Take: The SEC recently settled charges with an investment adviser relating to the adviser’s failure to disclose...more
The SEC approved eleven spot Bitcoin ETFs on January 10, 2024. As a result, investment advisers may be curious about whether or how to integrate Bitcoin ETFs into client portfolios. This blog is intended to provide an update...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Directors of Registered Investment Companies; and Investment Advisers Quick Take: The staff of the SEC Division of Examinations (Staff) recently released its 2024...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations recently released its 2024 Examinations Priorities, a yearly report that provides insight into the Division’s areas of focus to improve compliance,...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Final Rules”) in August 2023 that will impose a broad set of new reporting, disclosure and other obligations on...more
Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted much anticipated rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) aimed at (i) bolstering the regulation of private fund advisers and...more
On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), by a party-line vote of 3-2, adopted new rules applicable to investment advisers to private funds (“Private Fund Advisers”) that address transparency,...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is holding an open meeting this Wednesday, August 23, to consider whether to adopt proposed rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that, if adopted as proposed, would...more
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission, by a vote of 3 to 2, approved amendments to Rule 2a-7 and other rules that govern money market funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Amendments). Among other things,...more
On November 4, 2022, compliance with amended Rule 206(4)-1 (the “Marketing Rule”) became mandatory for all investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Seven months since the...more
Quick Take: The SEC charged an investment adviser in connection with improper trading in certain fixed income securities. The SEC’s order alleges that the adviser improperly traded the securities between advised clients,...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers. Quick Take: The SEC settled charges against a registered investment adviser alleging that the adviser failed to fully disclose to its clients foreign currency...more
Registered investment advisers, including dual registrant broker-dealers (collectively “advisers”) who provide discretionary investment management services to individual retirement accounts (IRAs), are fiduciaries under the...more
In This Issue. President Biden issued an executive order banning new investments in Russia in response to Russia’s continued war against Ukraine; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notification to all...more
In an extensive release,1 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), proposed new and amended rules (collectively, the Proposed Rules) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Act) that would impose specific...more
Join Ulmer partner Howard M. Groedel as he discusses recent regulatory actions and what they portend for private funds and their advisors. Among other topics, Howard will address: - The primary take-aways from SEC...more
Any doubts over whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission considers advisory fees to be a focus area for 2022 were dispelled over the past several weeks. In four separate public statements, the SEC and the Staff of...more
In This Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies requested public comment on proposed guidance designed to help banking organizations manage risks associated with third-party relationships; the Office of the Comptroller of...more
Given the continued popularity of recommending wrap fee programs to clients, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Examinations (“DOE”) recently released a Risk Alert dated July 21, 2021, wherein it...more
As we discussed in our recent post “What to Expect from the SEC Under the Biden Administration,” market participants can expect a more vigorous SEC enforcement program under the new administration. President Biden’s nominee...more
SEC Enforcement and Exams Likely to Focus More on Private Funds in the New Administration - For the next several weeks and months, intense focus will be trained on determining the priorities of the Biden administration. We...more