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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted new and somewhat controversial rules and rule amendments (the Final Rules) under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Act) in the fall of 2023 that impact the...more
The EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (“MiFID II”), which came into effect on January 3, 2018, raised concerns that U.S. broker-dealers that would receive “hard dollars” for research from firms subject to MiFID...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers. Quick Take: The SEC recently reopened the comment period for proposed rule changes that would amend and redesignate Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act (the “Current Custody...more
This Webinar aims to provide some practical advice regarding Generative AI (“Gen AI”) and the issues its presents for private fund managers related to securities law and compliance. To the presenters, this is an dynamic time...more
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
Quick Take: The SEC recently proposed rule changes that would amend and redesignate Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act (the “Current Custody Rule”) and amend certain recordkeeping and reporting requirements. The proposals...more
On February 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rule amendments that will shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions from two business days after the...more
Regulation of Custodial Practices under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is a comprehensive outline summarizing SEC regulatory requirements for investment advisers that have custody of their client’s assets (or that want...more
On September 27, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) entered into a series of settled orders (“Orders”) against 15 broker-dealers and one affiliated investment adviser for widespread failures by the...more
The Bottom Line: On May 22, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York concluded that broadly syndicated term loans are not "securities". This decision is highly significant to the US...more
Although the loan industry has long looked at loans as being obligations that arise in a commercial lending relationship, which are therefore not securities under Federal and state securities laws, the law supporting this...more
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February and April 2019. ...more
SEC Issues Guidance on Mutual Fund Fee Structure - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management recently issued a guidance update addressing disclosure issues and certain procedural...more
2016 was an active year in securities litigation. In the first half of 2016 alone, plaintiffs filed 119 new federal class action securities cases. It was also a busy year for SEC enforcement proceedings, with a record 868...more
The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, along with the Republican control of the majority of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, will likely result in significant changes in...more
Investment Adviser AXA Wins Excessive Fee Trial - A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled in favor of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable) and its wholly owned subsidiary, AXA Equitable Funds Management...more
Proposals made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2015 to amend Form ADV and certain rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) (SEC Proposes Significant Reporting Requirement Amendments to...more
Effective August 15, 2016, the net worth threshold for qualified clients under Rule 205-3 is increased from $2 million to $2.1 million. If you have advisory agreements or subscription agreements that require a client or...more
On May 20, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released several proposals, "Amendments to Form ADV and Investment Advisers Act Rules," that would require investment advisers to provide additional information on...more
The question of forum selection by the SEC was a key issue this week. While to date suits challenging the SEC’s right to bring an action as an administrative proceeding rather than in federal court have had little success –...more
A staple of SEC enforcement in recent years has been offering fraud and Ponzi scheme cases. This week the Commission filed two more of these actions, one an offering fraud targeting military personnel and a second and...more
The SEC denied a no-action request that was submitted by Jonathon Hendricks. The no-action request inquired about a Wyoming based business that would make available a list of securities from a loan crowdfunding site that...more
As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, since 2012 investment advisers that operate pooled investment vehicles such as hedge funds and private equity funds with $150 million of assets under management became subject to the...more
The SEC prevailed in a jury trial against hedge fund manager Marlon Quan and his entities in a case tied to the massive Petters Ponzi scheme. Mr. Quan and Acorn Capital Group, LLC and Stewardship Investment Advisors, LLC...more