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SEC Amends Registered Fund Reporting Requirements, Issues Guidance on Liquidity Risk Management Programs

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), by a 3-2 vote, recently adopted amendments to registered fund reporting requirements on Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN and provided guidance on open-end funds’ liquidity risk...more

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Venture Capital Funds: 3(c)(1) Funds vs. 3(c)(7) Funds

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Provided that they meet certain criteria, venture capital funds are not required to be registered as an “investment company” by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940...more

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SEC Staff Issues FAQs On Tailored Shareholder Reports

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies - Quick Take: The staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (Staff) recently issued responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs) covering the SEC’s...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Do Your Assets Include Unregistered Securities? This Asset Class Requires Special Planning

When it comes to estate planning, addressing all your assets should be a priority. However, certain assets require greater attention than others. For example, if your assets include unregistered securities, such as restricted...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Canadian CPCs, SPACs, and Shells Should Be Careful to Avoid U.S. Investment Company Status

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On January 24, 2024, the SEC issued new guidance on when a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) may run afoul of the U.S. Investment Company Act (the Act). While this guidance was directed at SPACs that register or file...more

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SEC Division of Examinations Publishes 2024 Examination Priorities

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On October 16, 2023, the Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published its annual Examination Priorities for 2024 (the “Exam Priorities”). Consistent with the...more

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SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief Under Section 17 and Rule 17d-1 Thereunder Allowing Fund to Enter Transaction Agreement with New...

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Boards of Directors; and Investment Advisers. Quick Take: The staff of the SEC Division of Investment Management (Staff) recently issued a no-action letter stating...more

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SEC Division of Examinations Releases its 2024 Examination Priorities

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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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments to 'Names Rule' Impacting Regulated Investment Funds

On September 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), adopted amendments (Amendments) to Rule 35d-1 (Names Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Investment Company Act). The Names Rule generally...more

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Names Rule Amendments Will Require Changes For Certain Funds

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On September 20, 2023, in a 4-1 vote, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the Amendments) to the rule governing fund names, which impose new disclosure, compliance, reporting, and recordkeeping...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments to the Investment Company Names Rule

On September 20, 2023, during its first in-person open meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the Amendments) to the Names Rule under Section 35(d) of the...more

K&L Gates LLP

What's in a Fund Name? SEC Approves Changes to the Fund Names Rule

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On 20 September 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 (the Names Rule or Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), and made related form...more

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SEC Amendments to Investment Company Act “Names Rule”

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Last week the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, commonly known as the “Names Rule.” Our Investment Funds Team outlines these amendments and...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to the Fund “Names Rule”

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies, Investment Advisers, Boards of Directors - Quick Take: The SEC recently adopted1 amendments (Amendments) to Investment Company Act Rule 35d-1, the fund “Names Rule.”...more

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SEC Exams of Advisers and Investment Companies

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The Division of Examinations has revamped and updated its exam priorities according to its most recent release, 2023 Exam Priorities. Consistent with its typical approach the Division plans to focus on a blend of topics and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Staff Reminder about Advisory Fee Cross-Subsidization Concerns

On February 2, 2023, the Division of Investment Management Staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Staff Bulletin regarding fee waiver and expense reimbursement practices for investment...more

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SEC Compliance Internal Audit Tips: 4 Things You Should Know

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Regulated securities firms need to take significant actions to ensure that their company is complying with the legal requirements set out by regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the...more

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SEC Adopts Rule and Form Amendments Relating to Shareholder Reports and Investment Company Advertisements

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted substantial amendments to shareholder reports used by investment companies, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (collectively, funds)...more

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SEC Adopts Proxy Reporting Rule and Form Amendments

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted, in a 3-2 vote, rule and form amendments impacting proxy disclosures reporting on Form N-PX (the “amendments”). The amendments that are applicable to mutual...more

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FASB Issues Accounting Guidance on Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued an Accounting Standards Update (Update) to (1) clarify guidance in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, on measuring the fair value of an equity security that is...more

Holland & Knight LLP

How Vain, Without Merit, Is the Name: The SEC Proposed Amendments to Names Rule

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In the SEC's latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) rulemaking salvo, the agency proposed two new ESG-focused rules aimed at the advisory and investment company space: 1) proposed amendments to the "Names Rule"...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Proposes Amendments to the Investment Company Names Rule

In a three-to-one vote on May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments (the amendments) to Rule 35d-1 (the Names Rule) under Section 35(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: June 1, 2022

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Despite BlockFi’s $100 Million Settlement with the SEC for Failing to Register as an Investment Company, BlockFi is Under Fire...

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On February 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement with a crypto lending company in a “first-of-its-kind enforcement action” for failing to register as an investment company under the...more

Baker Donelson

SEC Proposal: New Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules for Investment Advisers and Funds

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In a show of continued emphasis on cybersecurity enforcement from U.S. government agencies in the wake of the Biden Administration's Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity (Exec. Order No. 14028, May 12,...more

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