News & Analysis as of

Investment Company Act of 1940 Fund of Funds

Carlton Fields

SEC Streamlines Fund of Fund Relief, Requires Life Company ‘Certification’

Carlton Fields on

The SEC has adopted new Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act and taken other action “to streamline and enhance the regulatory framework applicable to fund of funds (FOF) arrangements.” This includes FOFs in which life...more

K&L Gates LLP

Fund of Funds Rule Adoption—A Deeper Dive Into the Impact of Rule 12d1-4 on Closed-End Funds and Business Development Companies

K&L Gates LLP on

I. INTRODUCTION - On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rule 12d1-4 (Rule 12d1-4) and related amendments under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended, the 1940 Act) in an effort...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Adopts New Rule for Fund of Fund Arrangements

On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Rule 12d1-4 (Final Rule or Rule 12d1-4) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) in an effort to streamline and enhance the regulatory...more

Goodwin

SEC Adopts Rule Providing New Regulatory Framework For Fund-Of-Funds

Goodwin on

In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Adopts Fund of Funds Arrangements Rule

On October 7, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a new rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) with respect to fund of fund arrangements.1 New Rule 12d1-4...more

Goodwin

SEC Adopts New Regulatory Framework For Fund-Of-Funds Arrangements

Goodwin on

On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted Rule 12d1-4 under (the "Rule") the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and related amendments designed to put in place a comprehensive...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Adopts Comprehensive Funds of Funds Rule

Sullivan & Worcester on

On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a new rule, Rule 12d1-4, designed to provide a consistent and comprehensive framework governing a registered fund’s ability to invest in another...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Final Fund of Funds Rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted on October 7, 2020 Rule 12d1-4 (final rule) and other amendments under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), which streamline and enhance the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments Updating the ‘Fund of Funds’ Regulatory Framework for Registered Investment Companies and Business...

On Oct. 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt a new rule (Rule 12d1-4), and related amendments to existing rules and forms, to enact a comprehensive regulatory framework for “fund of funds”...more

Dechert LLP

Newsflash: SEC Adopts Changes to Regulatory Framework of Fund of Funds Arrangements

Dechert LLP on

On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and related amendments to the regulatory framework governing funds that invest in other funds...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley Governance and Regulatory Alert: SEC Adopts New Rule for Fund of Funds Arrangements

Foley & Lardner LLP on

On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) adopted a new rule, Rule 12d1-4, and related amendments designed to permit a registered investment company or business development company or...more

A&O Shearman

SEC Proposes Changes to Regulatory Framework of Fund of Funds Arrangements

A&O Shearman on

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) has proposed rules that would modernize the “fund of funds” rules. The rules would replace a patchwork of exemptive rules and orders, with the goal of a “consistent and...more

Vedder Price

Investment Services Regulatory Update - January 2019

Vedder Price on

New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – PROPOSED RULES – SEC Proposes New Fund-of-Funds Rule – On December 19, 2018, the SEC proposed new Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which, if...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Proposes Changes to Regulatory Framework of Fund of Funds Arrangements and Requests Comments on Potential Changes to AFFE...

Dechert LLP on

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on December 19, 2018 to propose Rule 12d1-4 (proposed rule) and related amendments to the regulatory framework governing funds that invest in other funds (“fund of funds”...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Proposes Changes to Regulatory Framework of Fund of Funds Arrangements

Dechert LLP on

On December 19, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose Rule 12d1-4 (proposed rule) and related amendments to the regulatory framework governing funds that invest in other funds (“fund of funds”...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

Eighth Circuit Says No Standing for Fund of Funds’ Shareholders Under Section 36(b)

On July 24, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a shareholder of a fund of funds lacks standing under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - July 2015 #3

Goodwin on

Regulatory Developments - CFPB Outlines Guiding Principles for Faster Payment Networks: On July 9, the CFPB released an outline of its guiding Consumer Protection Principles (Principles) for protecting consumers as...more

17 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide