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Podcast: Credit Funds: 1940 Act Interval Funds
Closed-end investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), have proven to be a product sought by many investors, especially individuals. Despite their appeal to long-term...more
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
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - On 7 October 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted new rule 12d1-4 (Rule 12d1-4) and related amendments under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) that it believes...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - NEW RULES - SEC Amends Financial Reporting Rules for Investment Company Business Combination Transactions - On May 20, 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to the...more
On May 27, 2020, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management withdrew previously issued guidance addressing the intersection between state control share acquisition statutes (control share statutes) and the...more
As previously reported, in March 2020, the SEC issued exemptive orders providing relief from certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to registered funds in light of the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019...more
Following a request from the Independent Directors Council (a registered investment company board advocacy group affiliated with the trade association Investment Company Institute), the SEC staff has provided relief from...more
On February 28, 2019, the Chief Counsel’s Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management issued a letter stating its no-action position regarding certain in-person voting requirements...more
On February 28, 2019, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management issued a no-action letter to the Independent Directors Council permitting board members of a business development...more
The SEC’s Division of Investment Management has relaxed certain in-person voting requirements for fund boards, subject to certain conditions, in a no-action letter to the Independent Directors Council (the IDC) issued on...more
The Staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (Staff) has issued a no-action letter permitting a registered fund’s board of directors (board) in certain circumstances to meet telephonically, by video conference or...more