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A Summary of Certain Recent Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Sender Primary Liability for Misstatements in PPMs and Prospectuses: Lorenzo v. SEC (No. 17-1077 -- U.S. – 2019). On March 27th, the Supreme Court issued a 1934 Act Rule 10b-5 opinion that will have implications for...more

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Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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Central Bank Issues "Dear Chairman" Letter Regarding Directors' Time Commitments for Each Sub Fund - The Central Bank of Ireland issued a “Dear Chairman” letter on 8 September 2016, concerning its review of the number of...more

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The Luxembourg indirect tax administration confirms the VAT treatment of director fees

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On 30 September 2016, the Luxembourg indirect tax administration (LTA) issued a circular n°781 confirming that director fees are subject to VAT (the Circular). As reported in our previous e-alert on this matter circulated in...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2015: Incentive-Based Compensation: Dodd-Frank and the Example of Europe

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After a four-year hiatus, some of the more controversial elements of the executive compensation rules mandated by the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act are back on the table. This article explores these elements – principally in the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Proxy Access Proposals: Recent Developments

Recently, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, who oversees five municipal public pension funds with $160 billion in assets, announced an initiative to give shareholders who meet specified criteria the right to nominate...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Investment Management Legal + Regulatory Update -- December 2013

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In This Issue: Regulatory Updates - SEC Continues to Look at a Uniform Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers; SEC Grants Unusual Exemptive Relief from Pay-to-Play “Time-Out” Provision;...more

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Independent Directors Council Issues Report on Performance Oversight by Fund Boards

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The Independent Directors Council issued a report designed to assist fund directors in their oversight of registered fund performance. The report discusses (a) how to understand the performance expectations for a fund based...more

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