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On Aug. 28, 2024, the SEC issued a release providing guidance on certain aspects of open-end funds’ compliance with Rule 22e-4, i.e., the Liquidity Rule, under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Guidance). The Guidance...more
On November 2, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), by a vote of 3-2, proposed amendments to rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that would modify the existing liquidity risk management...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2022 proposed significant revisions to its rules governing open-end investment company liquidity risk management and swing pricing. The proposal would also update related...more
The amendments are designed to increase focus on material information while simplifying compliance efforts. The amendments eliminate the five-year selected financial data requirement, limit selected quarterly financial...more
COVID-19 Considerations. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SEC has twice issued guidance for public companies addressing disclosure considerations in light of COVID-19.1 This guidance remains useful as...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission fired a warning shot last week to all public companies about the quality and accuracy of disclosures made regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business operations. On...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued final rules adopting amendments to certain financial disclosure requirements and to the disclosure required in Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). We previously...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and more than 50 federal and state law enforcement partners, announced Operation Corrupt Collector, a nationwide law...more
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to have an impact on the operations of nearly every business and business sector. Reporting companies must evaluate how they disclose the effects of the pandemic,...more
As companies close their books on the second quarter and prepare their second quarter disclosures, it is important to assess the continuing impact of COVID-19 on businesses, employees and financial results and provide...more
On June 23, 2020, in light of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance released CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 9A (the Supplemental Guidance),...more
On June 23, 2020, the Division of Corporation Finance (“Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided additional guidance (“Topic No. 9A”) regarding disclosures about operations, liquidity and capital...more
On June 23, 2020, the Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 9A (Guidance) on disclosures focusing on the impact of...more
On June 23, 2020, the SEC issued new guidance for companies’ disclosure considerations regarding operations, liquidity and capital resources in light of COVID-19. The guidance, which largely reiterates similar themes as the...more
The SEC staff has issued new guidance regarding companies’ disclosure considerations regarding operations, liquidity and capital resources in light of COVID-19. The guidance, which largely reiterates the same themes as the...more
AGENDA - - Liquidity Rule Implementation - ETFs: Final Rule Update and Active NonTransparent ETF Developments - Fund of Funds Rule Proposal - Board Outreach and Fund Governance Update - SEC Examination Update,...more
As promised, the Fed on Wednesday announced “one of the most significant rollbacks of bank rules” since the White House changed hands in the form of a draft proposal that would loosen capital and liquidity requirements for...more
On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) amended certain disclosure requirements related to the “Liquidity Rule” — Rule 22e-4 — for open-end funds (except money market funds) registered under the...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements of open-end investment companies – including exchange-traded funds, but excluding money market funds – (collectively,...more
The SEC adopted amendments to public liquidity-related disclosure requirements for certain open-end funds, requiring them to discuss the operation and effectiveness of their liquidity risk management programs within their...more
At an open meeting on June 28, 2018, the SEC adopted liquidity disclosure amendments and proposed new rules to ease the approval process for new exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its staff recently have taken a series of regulatory actions regarding the implementation of the new liquidity rule, including (1) a proposal to amend certain reporting and...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - PROPOSED RULES - SEC Proposes Changes to Fund Liquidity Disclosure Requirements - On March 14, 2018, the SEC issued proposed amendments to the disclosure requirements...more
On October 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted Rule 22e-4 (the "Liquidity Rule") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to require each registered open-end management investment...more
Adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2016, Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Liquidity Rule) has presented the fund industry with thorny interpretive questions and compliance...more