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A reminder on SFC market sounding guidelines for block trades (Hong Kong)

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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has introduced new guidelines on market soundings, which are set to take effect on 2 May 2025. The guidelines aim to enhance transparency and ensure the integrity of...more

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What Does a Second Trump Administration Mean for the Private Funds Industry?

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The incoming Trump administration will bring significant changes to regulatory policy as it relates to the asset management industry, and private funds, in particular...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Will Require Disclosure of Senior Officers and Directors of Many US and Foreign Companies

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became law on January 1, 2021, and requires companies formed and/or operating in the United States to disclose beneficial ownership information through a database that will be maintained...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - November 2023

...SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule - On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund Names Rule) as well...more

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SEC Proposes New Regulatory Framework for Use of AI by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

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The SEC has proposed new rules designed to regulate potential conflicts of interest associated with broker-dealers’ and investment advisers’ use of certain AI-related technologies in their interactions with investors. The...more

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SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Risk Management Rule for Various Market Entities

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At an open meeting on March 15, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted three to two to propose a new rule, form and amendments (together, “Proposed Rule”) and published an accompanying release (“Release”)...more

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SEC Cybersecurity Rules Target Investment Advisers and Investment Companies

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On February 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed a package of new rules and amendments to enhance cybersecurity preparedness and improve cyber resilience of investment advisers and investment...more

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Examinations Publishes Observations from its Registered Investment Company...

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The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Examinations (the “Division”) recently published a risk alert spotlighting observations from its “RIC Initiatives” — 200+ examinations of mutual...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Proposes Wide-Ranging Changes to Investment Adviser Marketing Rules

On November 4, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a proposed rule amendment (the Marketing Amendment) that would substantially modify SEC Rules 206(4)-1 (the Advertising Rule) and 206(4)-3 (the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Regulation Best Interest: Implementation Considerations

What happened? On June 5, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Regulation Best Interest (Reg. BI), a new rule establishing a “best interest” standard of conduct for broker dealers and their natural...more

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SEC Proposes New Rule to Permit Certain ETFs to Operate without an Exemptive Order

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I. Executive Summary - Overview - The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) proposed Rule 6c-11 (the “Proposed Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”),1 if adopted,...more

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Navigating the DOL’s New Fiduciary Rules: A Game Plan for Broker-Dealers

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This OnPoint focuses on the new and amended fiduciary investment advice regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and accompanying prohibited transaction exemptions (Final Rules), from the perspective of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Proposal Would Require Business Continuity and Transition Plans for Investment Advisers

Citing the ongoing risk of terrorist and cyber-attacks, the 2008 financial crisis, and Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued proposed rules under the Investment Advisers Act...more

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New Proposed Rules on Banker Incentive Compensation Released

The National Credit Union Administration, or NCUA, became the first of six Agencies to unveil a revised rule proposal under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act: prohibiting incentive-based payment arrangements that the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Following the Wisdom of the Crowd? A Look at the SEC’s Final Crowdfunding Rules

In this alert, we provide a detailed overview of the final rules, Regulation Crowdfunding, which will be applicable to crowdfunding offerings conducted in reliance on Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

FINRA Proposes Rules to Help Avoid Financial Exploitation of Seniors

Avoiding financial exploitation of older investors has been on our regulators’ radar screens for several years. With new rules proposed in October 2015, FINRA seeks to make investing safer for seniors and other vulnerable...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

CPSC Suspends Over 90% of $3.5 Million Civil Penalty Due to Company’s Inability to Pay; phil&teds USA to Pay $200,000

At the very beginning of this year, we wrote that we expected the CPSC to remain active in bringing enforcement actions against companies for violations of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). About one month later, CPSC...more

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