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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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AML/CFT Rules for Investment Advisers

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On 12 June 2024, K2 Integrity and Schulte Roth & Zabel hosted a webinar discussing new regulatory obligations anticipated under proposed rules for investment advisers (IAs), timelines for finalization and compliance, and how...more

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FinCEN Seeks To Expand Reach of the BSA and Modernize Customer Identification Regulations

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has recently taken steps to expand the reach of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and related customer identification regulations. These steps build on...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - May 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

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FINRA Proposes to Add ‘Knowledgeable Employees’ to Category of Persons Who May Receive Projections and Targeted Returns Under Rule...

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This amendment builds on FINRA’s recent willingness to relax the prohibition on the use of projections and targeted returns in the marketing materials broker-dealers deliver to institutional investors and qualified...more

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Understanding SEC’s Focus Amid Lack of Final AI Rules

Last year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed ambitious rules relating to artificial intelligence (AI) that have drawn significant commentary and criticism. While it is unlikely that any changes in the...more

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FinCEN Proposes Rule to Extend Bank Secrecy Act Obligations to Certain Investment Advisers

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The Proposed Rule Would Subject Certain Investment Advisers to a Broad Range of AML/CFT Obligations and Represents a Significant Development for the Sector - Regulators have long considered the lack of anti-money...more

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2024 Regulatory Update for Investment Advisers

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In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued various proposed rules on regulatory changes that will affect SEC-registered investment advisers (RIAs). Since these rules are likely to be put into effect, RIAs should...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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FTC Imposes New Data Breach Notification Requirements

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On October 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) adopted a final rule (“Final Rule”) to amend the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (the “Safeguards Rule”). Among other things, the Final Rule will...more

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Danger, Does Not Compute: SEC Takes Aim at Predictive Data Analytics Per Proposed Rules

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On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in a 3-2 vote, issued a release (the “Release”) containing proposed rules to address conflicts of interest associated with broker dealers’ and investment...more

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SEC seeks to finalize highly controversial private fund adviser ruleset - What we are looking out for

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is holding an open meeting this Wednesday, August 23, to consider whether to adopt proposed rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that, if adopted as proposed, would...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Proposes Rules to Address Conflicts of Interest in the Use of AI by Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) announced proposed rules (the proposal) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more

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The SEC's Proposed Cybersecurity Rules: Regulatory Delay Does Not Bless Standing By

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The SEC’s Cybersecurity Proposals - The SEC has proposed four rules designed to address cybersecurity risk and management, including incident reporting by public companies....more

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SEC to Impose Significant New Privacy and Cybersecurity Rules for BDs, RIAs, TAs, and Mutual Funds

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The SEC continues its overhaul of cybersecurity, cyber incident reporting, and privacy controls and requirements for industry registrants, their services providers, and corporate America generally. On March 15, 2023, the SEC...more

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SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Market Entities

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On March 15, 2023, the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued three additional proposed rules that would expand the reach of the agency’s current cybersecurity guidance to new entities and augment existing...more

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Client Alert: SEC Adopts Amendments Regarding Rule 10b5-1 Insider Trading Plans and Disclosures for Equity Awards and Gifts

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On December 14, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) unanimously adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) and created new disclosure requirements to...more

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SEC Proposes RIA Outsourcing Rule

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On October 26, the SEC proposed a new Advisers Act rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would establish specific obligations for Registered Investment Advisers with respect to outsourcing of “Covered Functions”, as that term is...more

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SEC Proposed Cybersecurity Rules – What They Are and What Our Clients Should be Doing Now

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What are the new rules? Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published a new set of proposed cybersecurity disclosure rules for public companies. The proposed rules would significantly increase...more

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The Devil Really is in the Details: The SEC Proposed Rule on Cybersecurity Risk Management for Investment Advisors, Registered...

Late last month the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged JP Morgan, UBS and Trade Station with violations of Regulation S-ID based on a range of  inadequacies in their identity theft red flag policies and...more

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SEC Proposes ESG Disclosure Rules for Investment Advisers and Investment Companies

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On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a package of new rules to address and enhance investor disclosure practices, and related policies and procedures, regarding Environmental,...more

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Green and Bear It: SEC Proposes ESG Rules for Advisers and Registered Funds

In a 3-1 vote on May 25, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a proposed environmental, social, and governance (ESG) rulemaking for investment advisers and funds. The proposed rule and form...more

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Increased Focus on Cybersecurity Warrants Review of Policies and Procedures

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On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed amendments to its rules to require additional disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by...more

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The Impact of SEC’s Proposed New Rules in Cyber Risk Management

A new discourse in the cyber risk management landscape of US public companies is here. This past March 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) added another item to their to-do list by announcing a...more

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The SEC's Message for Companies on Cybersecurity: ‘Do Better’

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Corporate risk and compliance officers already labor under an influx of concerns related to cybersecurity, so you might have missed this latest news: the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules for more...more

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