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Raising the Bar: SEC Evaluating an Increase in Minimum AUM Threshold for Investment Adviser Registration

On April 8, 2025, Acting SEC Chairman Mark T. Uyeda gave a speech signaling that the SEC may revisit the current minimum assets under management (“AUM”) threshold for federal registration, potentially reducing the number of...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

House Financial Services Committee Urges SEC Withdrawal of 14 Proposed and Final Rules

On March 31, 2025, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee (Committee) penned a letter to acting Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mark Uyeda identifying 14 proposed and final rules that, according to the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FINRA Proposes a Unified Rule for Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions

FINRA proposes a new rule to simplify requirements in Rules 3270 and Rule 3280, aiming to reduce unnecessary burdens. The structure of Proposed FINRA Rule 3290 requires prior written notice for investment-related activity...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FINRA Proposes and Seeks Comment on Simplified Rules for Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions

On Friday, March 14, in Regulatory Notice 25-05, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) proposed a new rule to address when registered individuals engage in activities away from their member firms and when...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Treasury Announces Renewed Push for Investment Adviser AML Rules in Q1 2024

The United States Department of the Treasury has announced that it is working to address what it perceives as money laundering risks associated with investment advisers. Specifically, the agency asserts that absent consistent...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SEC Delays Proposed Cybersecurity Rules

According to its Spring 2023 rulemaking agenda, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed issuance of two sets of cybersecurity requirements that previously were expected to be finalized in April 2023. The...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Twelve Hours to Get It Right: The SEC Intensifies Its Focus on Cybersecurity

The SEC’s recent enforcement actions, public statements and proposed rulemaking indicate that cybersecurity will be an area of heightened focus for the Gensler Commission. New proposed rules would require public companies...more

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SEC Proposes Changes to Private Fund Regulation

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to private fund regulation; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) succeeded in validating its “valid-when-made” rulemaking; the...more

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Tenth Circuit Upholds District Court’s Ruling Finding No Breach of Fiduciary Duties in Section 36(b) Case

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In This Issue. The federal bank regulators published frequently asked questions concerning the London Interbank Offered Rate transition; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed an effective date for two...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Investment Management Update - January 2020

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SEC Proposes to Update Accredited Investor Definition to Increase Access to Investments - On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - January 2020

In this issue, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from October 2019 to early January 2020 impacting the investment management sector, including SEC action on use of derivatives by registered...more

Jones Day

SEC Proposes Updates to Shareholder Proposal Rules and Proxy Voting Advice Regime

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The Situation: As part of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") continued focus on reforming the proxy process, the SEC proposed new amendments to modernize the shareholder proposal rule, Rule 14a-8 of the...more

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