Podcast: Credit Funds: Hot Topics in BDC Regulation
On April 25, 2024, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations concerning the definition of domestically controlled qualified investment entities (DC-QIE) (the...more
On October 7, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it voted to adopt new rule 12d1-4 (Rule 12d1-4) under the 1940 Act and related amendments (the Final Rule) to streamline and enhance the...more
On May 21, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced adoption of updates to the financial disclosure requirements of Regulation S-X and related rules applicable to the acquisition and disposition...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) approved the publication of two releases (the “Final Rules”) on November 25, 2019, adopting final amendments to Part 4 of the CFTC Rules which codify and expand a number...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2019 several amendments to the regulatory framework applicable to certain commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading...more
On November 25, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved final rule amendments intended to simplify certain existing CFTC rules, codify certain previously granted no-action relief, and better coordinate...more
On November 25, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) adopted several final regulations to codify existing exemptions from commodity pool operator (CPO) registration. Among them is an exemption that was issued...more
On March 18, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final tax regulations for registered investment funds that are taxed as regulated investment companies (“RICs”) and that invest in...more
On March 19, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department (Treasury) issued final regulations (T.D. 9851) (Final Regulations) under section 851 addressing the income test applicable to regulated investment...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) has adopted, by a 2-to-1 vote, new rules and forms, as well as amendments to certain rules and forms (Final Rule), to modernize the reporting of information by...more
Editor's Note - Regulation and Innovation, Part IV. In the April 6, June 22 and September 14 editions of the Roundup, we discussed the approaches of various banking regulators generally, and the Office of the...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued the final version of its “investment advice” regulation (Final Rule), which is widely expected to impact significantly the financial services industry, including registered investment...more