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SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Top Compliance Program Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) (Part 2 of 2)

As discussed in our prior article, it's important to have a well-built foundation for your compliance program. But creating the program is just the start of the journey. Compliance is a journey requiring adaptation,...more

Paul Hastings LLP

SEC Updates Marketing Rule and Form PF FAQs in Short Succession

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On March 19, the SEC issued updates to its FAQs regarding compliance with Rule 206(4)-1 of the Advisers Act (the Marketing Rule) addressing (i) when gross and net performance are required for certain “extracted” performance,...more

Cooley LLP

Updated Marketing Rule FAQ Relieves Fund Managers From Calculating Investment-Level Net Returns

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On March 19, 2025, staff from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC staff) updated its prior guidance regarding the requirement to show net returns of an individual investment, or subset of investments, in compliance...more

A&O Shearman

ESMA guidelines on suitability requirements and format of the periodic statement for portfolio management activities under MiCAR

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Official translations of the guidelines on certain aspects of the suitability requirements and format of the periodic statement for portfolio management activities under the EU Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) have...more

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SEC Clarifies When Gross-Only Performance May Be Permissible

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission staff (Staff) has issued revised guidance regarding the application of Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Marketing Rule), providing flexibility for...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Updates CDIs on Schedules 13D and 13G Eligibility

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The SEC published updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on the filing of Schedules 13D and 13G/Shareholder Engagement....more

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Chile: Comisión Para el Mercado Financiero Crea el Manual de Sistemas de Información de Fondos

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El 28 de febrero de 2025, la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero (CMF) emitió la Norma de Carácter General N°532 (NCG 532), que crea el Manual de Sistemas de Información de Fondos y establece la forma, periodicidad y medio a...more

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Chile: Financial Market Commission creates its Fund Information Systems Manual

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On February 28, 2025, Chile’s Financial Market Commission (CMF, for its Spanish translation) issued General Rule No. 532 (NCG 532), which creates a Fund Information Systems Manual and establishes the form, frequency, and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FUNDamentals: Form N-PX — Institutional Investment Managers Must File, Even if No ‎Proxies Were Voted

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With Form ADV annual updating amendments due for many investment advisers by the end of next month, advisers should consider whether to update their proxy voting policies and related disclosure in Part 2A, Item 17 in light of...more

Vedder Price

SEC Staff Provides Guidance on Issues Related to Website Posting Requirements

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On January 16, 2025, the staff of the Disclosure Review and Accounting Office of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management issued an Accounting and Disclosure Information (ADI) publication to highlight issues the SEC staff...more

Alston & Bird

ILPA Releases Updated Reporting Template and New Performance Templates

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Our Investment Funds Team reviews new templates from the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) for the private funds and private equity industries....more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Parked: The Extension of the UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements to Portfolio Managers

On 14 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) updated its webpage on consultation paper (CP24/8) on extending the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investment labelling regime to portfolio...more

Foley Hoag LLP

SEC Announces One Year Delay in Filing Obligations under Rule 13f-2 and Corresponding Form SHO

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On October 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 13f-2 and related Form SHO pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Rule 13f-2 requires that any party meeting the definition of...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Ropes & Gray’s Investment Management Update December 2024 – January 2025

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On February 7, 2025, the SEC issued an order postponing compliance requirements with Rule 13f-2 under the Securities Exchange Act and reporting requirements on Form SHO. As a result, initial Form SHO reports from...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Grants Temporary Exemption from Rule 13f-2 and Form SHO Compliance

On February 7, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided a temporary exemption from compliance with Rule 13f-2 under the Securities Exchange Act and the associated Form SHO reporting. Originally, the...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Form ADV Season

For most investment advisers, March signals the beginning of Form ADV season, where compliance officers gather all kinds of firm data to update a document fraught with potential regulatory liability. For the uninitiated, Form...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

SEC Extends Compliance Date for Short Sale Reporting Rule to 2026

On February 6, 2025, the SEC announced that it was providing a temporary exemption from compliance with Rule 13f-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), which establishes a mandatory short reporting...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Issues Updated "Names Rule" FAQ

On January 8, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Investment Management (Division) issued responses to certain frequently asked questions (FAQ) to the SEC's 2023 adoption of amendments...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2025 ESG + Sustainability Predictions

In 2024, challenges to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives in the United States proliferated internationally. This proved true, even as Europe promoted additional ESG and climate/social...more

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ILPA Releases New Reporting and Performance Templates

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On January 22, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) released an update to its 2016 Reporting Template and unveiled a new Performance Template. Together, the goal of these documents is to enhance and...more

Carlton Fields

Amendments to N-PORT May Be OUT-Ported New SEC Reporting Requirements Already Under Challenge

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Gary Gensler’s tenure as SEC chair can be remembered for an impressive number of rule proposals, many of which encountered vehement industry opposition or were challenged in court, struck down, or stayed....more

Winstead PC

SEC Rule 13f-2 and Form SHO: New Short Position Reporting Requirements for Certain Investment Managers

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently adopted Rule 13f-2 and Form SHO under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), implementing provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2024: What Foreign Private Issuers Should Keep in Mind

There have been a number of notable recent developments in SEC regulation of foreign private issuers (FPIs), including disclosure trends and rule changes that impact the annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2024. In...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New Short Sale Reporting Due by February 14, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new Exchange Act Rule 13f-2 and related Form SHO on October 13, 2023, which requires certain institutional investment managers (Managers) to report short-sale information...more

White & Case LLP

SEC Enforcement Year-End Overview

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2024 marks the final year of Gary Gensler's term as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Gensler SEC has been aggressive on both the enforcement and rulemaking fronts. In response, the financial...more

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