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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Securities Commission Publishes 2024 Corporate Finance Disclosure Report

Each year, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) publishes its Corporate Finance Disclosure Report, which offers important insights into the ASC’s areas of focus and provides practical guidance to reporting issuers in...more

Walkers

Central Bank's Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report 2004 Key trends, risks and priorities facing funds and the asset...

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On 29 February 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published a new Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook Report outlining the key trends and risks which the Central Bank has identified as moulding the financial...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Releases Risk Alert on EXAMS Process

Investment Advisers: Assessing Risks, Scoping Examinations, and Requesting Documents* I. Introduction - The SEC-registered investment adviser (“adviser”) population is large and diverse, ranging from global asset managers...more

Gardner Law

Whose Data Breach Is It Anyway?

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To set the stage, it is important we review the current privacy and cybersecurity landscape. New privacy laws and regulations are emerging at both the state and federal levels, not to mention internationally, imposing...more

Ankura

How Cybersecurity Protects Valuation: Considerations for Private Equity in the Deal Lifecycle

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Cybersecurity risk applies to businesses of all sizes and across all industries – it is a risk that cannot be ignored. In particular, cybersecurity risk can no longer be ignored in the deal lifecycle...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Cryptocurrency Valuation Swings and Centralization

Lately there has been some skepticism regarding the stability of cryptocurrencies. This may be in part due to the spectacular Q3/Q4 crypto had in 2022 after a meteoric rise earlier that year. With the disclaimer that I am an...more

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Private Equity: Rethinking Value Creation in 2023

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FW: How would you define value creation, and what it means for the current market? Bohren: Value creation is the realization of the perceived intrinsic value of a deal with the actual execution of growth opportunities. This...more

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Private Fund Sponsors Remain in Spotlight of the SEC’s Examination Priorities

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On February 7, 2023, the Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued its examination priorities for 2023 reflecting a continued focus on SEC-registered private fund sponsors....more

King & Spalding

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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National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2022 Summer Meeting Summary

The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers recently attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2022 Summer National Meeting which was held in Portland, Oregon on August 9-13th. We have...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

How ESG is Affecting Private Equity

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Our Lippes Mathias Private Equity Team recently attended on a seminar on the growing impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) issues on the private equity space. Here are the top five items we took away from...more

A&O Shearman

European Supervisory Authorities Make Recommendations to Address Risks in EU Securities, Banking and Insurance Sectors

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The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities has published a report on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system. The ESAs are the European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Banking...more

Vedder Price

Investment Services Regulatory Update - February 2018

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Cryptocurrency-related Holdings - On January 18, 2018, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

SEC Speaks: 2017 Enforcement and Exam Trends for Private Funds

At the recent SEC Speaks program, sponsored by PLI, senior SEC staff members provided valuable insight into the SEC’s 2017 priorities for private funds. While the tenor of this year’s discussion seemed to focus more on...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

2016 Proskauer Annual Review and Outlook for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Other Private Funds

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This special report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the private equity and hedge funds space, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more

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Regulatory And Litigation Hot Topics For Private Funds In 2016

Private investment funds are likely to face increased regulatory scrutiny and litigation risk in 2016, not only based on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s focus on the industry but also due to transparency and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Non-Enforcement - SEC Decides Against Mounting an Appeal in Koch Ruling - The July 2015 ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court in Koch v. SEC will apparently not be challenged by the SEC. The Court ruled in that...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Enforcement Actions Against Investment Advisers

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According to the SEC’s most recent financial report, as of August 2014, SEC-registered investment advisers managed $62.3 trillion in assets. Not surprisingly, investment advisers attract a great deal of attention from the...more

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