Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
9/12/2024
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Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
On August 28, the US Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury Department) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule that expands anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism...more
In a recent decision, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a proposed class action against Seeking Alpha, Inc., ruling that the financial content platform falls within the "publisher's...more
On June 5, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court) vacated the entire set of private fund adviser rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 23, 2023. Many private fund advisers would have been...more
On May 13, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) jointly proposed to require that SEC-registered investment advisers (RIAs) and...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
3/14/2024
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CFTC ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
On February 13, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed to expand anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) program requirements to cover...more
On February 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly adopted amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain registered investment advisers to...more
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs recently released the semi-annual, Fall 2023 regulatory agenda (“Agenda”). The Agenda outlines the SEC Chairman’s rulemaking priorities over the next 12 months. The Agenda...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
On October 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Examinations (Division) published its examination priorities for its fiscal year 2024 (Oct. 1, 2023 - Sep. 30, 2024). The Division noted that the...more
On August 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted 3-2 (with Commissioners' Peirce and Uyeda dissenting) in favor of adopting new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act")...more
On July 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted 3-2 in favor of proposing new rules and amendments designed to address certain conflicts of interest associated with the use of predicative data analytics...more
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs recently released the semi-annual, Spring 2023 regulatory agenda (“Agenda”). The Agenda outlines the SEC Chairman’s rulemaking priorities over the next 12 months. The Spring...more
In early May, the SEC adopted a final rule amending Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds. Form PF is designed to facilitate both the Financial Stability...more
Editor's Note: This post provides a brief overview of the SEC's final rule. A more detailed discussion of the amendments will be covered in an upcoming Katten publication. On May 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
On March 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") addressed continuing concerns regarding cybersecurity risks by proposing amendments to Regulation S-P and Regulation SCI, and proposing a new rule and form...more
SEC Announces Inspection Priorities for 2023 -
On February 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its inspection priorities for the current year. The announcement began by noting that the SEC examined 15...more
2/22/2023
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Whistleblowers
On February 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 4-1 to propose amendments to the Custody Rule under the Advisers Act (last amended in 2009 following the Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford frauds). Over time,...more