The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed comprehensive modifications to the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs and, collectively with mutual funds, funds). The purpose of...more
As discussed in our previous alerts, over the past several weeks, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and its staff (the Staff) have provided guidance and targeted, conditional, and temporary relief to investment...more
In a very unusual lawsuit, attorneys general from seven states and the District of Columbia recently sued the SEC, and its chair, Jay Clayton, for declaratory and injunctive relief seeking to block the effectiveness of...more
9/25/2019
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert earlier this month from its national examination program warning investment advisers of the most common...more
9/24/2019
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The Investment Management Update keeps you apprised of recent developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management...more
6/18/2019
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Regulation BI, Form CRS, Adviser or Advisor, and Fiduciary Duties of Adviser -
In a flurry of proposed rulemaking that added up to more than 900 pages of reading material, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
7/5/2018
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