The Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2022 published in the Federal Register its proposed new Rule 10B-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with a related form, Schedule 10B. The SEC had voted...more
The U.S. federal securities laws, the Commodity Exchange Act and regulations thereunder, and certain other applicable federal laws, rules and regulations, as well as rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the...more
2/9/2022
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CFTC ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Large Traders ,
Private Funds ,
Private Placements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Required Forms ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
The U.S. federal securities laws, the Commodity Exchange Act and regulations thereunder, and certain other applicable federal laws, rules and regulations, as well as rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the...more
During the course of 2019 and 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association (NFA, the self-regulatory organization for the U.S. futures and swaps industry) have been hard at work amending...more
11/9/2020
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CFTC ,
Commodity Futures Contracts ,
Commodity Pool ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Derivatives ,
Infectious Diseases ,
National Futures Association ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process
The U.S. federal securities laws, the Commodity Exchange Act and regulations thereunder, and certain other applicable federal laws, rules and regulations, as well as rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the...more
2/12/2020
/ Asset Management ,
BEA ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
CFTC ,
Commodities Traders ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Compliance ,
CPOs ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equity Securities ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Form 13F ,
Form ADV ,
Form PF ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Large Traders ,
NFA ,
Private Funds ,
Private Placements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2019 unanimously approved for publication a rule proposal related to the use of derivatives and certain other transactions by companies that have elected to be...more
1/11/2020
/ BDC ,
Business Development Companies ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
CPOs ,
Derivatives ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
NFA ,
Notification Requirements ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Repurchase Agreements ,
Rule 18f-4 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2019 unanimously approved for publication a three-part rule proposal related to the use of derivatives and certain other transactions by registered investment...more
12/17/2019
/ BDC ,
Board of Directors ,
Comment Period ,
Compliance ,
Derivatives ,
Due Diligence ,
Form N-CEN ,
Form N-LIQUID ,
Form N-PORT ,
Investment Funds ,
Oversight Duties ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Repurchase Agreements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In August 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) will conduct a benchmark survey of foreign residents’ holdings of U.S. issuers’ securities. The information will...more
7/22/2019
/ Benchmarks ,
Closed-End Funds ,
ETFs ,
Failure to Report ,
Federal Reserve ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Residents ,
FRBNY ,
Hedge Funds ,
Index Funds ,
International Monetary Fund ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Trust Companies ,
Money Market Funds ,
Mortgage REITS ,
Penalties ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities ,
Surveys ,
TIC-SHL ,
U.S. Treasury
The U.S. federal securities laws, the Commodity Exchange Act and regulations thereunder, and certain other applicable federal laws, rules and regulations, as well as rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the...more
1/31/2019
/ Commodities Traders ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Commodity Pool ,
Compliance ,
CPOs ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
NFA ,
Private Funds ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of U.S. self regulatory organizations (such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impose certain reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers and funds....more
1/24/2018
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ,
Compliance ,
CPO ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equity Securities ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Form 13F ,
Form ADV ,
Form D Filing ,
Form PF ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
NFA ,
Offerings ,
Private Funds ,
Private Placements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Traders ,
Securities Violations ,
Self-Certification ,
Verification Requirements ,
Virtual Currency
Beginning with the second quarter 2017 filings, registered commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) (collectively, Registrants) will need to report financial information regarding their own...more
The U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impose certain reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers and funds....more
2/21/2017
/ Accredited Investors ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equity Securities ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Form ADV ,
Form PF ,
Fund Managers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
NFA ,
Private Funds ,
Private Placements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
TIC SHC is a mandatory benchmark study commissioned by the Treasury and administered by the FRBNY every five years.3 The survey reviews holdings of foreign portfolio securities – including short- and long-term securities and...more
11/23/2016
/ Benchmarks ,
ETFs ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Securities ,
FRBNY ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Trust Companies ,
Money Market Funds ,
Penalties ,
REIT ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Surveys ,
TIC SHC ,
U.S. Treasury
The U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impose certain reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers and funds....more
The U.S. federal securities laws and the rules of U.S. self-regulatory organizations (such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impose certain reporting and compliance obligations on investment advisers and funds....more
3/27/2015
/ Brokers ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equity Securities ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Form 13F ,
Form ADV ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
NFA ,
Private Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities Dealers
In January 2014, U.S. investment managers may experience increased reporting obligations as a result of recent changes to the Treasury International Capital ("TIC”) reporting system effective for certain reports regarding...more