On May 5, 2022, Senate Bill 284 was introduced in the Delaware General Assembly proposing amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (DSTA).1 These amendments include the addition of new Subchapter III — Control...more
On July 10, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 to approve proposed rules that, among other things, would raise the Form 13F reporting threshold for institutional investment managers (managers) from...more
In this issue, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from October 2019 to early January 2020 impacting the investment management sector, including SEC action on use of derivatives by registered...more
1/16/2020
/ Activist Investors ,
BDC ,
Bench Trial ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Comment Period ,
Cross-Border ,
Derivatives ,
ETFs ,
Exemptive Relief ,
Fee Disclosure ,
Filing Fees ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Libor ,
MiFID II ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Access Rule ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Rule 10(b) ,
Rule 18f-4 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 11 ,
Section 36(b) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Solicitation Provisions ,
Testing-the-Waters Communications
On November 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued two releases proposing a number of amendments to the federal proxy rules. The first would change certain procedural requirements relating to the...more
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose a series of rule and form amendments, as directed by Congress under the Small Business Credit Availability Act (SBCA) and the Economic Growth,...more
4/22/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Business Development Companies ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Offering Communications ,
Offerings ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Prospectus ,
Registration Statement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Small Business Credit Availability Act (SBCAA) ,
Updated Forms ,
WKSIs ,
XBRL Filing Requirements