For most registered investment advisers (RIAs), their annual update to Form ADV will be due on March 31, 2025. We have received several questions about “custody” and peculiar situations where RIAs may inadvertently have...more
The international accounting firm RSM recently published a white paper/client alert regarding outsourcing private equity fund administration. This article raises very interesting points. As firms that focus on the private...more
Recently, the SEC settled another administrative proceeding under the Advisers Act's Marketing Rule. This time, the SEC focused on advertisements that a hedge fund sponsor made to prospective investors. The hedge fund's...more
There has been much ink spilled over the Marketing Rule and the Private Fund Rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. These rules represent significant regulation of investment advisers, imposing specific affirmative...more
As the SEC has issued a number of final or proposed rules affecting broadly the conduct of broker dealers and investment advisers in the past few years, I have received a lot of questions about new compliance concerns....more