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SEC Focus on Adviser-Led Secondaries Continues

Adviser-led secondary transactions have seen explosive growth over the last five years. That growth has brought increased regulatory concerns over the conflicts of interests inherent in these transactions and a perceived...more

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SEC cracks down on private fund side letters

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The side letter has been a particularly effective tool in the private fund industry, with funds and investors entering into strategic arrangements to provide more favorable terms than those given to other investors in...more

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The SEC’s Private Fund Adviser Rules Explained — Part 1: The Restricted Activities Rule

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On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), to address what it perceives as certain conflicts...more

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SEC Enacts Wide-Sweeping Private Funds Rules

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On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the enactment of a series of new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act). We refer to these...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Loan Transfers: 102

Despite many similarities, high-yield bonds remain liquid instruments that are freely transferable in accordance with US securities law, whilst leveraged loans are becoming increasingly difficult to trade, particularly during...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FINRA’s Focus on Variable Annuity Switches Continues

On January 8, 2021, without admitting or denying the findings, VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc., (VALIC) entered into a settlement with FINRA Enforcement, through an Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) where the factual...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

AWC Serves As Reminder That Scope Of FINRA’s Advertising Rule Extends Beyond Securities

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I have always found it enlightening – and a bit scary – to talk to my clients about FINRA Rule 2210, the advertising (or “communications with the public”) rule, to see what they know about it. It’s a long, dense rule, so I’m...more

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The (Possible) Benefit Of Self-Reporting And Internal Discipline

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Historically, one of the surest ways to get yourself permanently barred from the industry is to forge a customer’s signature on something. According to the pertinent Sanction Guideline, at a minimum, a forgery, that is, a...more

SECIL Law

SEC’s Investigation into Wells Fargo Concludes with Actions Against Senior Executives

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On Friday, November 13, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Agency”) followed up its February 2020 action against Wells Fargo & Co. (“Wells Fargo”) with actions against two senior officers—former...more

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How to Avoid Being Required to Obtain Audit Partner Consents

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SEC registration statements and certain annual reports require consents of experts (e.g., technical experts, audit firms, and investment banks that provide fairness opinions) named in the disclosure document. A recent...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - October 2015

FTC Offers Employers Lesson in FCRA Compliance—And Limited Exceptions - Why it matters: A California employer recently received a lesson in Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliance from the Federal Trade...more

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