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Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Funds in 2024

To understand the litigation and regulatory risks that are coming in 2024 for private capital, it is helpful to look back briefly on recent events. Arguably, the single most important event over the last 18 months was the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Announces Year-End Enforcement Results, Highlighting Record-Breaking Penalties - Capital Markets Compass | Issue 4

On November 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) released its summary of enforcement actions brought during the 2022 fiscal year, announcing that in 2022 the SEC filed 760 enforcement actions and recovered an...more

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SEC v. Wahi: An Enforcement Action Impacting the Broader Crypto/Digital Assets and Investment Management Industries

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made a new crypto move—and its impact is broad. BACKGROUND - On 21 July, the SEC filed a complaint (Wahi complaint) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of...more

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CFTC and SEC Perspectives on Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets – Volume I: A Jurisdictional Overview

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I. Introduction - The rise of cryptocurrencies and digital assets in the financial markets, including the investment management industry, has given rise to a crucial question: which federal regulator - the Securities and...more

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Private Fund Managers – 2021 SEC Enforcement Results and What to Expect Next

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For much of 2021, the SEC has been in transition. New Enforcement staff have been settling into their roles since April of 2021, when Gary Gensler was confirmed and sworn in as Chair of the SEC. Under former Chairman Jay...more

Troutman Pepper

Summer Enforcement Action Review; Raising Money in a Pandemic - Investment Management Roundtable Discussion

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In this podcast, Greg Nowak, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Investment Management and Compliance and Hedge Funds Practice Groups, is joined by Evan Katz, Managing Director of Crawford Ventures, Inc., for a candid review of...more

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SEC 2019 Fintech Forum

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Members of the SEC’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (“FinHub”) and experts in Fintech came together on May 31st for the SEC’s public forum focusing on distributed ledger technology and digital assets. ...more

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Investment Management Update

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Here in is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Investment Management Special Report - 2018-19 Compliance Developments & Calendar for Private Fund Advisers

Despite the new administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have both continued to make novel interpretations and to bring enforcement actions that break...more

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - February 2018

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Cryptocurrency-related Holdings - On January 18, 2018, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

SEC Division of Investment Management Letter on Cryptocurrency Related Investment Products; Joint Statement by SEC and CFTC Enforcement Directors Regarding Virtual Currency Enforcement Actions - On January 18, 2018, in a...more

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SEC Division of Investment Management Letter on Cryptocurrency Related Investment Products; Joint Statement by SEC and CFTC...

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On January 18, 2018, in a letter to the Investment Company Institute and SIFMA, Dalia Blass, Director of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management, warned market participants against the risks of creating and marketing...more

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SEC Cyber Unit Increases Efforts to Regulate Crypto-Currency

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Based on how 2017 ended, entities and individuals in the crypto-currency markets should expect increased scrutiny from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in 2018. The SEC’s Cyber Unit commenced its...more

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