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Latest SEC Document Request Lists: What Private Fund Managers Should be Worrying About

Many private fund managers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Fifth Circuit struck down the Private Fund Rules (check out our blog post for more information). Do not, however, assume the SEC will stop its aggressive...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Fifth Circuit Puts the Brakes on SEC’s Private Fund Rules: What’s Next For Private Fund Advisers

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In a continuation of recent court decisions overturning the rulemaking authority of federal agencies, a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...more

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Key Steps for Fund Managers to Avoid Scrutiny Under the SEC’s Pay-to-Play Rule

The SEC’s recent settlement involving a “pay-to-play” rule violation by a private equity firm is a timely reminder for fund managers, especially with the November elections approaching. As a refresher, Rule 206(4)-5 of...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Top Tips for Updating Your 2024 Compliance Program

Every year compliance officers face the unenviable job of performing their compliance program's annual review under Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7). An essential element of that review is updating the firm's compliance policies...more

K&L Gates LLP

The SEC's New Private Fund Adviser Rules: A Guide to Compliance (Updated)

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On 23 August, the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and rule amendments that will impose substantial regulation on the management and operation of private funds by investment advisers. The Guide to...more

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The SEC's New Private Fund Adviser Rules: A Guide to Compliance

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On 23 August, the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and rule amendments that will impose substantial regulation on the management and operation of private funds by investment advisers. The Guide to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SEC Adopts Substantive Requirements for Advisers to Private Funds

On August 23, 2023, the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules (the New Rules) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) that focus on the SEC’s desire to address what it views...more

White & Case LLP

SEC Adopts Final Private Fund Adviser Rules

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New rules are expected to have substantial impact on funds industry - On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved significant new rules applicable to advisers of private funds (the "Private...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

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

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SEC Adopts Highly Anticipated Private Funds Rules

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) last week adopted highly anticipated new rules and amendments (the “Adopted Rules”) to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), that will...more

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SEC Makes Sweeping Changes to Private Fund Adviser Regulatory Regime: Mandates Quarterly Reporting, Restricts Preferential...

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In a 3-2 vote on August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) adopted five new rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), collectively called the “Private Fund...more

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Final Private Fund Adviser Rules

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On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved by a 3-2 vote a final rule enacting a series of wide-sweeping changes to the regulation of the private funds industry (the “Final Rule”). While...more

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What SEC’s Transparency Rule Means for Investors, Advisers and Funds

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Earlier this summer, we wrote about both new and amended rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) regarding private funds, their advisers,...more

A&O Shearman

SEC Brings Actions Against Underwriters In First-Ever Municipal Bond Disclosure Cases

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On September 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against an underwriter for allegedly failing to comply with the...more

Hogan Lovells

Joint SEC-CFTC proposal would overhaul Form PF reporting

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed joint amendments to Form PF, a confidential reporting form required of certain SEC-registered investment advisers...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Broker-Dealer Proprietary Trading Groups: FINRA May Be In Your Future

Almost all proprietary trading firms that are currently registered as broker-dealers with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would likely be required to join the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) under...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Reading the Not-So-Subtle Tea Leaves: What the SEC Is Likely to Do Next in Crypto, and How Crypto Participants Should Prepare

It is highly likely, and hardly a surprise, that in the near future the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") will increase the number of enforcement actions it brings against crypto industry participants. It is...more

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SEC’s Division of Examinations Issues Risk Alert Regarding MNPI-Related Compliance Issues for Investment Advisers

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On April 26, 2022, the Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Risk Alert listing notable examples of deficiencies that its staff has identified regarding investment...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Charges 21 Advisers for Form CRS Failures – Impact on Private Fund Managers

On July 26, 2021, 21 investment advisers entered into settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve charges that they failed to timely file and deliver their relationship summaries on Form CRS. Penalties...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FINRA Clarifies Guidance on Best Execution and Payment for Order Flow

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently issued a Regulatory Notice (Notice) reminding firms of their obligations with respect to best execution and payment for order flow....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Outsourced Compliance Guidance – Implications for CFTC-Registered Private Fund Managers

Key Point - As of September 30, 2021, private fund managers registered with the CFTC as CPOs or CTAs will be required, under new NFA guidance, to supervise certain third-parties performing regulatory functions. ...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The SEC Identifies Common Investment Adviser Compliance Program Deficiencies Consistent With Deficiencies Recognized By Other...

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On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released a risk alert (the Risk Alert) identifying common compliance issues related to Rule 206(4)-7 (the...more

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SEC Proposal to Exempt Certain "Finders" from Broker-Dealer Registration May Allow Significant Capital Raising Activities by...

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposed order that, if adopted, would provide an exemption to certain "finders," persons who connect potential buyers and sellers of securities for a fee, from broker-dealer...more

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10th Circuit Affirms FINRA Arbitration Award—Adopts Face-of-the-Award Rule

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On April 14, 2020, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals adopted the “face-of-the-award” rule for dealing with arbitrator errors in damage calculations under Section 11(a) of the FAA, affirming the district court’s refusal...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Investment Adviser Agrees to Pay $5 Million for Compliance Deficiencies in Valuing Client Assets

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On June 4, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that Deer Park Road Management Company, LP (“Deer Park”), a prominent private fund manager in the mortgage-backed securities space and registered...more

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