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Proskauer's Hedge Start: When Is CFTC Registration Necessary?

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An initial question faced by a new hedge fund manager is whether or not registration with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will be required. Limited Trading Exemption - CFTC Rule 4.13(a)(3), which...more

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Proskauer's Hedge Start: When Is SEC Registration Necessary?

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An initial question faced by any manager launching a hedge fund is whether or not registration as an investment adviser with the U.S. Secutiries and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as...more

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Registering Private Funds with CIMA

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All Cayman entities that fall within the definition of “private fund” in the Private Funds Act (2021 Revision) are required to register with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA)....more

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Establishing a Business Entity in Singapore (Updated)

Registration of Business Entities - Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing...more

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Tennessee's Rule Shift for Private Fund Advisers' Registration

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Effective December 25, 2023, Tennessee Rule 0780-4-3-.05 was amended to include a new exemption to registration requirements for investment advisers under Tenn. Code. Ann. § 48-1-109 (the Amended Rule). In the past, advisers...more

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SEC Adopts Updates to Private Fund Reporting on Form PF

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On May 3, 2023, the SEC approved amendments to Form PF reporting requirements for private fund managers. Most significantly, the updates introduce new event reporting obligations for SEC-registered private fund advisers,...more

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Establishing A Business Entity In Singapore (Updated)

Registration of Business Entities - Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Singapore (Updated)

Registration of Business Entities - Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Singapore

Registration of Business Entities - Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Fourth Quarter 2019: New Limited Partnership Regime for Private Equity Funds in Hong Kong

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The Hong Kong Financial Secretary announced in his 2019-20 Budget speech that the government was seeking to establish a limited partnership regime for funds (LPF), in order to facilitate industry development while maintaining...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Third Quarter 2018: Hong Kong Facilitates Market Development by Introducing Open-Ended Fund...

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Hong Kong is increasingly a popular jurisdiction for fund distribution, given its nexus with the People’s Republic of China. Historically, investment funds usually have been established in the form of offshore mutual funds,...more

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Private Funds and Managers – Navigating Broker-Dealer Requirements

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When looking to raise capital, broker-dealer compliance may not be at the forefront of a private fund manager’s mind. However, engaging individuals (including the fund manager’s employees) or firms to identify, introduce or...more

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China to Allow Foreign Asset Managers to Operate Local Funds

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Recently, the Asset Management Association of China (“AMAC”) issued a Q&A on Private Securities Fund Registration (No.10) (“Q&A No.10”), under which foreign asset managers are allowed to form a wholly foreign-owned enterprise...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Third Quarter 2016: Foreign Institutional Investors are Granted Unprecedented Access to...

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A new program providing fund managers with access to China’s principal bond market officially opened for business in May 2016. The program – known as the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM) program – greatly simplifies the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

China Plans to Further Open Domestic Private Securities Investment Fund Management Business to Foreign-Owned Manager

On June 30, 2016, the Asset Management Association of China (“AMAC”) released the Q&A Regarding Registration and Filing of Private Funds (No. 10) (“Q&A No. 10”), which confirmed that both wholly foreign-owned and...more

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SEC Announces Settlement with Adviser Found to Have Acted as an Unregistered Broker

The SEC is continuing its pattern of establishing “standards of conduct” for the private equity industry through speeches, enforcement actions, and public settlements. After foreshadowing its concerns in various speeches over...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2016: Lessons for PE Managers from the SEC’s Ongoing Scrutiny of Private...

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A large number of private equity managers were required to register for the first time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act)....more

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CFTC 4.13(a)(3) Annual Affirmations Due February 29

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As a reminder, fund managers relying on the exemption from registration with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) set forth in Rule 4.13(a)(3), commonly referred to as the “de minimis exemption,” must...more

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