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Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer's Hedge Start: What Key Exemptions Apply to Hedge Funds?

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We have separately discussed the common exemptions from registration of a fund manager with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment adviser and from registration with the Commodity Future Trading...more

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Syndicated Loans are Not Securities, Court Rules

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In a win for banks and private credit lenders, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit recently ruled a $1.8 billion leveraged loan was not a security. The United States syndicated loan market had been anxiously...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

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

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Investment Management Update

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SEC Issues Guidance on Mutual Fund Fee Structure - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management recently issued a guidance update addressing disclosure issues and certain procedural...more

K&L Gates LLP

U.S. SEC Proposes Liquidity Risk Management Programs, Optional “Swing Pricing,” and Liquidity Reporting for Mutual Funds and...

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On September 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed a new rule and amendments to rules and reporting forms under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), designed to standardize...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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SEC Looks to Step Up Oversight of the Fund Industry - At a recent conference, Mary Jo White, SEC chairman, announced that the SEC will look to increase its scrutiny of the mutual fund asset management segment to ensure...more

Troutman Pepper

The SEC Is Scrutinizing Asset Valuations—Are You Ready?

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently has set its sights on registered entities and their officers and directors for overvaluing the entities’ assets....more

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