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Welcome to IMpact: Investment Management News. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers share their insights on key developments that are impacting the investment management industry....more
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
The securities regulators in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan have published a temporary exemption that allows exempt market dealers (“EMDs”) to participate in prospectus...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held an open meeting of its Investment Advisory Committee on June 6, 2024, which featured a panel to review the use of artificial intelligence in investment decision making....more
On April 3, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brought its first enforcement action against a “stand-alone” SEC registered investment adviser (“RIA”) for violations of, among others, Section 204 of and...more
On October 30, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order (the “Order”) that grants exemptive relief under Rule 15c2-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to brokers and dealers that publish...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to grant certiorari in SEC v. Jarkesy called into question the SEC’s ability to pursue penalties and other legal remedies before the SEC’s in-house administrative law judges. If...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted and published its Final Rule Release IA-6383 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) on August 23, 2023. These rules (the “Final Rules”)...more
On August 10, 2023, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) – a leading Wall Street industry association – filed suit to enjoin new Missouri regulations requiring investment advisors (“IA’s”) and...more
Spurred by the prevalent use of predictive data analytics by broker-dealers and investment advisers to direct their recommendations to investors and to ensure that investor interests remain paramount, the Securities and...more
On January 11, 2023, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management (the “Division Staff”) updated its list of frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) related to amended Rule 206(4)-1 (the “Marketing Rule”) under the...more
With the January 3, 2023, deadline fast approaching for compliance with Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, as amended and reinterpreted by the staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to apply to fixed income...more
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more
The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets issued a new no-action letter yesterday that removes the requirement that Rule 144A information be made publicly available prior to a broker-dealer publishing a quotation or...more
On August 3, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff published a Q&A-Styled Bulletin focused on conflicts of interest under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) and Regulation Best Interest (Reg...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 2022 requested comments related to information providers (such as index providers, model portfolio providers and pricing services) whose activities the SEC believes may bring...more
On June 15, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint against California-based broker-dealer Western International Securities, Inc. (“Western”) alleging violations of Regulation Best Interest...more
Background - A. Adoption in 1962 - The SEC has regulated custodial practices of investment advisers since 1962, when it first adopted rule 206(4)-2 (the “Custody Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more
At an open meeting on May 25, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) approved two new proposals that will impact the fund and investment management industry. One of the proposals is directed...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Dec. 22, 2020, that it has finalized amendments to the current advertising rule (Rule 206(4)-1) and cash solicitation rule (Rule 206(4)-3) under the Investment...more
In this Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was busy this week, finalizing rules that modernize brokered deposits regulations, establish new standards for parent companies of industrial loan companies and...more
Earlier this month the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a statement in response to a letter issued by the Wyoming Division of Banking on the custody of digital assets. The SEC staff...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Securities and Exchange Commission currently takes the view that "finders" who introduce potential investors to a company must register as brokers if they receive compensation based on the amount of...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new exemptive order on Wednesday, October 7, which would exempt certain “finders” from broker-dealer registration under Section 15(a) of the U.S. Securities...more
Asset managers will need to consider how FinTech developments impact their business model in 2020, including developments related to digital asset securities, cryptocurrency-based ETFs and blockchain. In this Bottom Line...more