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Regulatory Roundup for August 2024

More Flack on WhatsApp, Hypothetical Performance SmackDown, A Timely Warning on the Pay-to-Play Rule, and Updates to Qualifying Venture Capital Fund Exemption - This month's big news from the SEC was more piggy-bank breaking...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Insurance Expense Allocation for Investment Managers: A Primer

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Now that the Private Fund Adviser Rules have been chucked into the dustbin of history, should investment advisers expect the SEC staff to give them the benefit of the doubt on expense allocation? Not likely. This is a...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Don’t Buy The Buzzwords: “AI Washing” Gets Its Reckoning

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Since the release of ChatGPT 3.5 in November 2022, public interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has surged in a classic example of a hype cycle. As with past technological breakthroughs, companies may be tempted to...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

Warner Norcross + Judd

Private Fund Adviser Rule Vacated

On June 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “court”) vacated the private fund adviser rule (the “rule”) adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in September 2023. Notably, during the...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Regulatory Roundup for June 2024

Private Fund Rules Cancelled, Survey Says Marketing Rule is a Lot of Work and the Intersection of Regulation BI and Investment Adviser’s Fiduciary Duty - Welcome to our June Regulatory Roundup, where we provide you with a...more

Cooley LLP

FAQs on SEC’s Private Fund Adviser Rules After Fifth Circuit Decision

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As most fund managers have likely heard by now, on June 5, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the private fund adviser rules that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted in summer 2023,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Fifth Circuit Vacates SEC Private Fund Adviser Rules

On June 5, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) unanimously vacated the “Private Fund Adviser Rules,” which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC)...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Fifth Circuit Vacates SEC Rule Regulating Private Funds Advisers

In a highly anticipated opinion, the Fifth Circuit announced on June 5, 2024 its decision to vacate rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) in 2023 (collectively, the Rule) that would...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

5th Circuit vacates SEC private fund adviser rule

On June 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated an SEC rule that represented a significant change in how private funds and their fund advisers are regulated. As it stands, the decision will spare private...more

Morgan Lewis

Fifth Circuit Vacates SEC Private Fund Adviser Rules in Full

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In a unanimous decision published on June 5, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the entire set of regulations, including amendments to existing rules (collectively, the Rules), adopted by the US...more

Robinson Bradshaw

Fifth Circuit Vacates Private Fund Adviser Rules

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Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously vacated the Private Fund Adviser Rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (which we previously summarized)...more

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Fifth Circuit Vacates Private Fund Adviser Rules

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In a 3-0 decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the SEC’s private fund adviser rules (“Final Rule”). Each component of the Final Rule was vacated, including the Private Fund Audit Rule, Private Fund Quarterly...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Vacation Alert: Fifth Circuit Vacates Private Fund Adviser Rules

On June 5, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court) vacated the entire set of private fund adviser rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 23, 2023. Many private fund advisers would have been...more

Alston & Bird

Fifth Circuit Overturns SEC Private Funds Rules

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Our Investment Funds Team reviews the implications of the Fifth Circuit’s decision to vacate the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Private Funds Rules....more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

U.S. Court of Appeals Invalidates SEC’s Private Fund Adviser Rules

On June 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) 2023 Private Fund Advisers Rule (“Final Rules”), agreeing with petitioners that the SEC exceeded its...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

SEC Scrutinizes Private Fund Investor Communications

There has been much ink spilled over the Marketing Rule and the Private Fund Rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.  These rules represent significant regulation of investment advisers, imposing specific affirmative...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC grants no-action relief to delay payment from variable insurance contracts to protect vulnerable adults in cases of suspected...

Recently, in response to a request from the Committee of Annuity Insurers, the staff in the Chief Counsel's Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Investment Management issued a no-action letter...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

SEC Settlement Reflects Continued Scrutiny Regarding Conflicts and Preferential Treatment

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On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settlement with a registered investment adviser (Adviser) that found the Adviser had (a) failed to adequately disclose conflicts pertaining to...more

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Four Months Out: Private Fund Advisors Prepare for September Compliance Deadline Amidst Challenge in the Fifth Circuit

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In September 2023, we covered the Rules (Rule) published by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), developed to promote transparency for investors by increasing visibility into compensation schemes, sales practices,...more

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SEC Issues Third Marketing Rule Risk Alert for Investment Advisers

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On April 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations (EXAMS) issued its third risk alert on the amended Rule 206(4)-1 (the Marketing Rule) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Enforcement News: SEC Files Complaint in Connection with a $300 Million Ponzi Scheme and Affinity Fraud

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By: Jeffrey M. Haber On many occasions, we have written about Ponzi schemes that have been the subject of enforcement actions brought by, and/or settlements with, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Actions Highlight Focus on the Use of AI by Investment Advisers

Two settlement orders involving claims by investment advisers regarding their use of artificial intelligence (AI), both announced on the same day, underscore the continued focus on advisers' use of AI by the U.S. Securities...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

FinCEN’s Proposed Rule to Regulate Investment Advisers: The Questions Industry Should Be Following

FinCEN is focused on customer due diligence, and both the 2024 Investment Adviser Risk Assessment and proposed rule indicate that investment advisers will be expected to assess customer identity, business model, and sources...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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