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SEC Approves Exchange Listing Applications for Spot Bitcoin ETPs

On January 10, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order approving the applications of 11 different spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded products (the “Approved ETPs”) to each list and trade their shares on...more

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ETF Share Transactions Based on Nonpublic Information: An Illegal Secret Ingredient?

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Those with nonpublic information about a merger or acquisition involving a company appear to be profiting by trading in shares of exchange-traded funds based on indexes that include such companies’ shares, according to a...more

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ETF Roundup – Issue 7 December 2021

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UPDATE ON CRYPTO ASSETS IN ETFS - In 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management staff penned a letter to the Investment Company Institute and the Securities Industry and Financial...more

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SEC Examination Staff Outlines Observations of Registered Fund Compliance Risks

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The Division of Examinations staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a risk alert on October 26, 2021, titled “Observations from Examinations in the Registered Investment Company Initiatives,” which...more

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SEC Proposes to Improve the Retail Investor Experience Through Modernized Fund Shareholder Reports and Disclosures

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed comprehensive modifications to the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs and, collectively with mutual funds, funds). The purpose of...more

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SEC Proposes to Modernize Disclosure Framework for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds, Modify Fee Information in Investment...

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The Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2020 unanimously approved proposed rule and form amendments (Proposed Rule) that would comprehensively revise and update the disclosure framework for mutual funds and...more

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SEC Proposes to Modernize Fund Communications

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On August 5, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and to the advertising rules applicable to investment companies...more

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SEC: Improve the Retail Investor Experience through Better Fund Shareholder Reports and Disclosures

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In a substantial August 5, 2020, release (the Proposal), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to the existing disclosure framework applicable to mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (open-end...more

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SEC Announces 2018 National Examination Priorities

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The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) recently announced its 2018 national examination priorities, which are broken down into five categories...more

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ETF Boards Need to Apply Gartenberg Differently

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The differences between the respective cost structures of exchange-traded funds and mutual funds and the nature of advisory services provided for each product may require boards to think about the Gartenberg factors...more

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Investment Management Update - March 2016

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Below 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. SEC, FINRA...more

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SEC Proposes Liquidity Management Rules for Open-End and Exchange-Traded Funds

On September 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose a new Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), as well as amendments to its rules and forms designed to promote...more

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SEC Proposes New Liquidity Management Rules for Mutual Funds and ETFs

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Recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved proposals that would require open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, to comply with new liquidity management rules. The...more

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