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Treasury Proposes Investment Advisers AML/CFT Program Rule

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Treasury proposed a new rule that would require investment advisers to establish an AML/CFT program and file certain reports, such as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), with FinCEN (Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule...more

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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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SEC cracks down on private fund side letters

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The side letter has been a particularly effective tool in the private fund industry, with funds and investors entering into strategic arrangements to provide more favorable terms than those given to other investors in...more

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How SEC’s Private Fund Rules Will Affect Use of Side Letters

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Recent client alerts have provided an overview of the new “private fund rules” adopted in late August by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These rules apply, subject to limited exceptions and carveouts, to...more

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SEC Changes the Game for Private Fund Advisers – Summarizing the New "Restricted Activities Rule" and the "Preferential Treatment...

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In early 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a series of new rules and rule amendments aimed primarily at increasing transparency and protecting investors in private fund transactions. This August, the...more

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New SEC Rules Regarding Preferential Treatment for Investors in Private Funds

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On August 23, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC,” or the “Commission”) adopted rules and rule amendments (the “PFA Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) that...more

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Overview of New Private Fund Rules' Scope and Compliance Dates

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The SEC recently adopted new rules (the “Private Fund Rules”) that will require additional reporting requirements and impose restrictions on certain activities of investment advisers to private funds (“Private Funds”). While...more

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SBA’s New Rules and Policies to Strengthen and Diversify Its SBIC Program

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A small business investment company (SBIC) is a privately owned and operated investment fund that makes long-term investments in American small businesses and is licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SBICs...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Gensler discusses markets “ripe with misconduct” and new SEC rules to address Changing Times

On September 12, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. His testimony emphasized that market growth combined...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC adopts sweeping new private fund adviser rules and amendment to compliance rule

On August 23, 2023, a divided Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted far-reaching new rules and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Advisers Act). While the final rules are not as...more

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Significant New Private Fund Rules Adopted by SEC

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On August 23, 2023, in its efforts to promote transparency for investors by increasing visibility into compensation schemes, sales practices, and conflicts of interest, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

SEC Adopts New Private Fund Adviser Rules

On August 23, 2023, a divided U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new rules (the Rules) relating to the regulation of private fund advisers. The Rules aim to help protect investors in private funds (including...more

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SEC Adopts New Advisers Act Rules for Private Fund Advisers

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On August 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules (Adopting Release) for private fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (Advisers Act). The new rules require private...more

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SEC Releases Final Private Fund Adviser Rules: Key Changes and Takeaways

On August 23, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rules imposing additional obligations on and restricting certain practices by advisers to “private funds” (the “Final Rules”). ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New EXAMS Guidance – Next Steps for Private Fund Managers

On June 8, 2023, the SEC Division of Examinations staff (EXAMS) published a risk alert focused on the new Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940). While this new risk alert largely mirrors...more

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