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SEC Enforcement Action – Failure to File Forms D

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Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it settled charges issued against one registered investment adviser and two...more

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What to Expect from the SEC’s Examination Focus in 2025

Investment advisers, broker-dealers, fund managers and other financial professionals could be impacted in 2025 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) continued focus on upcoming examinations, presenting a...more

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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down SEC Rule Regulating Private Investment Funds

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On June 5, 2024, a three judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously struck down the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) final rule, which created onerous restrictions for managers of private...more

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Fifth Circuit Vacates the Private Funds Rules And Constrains the SEC’s Rulemaking Authority

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Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the “Private Funds Rules,” which the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted on August 23, 2023. The opinion of the...more

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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down SEC’s Private Fund Advisers Rule

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On June 5, 2024, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) vacated the Private Fund Advisers Rule (the “Rule”) adopted by the SEC on August 23, 2023. In reaching its decision, the Court concluded that the...more

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2024 SEC Examination Priorities for Investment Advisers

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The SEC’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) announced its examination priorities for fiscal year 2024. This eUpdate includes observations on the examination priorities and a list of examination priorities that impact...more

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SEC Adopts Significant Rule Changes for Private Fund Advisers

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On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule package (each a Rule, and together, the Rules) that modifies the regulation of private fund advisers under the US Investment Advisers Act...more

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The SEC Adopts Significant New Rules for Private Fund Advisers

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On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules and rule amendments (the “Final Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) to enhance the regulation of private fund...more

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SEC finalizes highly controversial private fund adviser rule set - a quick review of where things landed

In a Legal Alert issued before yesterday’s SEC Open Meeting, we posed questions relating to six things that our Investment Services team would be looking for. We now have answers to some of those questions....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: June 1, 2023

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

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SEC Adopts Changes to Form PF for Private Equity and Large Hedge Fund Advisers

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On May 3, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in a 3-2 decision, adopted a final rule that modifies Form PF’s reporting requirements for certain registered investment advisers to private equity funds, hedge...more

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SEC Exams of Advisers and Investment Companies

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The Division of Examinations has revamped and updated its exam priorities according to its most recent release, 2023 Exam Priorities. Consistent with its typical approach the Division plans to focus on a blend of topics and...more

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Private Investment Diligence and Fraud Prevention: Will New Regulations Change the Game?

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Venture capital and other private funding sources continue to be an important pathway for financing early-stage companies. Unfortunately some startups that raised money did so by misrepresentation and in certain cases fraud,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 9

New DOL Rule Enables Consideration of ESG Factors in Investing, Plus the SEC Continues its ESG Enforcement Push in the Absence of Final SEC Rules - On November 22, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule...more

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SEC Proposes Extensive Rule Changes for Private Fund Advisers

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On February 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) to enhance the regulation of private fund advisers. The proposed new...more

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Private Investment Funds: Major Developments from 2020

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There were several important developments impacting private investment funds in 2020. The SEC continued to prioritize this area of the capital markets, and it issued important rules and guidance impacting private funds and...more

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OCC Proposes Rules for CRA Benchmarks and Fair Access

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In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more

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OCIE Turns Up Heat on Private Fund Adviser Compliance

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On June 23, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a risk alert providing an overview of certain compliance deficiencies observed in examinations of registered investment advisers managing private...more

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SEC Flags Deficiencies in Private Fund Adviser Compliance

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While the findings are not new or surprising, they do serve as a reminder of the regulator’s focus on advisers’ fiduciary and supervisory duties. On June 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Office of...more

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SEC Observes Common Compliance Issues with Private Fund Advisers

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On June 23, 2020, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a risk alert providing an overview of certain compliance issues observed by the OCIE in examinations of registered investment advisers...more

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2020 Annual Compliance Obligation Reminders

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Investment advisers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or with a state, as well as commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading...more

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Michigan's Securities Regulator Issues New Rules, Including a New Private Fund Adviser Registration Exemption

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The Corporations, Securities, & Commercial Licensing Bureau of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs ("the Bureau") has issued new Securities Rules interpreting and enforcing the Michigan Uniform...more

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SEC Issues Concept Release on Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions

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The SEC yesterday requested public comment on ways to simplify, harmonize, and improve the exempt offering framework to expand private investment opportunities while maintaining appropriate investor protections and to promote...more

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New Developments on the Scope of the Registered Investment Adviser Exemption under Section 16 of Exchange Act

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Hedge funds and other private investment funds can take advantage of the exemption for registered investment advisers (RIAs) under Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(a)(1)(v), the "RIA Exemption." While the exemption can be helpful, it...more

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Colorado to Enact Private Fund Exemption to Investment Adviser Registration

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Colorado is catching up with many other states that have adopted state-level investment adviser registration exemptions for certain private fund advisers. Under new rules Colorado’s Division of Securities adopted on May...more

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