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On Wednesday, December 14, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) affirmatively voted to advance some major changes to U.S. stock-market rules, perhaps the biggest changes to such rules in nearly 20 years....more
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published on February 9, 2022 a release (the “Proposing Release”) in which it proposed new rules (collectively, the “Proposed Rules”) that would apply to investment...more
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On February 9, 2022, the SEC proposed new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to regulate the $18-trillion private fund market. ...more
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