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Bitcoin for Investment Advisers - Integrating Bitcoin into Client Portfolios

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The SEC approved eleven spot Bitcoin ETFs on January 10, 2024. As a result, investment advisers may be curious about whether or how to integrate Bitcoin ETFs into client portfolios. This blog is intended to provide an update...more

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An Overview of the SEC’s Recently Adopted Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Rule

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Presented by Pepper Hamilton and Financial Executives Alliance, Pepper Hamilton partners John P. Falco and John M. Ford discussed "An Overview of the SEC’s Recently Adopted Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Rule" on a recent...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Eases Path for Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Launches (UPDATED)

Until now, investment advisers seeking to launch ETFs had to navigate a costly and time-consuming approval process. The long-awaited change should be a boon to investors and managers alike, but it will also mean adapting to...more

Troutman Pepper

Investment Management Update - October 2019

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SEC Adopts ETF Rule - On September 25, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously adopted Rule 6c-11 under the 1940 Act to modernize the regulation of exchange-traded funds by establishing a clear and...more

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SEC Adopts New ETF Rule

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On September 26, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 6c-11 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the long-awaited “ETF Rule.” ETFs that satisfy certain...more

A&O Shearman

SEC Adopts Rule to Allow Most ETFs to Operate without an Order (With Strings Attached)

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The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a long-awaited exemptive rule that will allow most exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to operate without an exemptive order, subject to various conditions. The final rule, which the...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Adopts Long Awaited ETF Rule to Modernize ETF Regulation

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SEC ADOPTS LONG AWAITED ETF RULE TO MODERNIZE ETF REGULATION - On September 25, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”) approved Rule 6c-11 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Eases Path for Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Launches

In an effort to modernize the regulation of ETFs, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced today its adoption of Rule 6c-11 (the New Rule) which establishes a clear and consistent framework for the...more

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Potential Regulatory Developments for Irish ETFs

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The Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) has announced that it will release a feedback statement later this year in response to its 2017 Discussion Paper on ETFs (the “Discussion Paper”) and the general work it has...more

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Sullivan & Worcester Advises ETF Managers Group on Launch of First Global Dry Bulk ETF

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International law firm Sullivan & Worcester LLP acted as fund counsel to Exchange Traded Managers Group (ETFMG) on the launch of the first dry bulk shipping exchange-traded fund, Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (NYSE ARCA:...more

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NYSE Arca Withdraws Active ETF Generic Listing Standards Proposal as SEC Focus on ETFs Continues

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Withdrawal comes within days of SEC Chair White and Commissioner Aguilar issuing public statements regarding ETFs. On October 19, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a notice stating that NYSE Arca,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

SEC Updates Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Legacy Deals - On September 16, the SEC released its updated compliance and disclosure interpretations for the rules adopted under Regulation AB, the Securities...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

SEC Focus on Disclosure Issues for Municipal Securities, Private Equity and ETFs

At the recent Columbia Law School Conference, “Hot Topics: Leading Current Issues in Securities Regulation and Enforcement,” SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein’s keynote address focused on a number of transparency and disclosure...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

SEC: Non-Transparent ETFs Not Ready for Prime Time

The SEC has given a preliminary thumbs-down to non-transparent exchange traded funds (ETFs). In two separate notices issued on October 21, 2014, the Commission stated that applications to allow actively managed ETFs to...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - October 2014 #5

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In this issue: - In preliminarily denying two exemption requests, the SEC takes a stand for market transparency in ETFs and upholds the arbitrage mechanism that allows market prices to closely track NAVs. -...more

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