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- Topic: Investment Advisers Act of 1940
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- Client AlertDecember 29, 2020
On December 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amended Rule 206(4)‑1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, which addresses investment advisers marketing their services to clients and investors
- Client AlertNovember 27, 2019
On November 25, the SEC re-proposed Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended. Rule 18f-4 is intended to be a new exemptive rule that is designed to enhance the regulation of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, including mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, and BDCs notwithstanding the restrictions under the 1940 Act.
- Client AlertNovember 11, 2019
On November 4, the SEC announced proposed amendments to Rules 206(4)-1 and 206(4)-3 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to address investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, respectively.
- ArticleJournal of Investment ComplianceFall 2019
Fund sponsors are increasingly considering two similar types of registered closed-end investment companies known as “interval funds” and “tender offer funds” as an attractive alternative to open-end mutual funds, ETFs and traditional closed-end funds.
- Client AlertJune 5, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3 to 1 to adopt highly anticipated new and amended rules, forms and guidance relating to registered investment advisers’ and broker-dealers’ conduct and interactions with retail customers.
- Client AlertJanuary 8, 2019
On December 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a Risk Alert reminding investment advisers of their recordkeeping obligations with respect to electronic messaging and summarizing their related observations from recent examinations.
- Client AlertJune 29, 2018
On June 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Rule 6c-11 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and amendments to Form N-1A and Form N-8B-2 that overhaul the patchwork regulatory framework that currently governs the $3.4 trillion ETF industry.
- Client AlertApril 16, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations recently published a Risk Alert that highlights frequently-identified investment adviser fee and expense compliance issues from exams of over 1,500 investment adviser examinations during the past two years.
- Client AlertJanuary 31, 2018
The beginning of each year provides an opportunity for investment advisers to review compliance and regulatory matters, including issues related to private investment funds and commodity pools, which are briefly summarized in this alert.
- ArticleJournal of Investment ComplianceQ3 2017 (Originally Published May 4, 2017)
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. released additional guidance on social media and digital communications in Regulatory Notice 17-18. The guidance from FINRA is summarized in this article.
- Client AlertSeptember 19, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations recently published a Risk Alert that highlights frequently identified investment adviser advertising compliance issues. The Risk Alert identifies the advertising compliance issues most frequently identified in deficiency letters from investment adviser examinations.
- ArticleJournal of Investment ComplianceQ2 2017 (Originally Published February 24, 2017)
In February 2017, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management issued guidance providing additional clarity on Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
- Client AlertMay 4, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. recently released additional guidance on social media and digital communications. FINRA previously issued guidance on the use of social media communications in Regulatory Notice 10-06 and Regulatory Notice 11-39.
- Client AlertFebruary 24, 2017
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management recently issued new guidance providing additional clarity on Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
- Client AlertFebruary 15, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. recently proposed amendments that would create a new exception to FINRA’s prohibition on projecting performance. The proposed exception to FINRA Rule 2210 would permit a firm to distribute a customized hypothetical investment planning illustration.
- Client AlertFebruary 10, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations recently published a Risk Alert listing five compliance topics most frequently identified in deficiency letters to investment advisers following exams.
- Client AlertJanuary 9, 2017
The beginning of each year provides an opportunity for investment advisers to review annual compliance and regulatory matters, including issues related to private investment funds and commodity pools. This alert briefly summarizes some of the primary issues that advisers might consider in their 2017 annual review and update processes.
- Client AlertAugust 31, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved new Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. pay‑to-play rules to regulate activities of FINRA member firms that engage in distribution or solicitation activities with government entities on behalf of investment advisers.
- Client AlertAugust 31, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted changes to certain aspects of the reporting, disclosure and recordkeeping obligations of registered investment advisers including changes to Form ADV.
- Client AlertJuly 5, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed a new rule and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that would require SEC-registered investment advisers to adopt and implement written business continuity and transition plans.
- ArticleCCH Global Tax WeeklyJune 9, 2016
UCITS are a type of collective investment vehicle and they may be difficult to fit into existing tax and regulatory schemes. Although UCITS were developed to facilitate cross-border investments, the model U.S. and OECD treaties are only recently beginning to effectively address collective investment vehicles.
- Client AlertMay 24, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently published a notice of its intention to adjust for inflation dollar amount thresholds for the “qualified client” definition under Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Rule 205-3. Under Rule 205-3, an investment adviser may charge performance-based fees to a “qualified client” meeting a minimum net worth or minimum assets.
- Client AlertJanuary 4, 2016
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a revised proposal to establish “pay-to-play” rules that would regulate certain activities of FINRA member firms. The revised proposal responds to comments made on a previous FINRA proposal.
- Client AlertClient AlertJuly 1, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently set the compliance date for the ban on certain payments to third-party solicitors under Rule 206(4)-5 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 as July 31, 2015.
- Client AlertClient AlertJuly 1, 2015
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management recently published guidance on investment adviser Code of Ethics exceptions to personal securities transaction reporting for securities transactions occurring in certain types of trusts or investment management accounts where the beneficiary or account holder has limited or no discretionary investment authority.
- Client AlertClient AlertMay 26, 2015
This Client Alert summarizes the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed changes to certain aspects of the reporting, disclosure, and recordkeeping obligations of registered investment advisers.
- Client AlertClient AlertMay 22, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority recently issued an interpretive letter that allows distributors of mutual funds to include related performance information in communications with institutional investors, including registered broker-dealers and investment advisers.
- Client AlertClient AlertMay 21, 2015
On May 20, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed changes to certain aspects of reporting and disclosure obligations of registered investment advisers and investment companies.
