Rule 205-3 of the Advisers Act provides an exemption from the general prohibition on charging performance-based fees and permits SEC-registered investment advisers to charge such fees to “qualified clients.” Currently, a client is a “qualified client” under the dollar amount … Read More
Over the past few months, several states have commenced the process of adopting revised investment adviser registration requirements and new exemptions. These changes are based on the increase in the assets under the management threshold for SEC registration and the … Read More
As part of the SEC’s attempt to increase the effectiveness of its enforcement program, the SEC has undergone a complete reorganization of the Division of Enforcement, which has resulted in more enforcement actions, including some which have been highly publicized. … Read More
The Investment Adviser Section of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) recently released proposed changes to the NASAA model investment adviser custody rule. The most controversial aspect of the model rule, as originally proposed, was the requirement that advisers … Read More
On Friday, April 8, 2011, the Associate Director of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management, Robert E. Plaze, issued a letter to the President of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), indicating that the SEC will likely grant additional … Read More
Although the SEC would maintain some functionality in the event of a government shutdown, the majority of its activities, including inspections and examinations of registered investment advisers and broker-dealers would and ongoing enforcement actions would be discontinued until after a … Read More
Currently, Rules 4.13(a)(3) and 4.13(a)(4), which were adopted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), provide exemptions from registration as a Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”) for managers of certain private funds provided that the private funds either: (i) limit their … Read More
Two of the more significant final rules adopted by the SEC over the past year were the new “pay to play” rule adopted on July 1, 2010, and the amendments to Part 2 of Form ADV adopted on July 28, … Read More