On June 16th, the House Financial Services Committee approved H.R. 5424, the “Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016.” The proposed bill primarily provides relief to private fund advisers, but also includes provisions applicable to investment advisers that don’t manage private … Read More
Federal regulations require investment advisers and registered investment companies to review their compliance policies and procedures annually to ensure adequacy. Core Compliance & Legal Services, Inc. recently published a Risk Management Update (“RMU”), which discusses Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) … Read More
In the Matter of Federated Global Investment Management Corp (“FGIMC”), the SEC settled an administrative proceeding against FGIMC for a failure to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the misuse of material, nonpublic information … Read More
In a keynote address given to the Investment Company Institute during their 2016 General Meeting, the Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chair Mary Jo White provided not only an overview of current areas of interest and proposals affecting mutual funds, … Read More
Amendment to FINRA Rule 2210
On April 25, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Investment Management issued a no-action letter to the Investment Adviser Association (“IAA Letter”) giving relief to certain sub-advisers from surprise audits requirements under Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment … Read More
On April 19, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) held their National Compliance Outreach seminar, which covered a number of topics, including:
During her testimony to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations, Chair White outlined the SEC’s top priorities for allocating the additional funding requested under their fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016, through September … Read More
On April 6, 2016, the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) proposed rule expanding the definition of the term “fiduciary” and addressing certain conflicts of interest was adopted and published (the “DOL Conflicts Rule”). While the final rule is not as extensive … Read More