FinCEN Acting Director Discusses Potential for AML Rules for Investment Advisers
FinCEN discusses possibility for AML regulations for investment advisers.
May 25, 2022
Tags: AML, FinCEN, Private Funds, Treasury Department
SEC Responds to Commenter Requests, Extends and Reopens Deadlines
Following advocacy from the IAA and others, the SEC has extended comment period for ESG proposal and re-opened comment period for private fund adviser proposal.
May 11, 2022
Tags: ESG, Gary Gensler, Private Funds
IAA Opposes SEC Private Fund Advisers Proposal; Offers Alternatives
We oppose the proposed private fund adviser prohibited activities and the preferential treatment rules and offer alternatives.
April 28, 2022
Tags: Advocacy, Hedge Clauses, Private Equity, Private Funds, SEC
SEC Publishes Examination Priorities for 2022
The SEC’s Division of Examinations has issued its examination priorities for 2022, which are in line with recent regulatory initiatives and rulemakings directed at advisers.
April 01, 2022
Tags: BCP, Best Execution, Cybersecurity, Digital Assets, ESG, Examinations, Form CRS, Private Funds, Revenue Sharing, SEC Examinations, Technology, Wrap Fees, Zero Commissions
IAA Urges SEC To Reconsider One-Day Reporting for Private Fund Advisers
The IAA calls on the SEC to substantially amend its proposal to require current reporting of events on Form PF and refrain from defining “digital assets.”
March 29, 2022
Tags: Form PF, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Private Funds
IAA, Others Object to Comment Deadlines for SEC Private Fund Proposals
The IAA joins other trade associations to urge the SEC to extend comment periods for the private fund proposals.
March 02, 2022
Tags: Form PF, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Private Funds
SEC Proposes Cybersecurity, Private Fund Adviser Rules
The SEC has issued three rulemaking proposals – on cybersecurity, private fund advisers, and shortening the settlement cycle – that will have major implications for investment advisers.
February 09, 2022
Tags: Form ADV, Cybersecurity, Hester Peirce, Private Funds, Trading
SEC Staff Identify Private Fund Adviser Deficiencies
The SEC’s Division of Examinations has issued a Risk Alert with additional key observations of deficiencies in exams of private fund advisers.
February 01, 2022
Tags: Advisory Contracts, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Private Funds, SEC Examinations
SEC Calls for Additional Private Fund Reporting and Information
The SEC proposed substantial changes to Form PF that would require private fund managers to report certain events within one day and private equity fund managers to provide additional information.
January 27, 2022
Tags: Form PF, Gary Gensler, Hedge Funds, Hester Peirce, Private Equity, Private Funds, SEC
Lawsuit on Use of Private Funds in Retirement Plan Dismissed
The claims alleged that plan fiduciaries of two defined contribution plans violated their ERISA duties by offering alternative investments that were expensive and performed poorly.
January 19, 2022
Tags: ERISA, Private Funds