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MAKING SENSE OF DODD-FRANK

The Dodd-Frank Act has broad and deep implications that will touch every corner of financial services and multiple other industries. This site, developed and maintained by attorneys at Leonard, Street and Deinard, is dedicated to making sense of this complex legislation and helping businesses understand how it will affect them specifically. Our Bloggers »

More Than 1,500 Private Fund Advisers Registered With the SEC Since Dodd-Frank

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Investment Advisers The staff of the SEC has reported that 1,504 advisers to hedge funds and other private funds have registered with the agency since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act mandated such registration. A total of 11,002 investment advisers now are SEC-registered, with 37% advising hedge funds and other private funds. Assets under [...] Read more →

by   |   October 21, 2012

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SEC’s Third Report on the Implementation of Organizational Reform Recommendations

Public Companies and Securities The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 directed the SEC to engage an independent consultant to conduct a broad and independent assessment of the... Read more →

by   |   October 18, 2012

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CFPB Declines to Modify or Set Aside Civil Investigative Demand

Consumer Protection The CFPB has commenced an investigation to determine whether the practice of ceding premiums from private mortgage insurance companies to captive reinsurance subsidiaries of... Read more →

by   |   September 24, 2012

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Proposed Amendments to Rule 144A

Public Companies and Securities Pursuant to Section 201(a)(2) of the JOBS Act, the SEC recently proposed rules to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in under Rule 144A... Read more →

by   |   August 31, 2012