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SEC Adopts Final Rules on Advisory Performance Fees

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Investment Advisers, Private Equity The SEC has adopted a final rule on investment advisory performance fees to raise the net worth requirement for investors who pay performance fees, by excluding the value of the investor’s home from the net worth calculation. Under the SEC’s rule, registered investment advisers may charge clients performance fees if the client’s net worth or [...] Read more →

by Jill Radloff   |   February 16, 2012

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SEC Issues FAQs on Form ADV

Investment Advisers, Private Equity Many sponsors of private equity funds and hedge funds are scrambling to register as investment advisers with the SEC as required by the Dodd-Frank Act.  The process is completed... Read more →

by Steve Quinlivan   |   February 9, 2012

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SEC Clarifies Private Fund Investment Adviser Regulation Following Dodd-Frank

Investment Advisers, Private Equity The ABA submitted a no-action letter request to the SEC to clarify certain investment adviser registration matters following the Dodd-Frank Act with respect to private equity and... Read more →

by Steve Quinlivan   |   January 20, 2012

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SEC Issues Small Entity Compliance Guide for Form PF

Investment Advisers, Private Equity The SEC has issued a small entity compliance guide entitled “Reporting by Investment Advisers to Private Funds and Certain Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading... Read more →

by Jill Radloff   |   January 9, 2012

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Social Media Fraudster Causes Knee Jerk SEC Reaction

Broker-Dealer, Investment Advisers, Litigation, Private Equity The SEC recently commenced an enforcement action against a registered investment adviser who allegedly “offered more than $500 billion in fictitious securities through various... Read more →

by Steve Quinlivan   |   January 4, 2012

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SEC Penalizes Investment Advisers for Compliance Failures—Lessons For Soon to be Registered Advisers to Private Equity and Hedge Funds

Investment Advisers, Private Equity The SEC announced three settled enforcement actions against registered investment advisers for compliance failures.  The alleged instances of noncompliance demonstrate the types... Read more →

by Steve Quinlivan   |   November 28, 2011

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The Details of Form PF

Investment Advisers, Private Equity The SEC has recently adopted final Form PF, which requires reporting of certain information by advisers to hedge funds and private equity groups, as required by the Dodd-Frank... Read more →

by Jill Radloff   |   November 15, 2011

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Confidentiality of Form PF Reporting by Hedge Fund and Private Equity Sponsors

Investment Advisers, Private Equity The Dodd-Frank Act established the Financial Stability Oversight Council, or FSOC, for the purpose of monitoring risks to the stability of the U.S. financial system.  Working... Read more →

by Jill Radloff   |   November 6, 2011

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SEC Adopts Reporting Requirements for Registered Hedge Fund and Private Equity Advisers

Investment Advisers, Private Equity The Dodd-Frank Act established the Financial Stability Oversight Council, or FSOC, for the purpose of monitoring risks to the stability of the U.S. financial system.  Working... Read more →

by Steve Quinlivan   |   October 26, 2011

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SEC Approves Filing Fees for Exempt Reporting Advisers and Private Fund Advisers

Investment Advisers, Private Equity The SEC adopted new rule 204-4, which requires exempt reporting advisers to file portions of Form ADV with the SEC.  As with registered advisers, exempt reporting advisers... Read more →

by Jill Radloff   |   October 7, 2011