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SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Tailored Shareholder Reports

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser for Making Misleading ESG-Related Statements

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SEC Charges Robo-Adviser with Marketing Rule Violations

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SEC Staff Issues Risk Alert Regarding Examination Process for Registered Funds

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Financial Services Firm Affiliates Settle Five SEC Enforcement Actions for Allegedly Misleading Customers and Failing to Act in their Best Interests

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SEC Charges Investment Company, CEO and Board Member for Alleged Misleading Statements Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence

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SEC Charges Adviser with Failing to Follow ESG Investment Criteria

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SEC Division of Examinations Releases its 2025 Examination Priorities

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Broker-Dealer Charged in Spoofing Scheme

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SEC Section 13 Enforcement Sweep

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Continued SEC Enforcement Actions Relating to Off Channel Communications

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SEC Settles Charges with Adviser for Fraud Involving Overvaluation of CMOs

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Department of the Treasury Releases New AML/CFT Rule for Investment Advisers

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SEC Enforcement Action Rundown

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser with MNPI-Related Compliance Failures

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SEC Drops Swing Pricing, Adopts Amendments to Form N-PORT and N-CEN and Issues Guidance on Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs

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SEC Settles Charges with a Publicly Traded Company and its Controlling Shareholder for Not Disclosing Pledge of Company’s Securities as Collateral for Personal Loans

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SEC Fines Twenty-Six Firms for Recordkeeping Failures in Latest Off-Channel Communications Sweep

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SEC Charges Publisher for Manipulation Scheme Targeting Retail Investors

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NYSE Proposes Rule Change to Exempt Registered Closed-End Funds From Requirement to Hold Annual Shareholder Meetings

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SEC Releases Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda, Plans to Re-Propose Several Key Rules

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SCOTUS Holds that Defendants in SEC Enforcement Actions Seeking Civil Penalties are Entitled to Jury Trial

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SEC Adopts Data Privacy Rule Amendments to Regulation S-P

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SEC and FinCEN Propose Customer Identification Program Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers

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SEC Settles Charges Against Adviser for Improperly Splitting Legal Fees

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SEC Staff Publish New Registered Fund Statistics Report

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SEC Charges Five Advisers with Violations of the Marketing Rule; SEC Staff Releases Risk Alert on Marketing Rule Compliance

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CBOE Applies for SEC Approval to List and Trade ETF Share Classes

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SEC Settles Charges with Adviser for Recordkeeping Violations and Staff Lays Out Factors Considered in Determining What Penalties to Recommend for Off-Channel Communications Violations

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SEC Releases Materials on T+1 Settlement Cycle Adoption in Advance of May Compliance Date

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SEC Adopts Amendments to the Internet Adviser Exemption

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SEC Settles Charges with Advisers for Marketing Rule Violations Related to AI Washing

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SEC Settles Charges with Adviser for Failing to Disclose Conflicts of Interest

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SEC Staff Denies Closed-End Fund’s No-Action Request Seeking to Exclude Shareholder Proposal to Declassify Board

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SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter to Closed-End Funds Seeking to Exclude Activist Shareholder Proposals to Declassify Board

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SEC Settles Charges with Adviser for Failing to Disclose Influencer’s Role in Promoting ETF

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SEC Proposes Update to Definition of Qualifying Venture Capital Fund

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SEC Staff Updates Marketing Rule FAQs

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SEC Settles with Sixteen Firms for Charges of Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

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SEC Provides Guidance on Determining Investment Company Status in SPAC Rule Release

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SEC Settles Charges Against Firm for Disclosing MNPI on Block Trades

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SEC Settles Charges Against Firm for Alleged Whistleblower Protection Rule Violations

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SEC Settles Charges Against Private-Equity Firm for Alleged Disclosure Policy Failures

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The ‘40 Act Blog Top 10 of 2023

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SEC Releases Staff Report on Definition of Accredited Investor

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SEC Announces Robust Fiscal Year 2023 Enforcement Results

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SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief Under Section 17 and Rule 17d-1 Thereunder Allowing Fund to Enter Transaction Agreement with New Adviser

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SEC Division of Examinations Releases its 2024 Examination Priorities

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SEC Settles Charges Against Ratings Agencies Relating to Alleged Recordkeeping Failures

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules

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SEC Settles Charges with Mutual Fund Adviser for ESG Related Violations

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SEC Settles Charges with Mutual Fund Adviser for AML Related Violations

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SEC Proposes Changes to EDGAR Filer Access and Account Management

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SEC Settles Charges with Nine Advisers in Marketing Rule Sweep

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SEC Files a Civil Complaint Against a Broker-Dealer for False and Misleading Disclosures Relating to Information Barriers

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SEC Issues a Risk Alert Providing Details on the Investment Adviser Examination Process

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SEC Reopens Comment Period for Proposal on New Safeguarding Rule for Investment Advisers

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SEC Settles Charges With Transfer Agent for Lost Securityholders

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SEC Charges 11 Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

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SEC Proposes Amendments to the Internet Adviser Exemption

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SEC Proposes New Rules Concerning Investment Adviser and Broker-Dealer Use of Predictive Data Analytics

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SEC Announces Insider Trading Charges Against Thirteen Defendants in Four Separate Complaints

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SEC Settles Charges with Accounting Firm for Quality Control Deficiencies

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SEC Settles Charges with Registered Adviser for Disclosure and Policy and Procedure Violations

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SEC Charges Adviser and its Principal in Illegal Short Selling Scheme

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SEC Settles Charges with Registered Investment Adviser over Valuation Policies and Procedures

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SEC Staff Issue Risk Alert on LIBOR-Transition Preparedness for Investment Advisers and Investment Companies

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SEC Charges Adviser and Fund Trustees in First Case Enforcing Liquidity Rule

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SEC Settles Charges With Adviser for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Relating to Leveraged ETF Investments

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SEC Staff Issue Risk Alert on Safeguarding Customer Records and Information at Branch Offices

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SEC Settles Charges Against Adviser for Misstatements About Tax Loss Harvesting Service

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SEC Settles Charges with Adviser for Failure to Disclose Conflicts of Interest Related to SPACs

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SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Adviser for Improper Fixed Income Securities Trading

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SEC Settles Charges with Adviser for Failure to Disclose Foreign Currency Exchange Fees

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SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Requirements for Certain Market Entities and Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Cybersecurity Rules for Registered Advisers and Funds

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Regulation S-P

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SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Advisers for Alleged Breaches of Fiduciary Duties

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SEC Division of Examinations Releases its 2023 Examination Priorities

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SEC Releases Staff Bulletin on Differential Advisory Fee Waivers

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SEC Settles Charges with Security Valuation Provider for Providing Misleading Disclosures About Its Valuation Methodologies

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Investment Adviser Charged for Failing to Disclose Revenue Sharing Arrangements and Related Conflicts of Interest

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Former Fund Portfolio Manager Charged for Failing to Disclose Conflict of Interest

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 10b5-1

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser with ESG-Related Policy and Procedure Failures

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SEC Seeks Special Master in Case Involving NAV Mismarking Scheme

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SEC Adopts Amendments Relating to Shareholder Reports and Investment Company Advertisements

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FASB Moves to Fair Value Accounting for Measuring Crypto Assets

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SEC Charges Sixteen Firms for Recordkeeping Failures Related to Employee Use of Personal Devices

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SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Adviser for Failing to Implement Adequate Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

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Withdrawal of SEC Staff Guidance and Letters Related to Fund Fair Valuation Rule and Adviser Marketing Rule

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FASB Issues Accounting Guidance on Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions

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SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Adviser for Failing to Disclose SPAC-Related Conflicts

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SEC Publishes Accounting and Disclosure Information Bulletin Regarding SEC Yield for Funds that Invest in TIPS

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IM Director Birdthistle Speech On Swing Pricing, LIBOR and MiFID/Broker-Dealer IA Relief

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SEC Settles Charges with Insurance Company in Connection with Fraud Against Variable Annuity Investors

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SEC Approves First Single-Stock ETFs in US; More Are in the Pipeline

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Proxy Voting Advice Rules

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Investment Adviser and CCO Failed to Respond to Red Flags Surrounding Investment Adviser Representative’s Outside Business Activities

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SEC Imposes Largest Audit Firm Penalty Ever of $100 Million for Cheating on CPA Exams

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SEC Adopts Rule Amendments Requiring Electronic Filing of Certain Documents and Form Amendments to Modernize Form 13F

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SEC Seeks Public Comment on Whether Information Providers Are Acting as Investment Advisers

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Fund “Names Rule” and Proposes Amendments Concerning ESG Investment Practices

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SEC Settles Charges with Broker-Dealer in Connection with Improper Switching of Variable Annuities

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SEC Settles Charges with Investment Adviser in Connection with ESG Misstatements and Omissions

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser and Three Portfolio Managers in Connection with Multibillion Dollar Securities Fraud

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SEC Division of Examinations Issues Risk Alert on Investment Adviser MNPI Compliance Deficiencies

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SEC Announces 2022 Examination Priorities

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U.S. District Court Rules That “Control Share Acquisition” Provision of Closed-End Fund Bylaws Violates the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Financial Services Company Fined $100 Million and Agrees to Pursue Registration of its Crypto Lending Product

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SEC Charges Founder of Registered Investment Adviser with Fraud

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Modernize Rules Governing Beneficial Ownership Reporting

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SEC Proposes Rules and Amendments to Enhance Cybersecurity Preparedness of Investment Advisers and Investment Companies

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Highlights Opportunities to Strengthen Cybersecurity Practices of Investment Companies and Advisers in Speech

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Broker-Dealer Fined for Electronic Communication and Recordkeeping Failures

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 and Enhanced Disclosures Relating to Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans in Issuer Reports and Certain Section 16 Reporting Forms

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SEC Proposes Rule to Increase Transparency for Securities Lending Transactions

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SEC Division of Examinations Issues Risk Alert on Investment Adviser Fee Calculations

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SEC Division of Examinations Staff Issues Risk Alert for Advisers that Provide Electronic Investment Advice

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Update Electronic Filing Requirements

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SEC Staff Issues Bulletin Setting Forth Views on Shareholder Proposal Rule; New Approach Expected to Result in More ESG Proposals

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SEC Charges Former Executives of Registered Investment Adviser with Fraud

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SEC Approves NYSE Arca Rule Change That Allows Semi-Transparent Active ETFs to Use Custom Baskets

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SEC and CFTC File Civil Complaints Against Fund Sponsor and its Portfolio Managers and Enter into Settlement Agreement with Chief Risk Officer on Related Allegations

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NYSE Arca Receives Approval for Proposed Rule Change to Exempt Funds from Shareholder Approval Requirements in Connection with Certain Acquisitions

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SEC Issues Statement on Funds Investing in Bitcoin Futures

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SEC Publishes New FAQ on Form N-CEN

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SEC Withdraws and Modifies Certain Staff Letters in Light of Rule 18f-4

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SEC Publishes New FAQ on Valuation Rule

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SEC Issues Statement on Investment Company Cross Trading Practices Potentially Impacted by the Valuation Rule

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Additional Semi-Transparent ETF Sponsor Receives Amended Exemptive Relief to Use “Custom Baskets”

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SEC Releases FAQs on New Rules Establishing Updated Regulatory Framework for Fund Valuation Practices

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SEC Issues Statement on Insurance Product Fund Substitution Applications

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SEC Releases Primer on Money Market Funds and The Repo Market

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Independent Directors Council Submits Comment Letter on Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Amendments to Premerger Notification Requirements

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SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief from Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17f-2 Thereunder with Respect to Self-Custody of Loan Interests

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SEC Amends Rules to Facilitate Electronic Submission of Documents

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Pricing Service to Pay $8 Million to Settle SEC Charges

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SEC’s Investment Management Division Issues Guidance on Funds’ Risk Disclosure Regarding Investments in Emerging Markets

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SEC Adopts Rule to Modernize Fund Valuation Practices

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SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Advisory Firms and Dually-Registered Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Firms Related to Sales of Complex Exchange-Traded Products

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Compliance and Effective Dates Set for Final Rule and Related Amendments for Fund-of-Funds Arrangements

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SEC Adopts Modernized Regulatory Framework for Derivatives Use by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies

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SEC Staff’s Latest Dear CFO Letters Rescind or Modify Certain Existing Staff Positions and Express New Staff Positions

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SEC Adopts Final Rule and Related Amendments for Fund-of-Funds Arrangements

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SEC Reaches Settlement with Investment Adviser Regarding Recapture of Waived Fees and Reimbursed Expenses from Money Market Funds

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SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Adviser for Unlawful Cross Trades

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SEC Proposes Modernizations to Fund Shareholder Reports and Disclosures

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Director of SEC’s Division of Investment Management Discusses Easing Restrictions on Certain Registered Fund Investments in Private Funds

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Registered Fund Adviser and Affiliate Censured and Fined for Violations of Section 12(d)(1)(A) (Fund of Funds Limitations) and Compliance Rules

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Department of Labor Proposes Rule Affecting ESG Plan Investments

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SEC Extends In-Person Meeting Relief for Fund Boards

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Federal Reserve Announces Updates to Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility

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SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter for Funds Participating in TALF 2020

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CFTC Issues Customer Advisory Regarding Commodity ETPs and Funds

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SEC Staff Withdraws Prior No-Action Guidance on State Control Share Acquisition Statutes

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FINRA Issues Notice Reminding Firms of Sales Practice Obligations for Certain Exchange-Traded Products

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SEC Charges Three Former Audit Firm Partners for Exam Sharing Misconduct

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ETF Sponsors Submit Letters to Major Exchanges Regarding ETP Categorization

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Major Exchanges for ETFs Receive Approval for Generic Listing Standards for ETFs that Can Rely on Rule 6c-11

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SEC Fines Fund Adviser for Overvaluing its Securities and Misleading Performance Disclosures

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SEC Adopts Rule Clarifying Fair Value Determinations

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SEC’s Division of Investment Management Issues Statement on Importance of Delivering Timely and Material Information to Investment Company Investors

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SEC Provides Temporary Relief to Business Development Companies Related to COVID-19

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SEC Staff Grants Temporary Relief to Support Open-End Funds

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SEC Provides Revised Relief to Assist Registered Funds Affected by the Coronavirus

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SEC Staff Grants Temporary Relief to Support Money Market Funds

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Federal Reserve Opens Expanded Money Market Fund Liquidity Facility

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Federal Reserve Creates Money Market Fund Liquidity Facility

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Broker-Dealer Entities Fined $35 Million for Violations Relating to Inverse ETF Recommendations to Retail Investors

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SEC Requests Comment on Fund Names Rule; Seeks to Eliminate Misleading Fund Names

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Blackstone Receives Order on Novel Exemptive Application under the 1940 Act

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Blackstone Receives Notice on Novel Exemptive Application under the 1940 Act

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Major Exchanges for ETFs Have Filed Proposed Rule Changes to Establish Generic Listing Standards for ETF Shares Permitted to Rely on Rule 6c-11

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SEC Proposes to Modernize Auditor Independence Rules

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