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SEC Adopts Data Privacy Rule Amendments to Regulation S-P

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

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Seward & Kissel Advises Guinness Atkinson on the Submission of an Application to Offer ETF Share Classes of its Existing Mutual Funds

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SEC Staff Issues FAQs On Tailored Shareholder Reports

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

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The ‘40 Act Blog Top 10 of 2023

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SEC Issues Updated Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda

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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 Adopts Amendments to the Fund “Names Rule”

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SEC Settles Charges With Transfer Agent for Lost Securityholders

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SEC Adopts Money Market Fund Reforms

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

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SEC Adopts Rules to Prevent Fraud and Undue Influence over CCOs in connection with Security-Based Swap Transactions

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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 Against Investment Adviser for Improper Fixed Income Securities Trading

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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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ISS Releases Annual Proxy Voting Guideline Updates

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

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Increase Proxy Voting Transparency

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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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SEC Staff Denies No-Action Relief to Fund Requesting to Exclude Shareholder Proposal

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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 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 Adopts Amendments to Proxy Voting Advice Rules

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

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SEC Announces 2022 Examination Priorities

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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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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 Proposes Amendments to Update Electronic Filing Requirements

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SEC Charges Former Executives of Registered Investment Adviser with Fraud

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

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Mutual Fund Sponsor Receives Approval for First Mutual Fund to ETF Conversion

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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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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 Proposes Modernizations to Fund Shareholder Reports and Disclosures

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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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SEC Charges Three Former Audit Firm Partners for Exam Sharing Misconduct

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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’s Division of Investment Management Issues Information Update on Exemptive Application Hearing Requests

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

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SEC Proposes to Modernize Auditor Independence Rules

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