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On April 3, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published a framework aimed at assisting in determining whether a digital asset is a security. Alongside the Framework, the SEC also published a no-action letter for TurnKey Jet, Inc., the first ever no-action letter for a digital asset enterprise.
This is an important development for…
On March 15, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged a private fund manager and its former chief operating officer with manipulating the price of an asset sold by one client to another. The SEC’s orders charge Talimco LLC and its former Chief Operating Officer Grant Rogers with breaching their fiduciary duties in violation…
On Aug. 27, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settlements with a U.S.-based registered investment adviser, several of its affiliates and two of its executives for alleged misconduct involving quantitative investment models that contained numerous errors.
These settlements, especially when placed in the context of other recent enforcement efforts related to quantitative and…
On July 18, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved amendments to Regulation ATS and Rule 3a1-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Amendments impose extensive new transparency requirements on alternative trading systems (“ATSs”) that effect transactions in NMS Stocks. With the increase in regulatory burdens associated with operating an…
On July 11, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert focusing on the most common deficiencies relating to best execution found by the SEC staff in recent examinations of investment advisers. The Risk Alert provides a snapshot of OCIE’s expectations regarding a fund manager’s best…
In an interview with Private Funds Management, partners Marc Elovitz and Joseph Smith discuss regulator views on conflicts of interest and how to best deal with these issues as the fund formation climate becomes more complex. Marc and Joe also share their insights on how conflicts of interests are viewed by the SEC within…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) continues to actively enforce Rule 21F-17 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which provides that “no person may take any action to impede an individual from communicating directly with the Commission staff about a possible securities law violation, including enforcing, or threatening to enforce, a confidentiality agreement ……
As we move deeper into another election season, investment advisers should consider refreshing their efforts to comply effectively with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rule on their political contributions — known as the pay-to-play rule. Although it’s more than five years old, Rule 206(4)-5 has not been easily integrated into many advisers’ compliance programs. If…
On April 7, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s proposed amendments to NASD rule 1032 (Categories of Representative Registration). These amendments will require FINRA members to register associated persons who are primarily responsible for the design, development or significant modification of “algorithmic trading strategies” (or for the day-to-day supervision…
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a release on Dec. 11, 2015 proposing a new rule that would establish new limitations on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Proposed Rule 18f-4 would also regulate other trading practices of such funds, including short…
