The following slides show the effective dates for various agency rulemakings required, and statutory amendments made, by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ena...
With the President’s signature on July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“the Act”) is law of the land. The Act marks the greatest legislative...
Pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the “EESA”), the U.S. Department of the Treasury has formally begun soliciting asset managers and other agents for the Tr...
On September 26, 2006, the SEC voted to adopt proposed amendments to Rule 22c-2, the redemption fee rule (the “Rule”), under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Originally adopted in ...
On August 7, 2006, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox announced that the SEC will not seek en banc review of the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Go...
On July 25, 2006, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (“Committee”) held a hearing on the regulation of hedge funds in the wake of the D.C. Circuit’s de...
On June 20, 2006, the SEC adopted three new rules — Rules 12d1-1, 12d1-2 and 12d1-3 (collectively, the “New Rules”) — and amended five registration statement forms — Forms N-1A,...
On May 2, 2006, the SEC announced the settlement of insider trading charges against hedge fund adviser Deephaven Capital Management, LLC (“Deephaven”) and its former portfolio manager...
