On September 26, the SEC adopted a new rule to modernize the regulation of exchange-traded funds. The rule allows the vast majority of ETFs to come to market without having to first obtai...
On August 21, 2019, the SEC issued guidance to assist investment advisers in fulfilling their proxy voting responsibilities (the “Guidance”) and an interpretation that proxy voting ad...
Rules and Regulations
SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief Allowing Employee Securities Companies Exempt from Registration to Continue Operating without Registration Following a Transfer o...
On August 21, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved two significant measures related to the increasingly large role of proxy advisory firms in the corporate voting process...
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SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief Extending Existing Exemptive Relief under Section 15(a) of the Investment Company Act to Affiliated Sub-Advisers
SEC Staff Grants ...
Rules and Regulations
SEC Adopts Amendments to the Auditor Independence Rules
Davis Polk Publishes Visual Memorandum Related to Regulation Best Interest and Related Interpretations
Indu...
Rules and Regulations
SEC Grants Exemptive Relief for Non-Transparent Active ETFs
SEC Adopts Regulation Best Interest, Form CRS and Interpretive Releases Related to an Investment Advi...
Rules and Regulations
SEC Adopts Regulation Best Interest, Form CRS and Interpretive Releases Related to an Investment Adviser’s Fiduciary Duty and the “Solely Incidental” Prong o...
Rules and Regulations
SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief Allowing Community Capital Management to Serve as Investment Adviser for a Period of Time Without a Majority Vote
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