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SEC Adopts Final Rules to Implement Investment Advisers Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act

SEC Raises The Bar For Investment Advisers That Charge Performance Fees

Proposed Rules Would Expand Investment Adviser Reporting Under the Dodd-Frank Act

FINRA’S New Anti-Spinning Rule Adds to Investment Managers’ IPO Compliance Requirements

Form 13F Filers Face Proxy Voting Disclosures

Revised Model Privacy Forms under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Expanding Investment Adviser Registration and Regulation Under the Dodd-Frank Act

Part 2 of Form ADV (Revisited) - The SEC’s Ten Year Itch

Madoff with the Custody Rule:  The SEC’S Continuing Reaction to Ponzi Proliferation

FinCEN Withdraws Proposed Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Investment Advisers and Others

Waiver of Fees Continues for IARD Filings

Short Sale Reporting is No Longer Short Term

Bailout Bill to End Use of Tax Deferred Compensation Programs by Offshore Fund Managers

Board Guidance/Adviser Compliance: The SEC Proposes Oversight of Investment Adviser Practices

Form D Process to be Streamlined

The OCIE’s Top 10 Compliance Issues

SEC Lightens Touch on the Investment Adviser Custody Rule

The New Hedge Fund Adviser Anti-Fraud Rule

Model Privacy Forms Under The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

The Pension Protection Act of 2006

SEC Takes a Tough Stance on the Hedge Fund Exception to the Investment Adviser Custody Rule

Rebalancing and Other Cross Transactions

More About Account Statements Under The SEC’s New Custody Rule

Many Hedge Funds May Now Invest in Futures Without CPO or CTA Registration

SEC Final Rules Mandate Policies to Prevent Securities Violations

Modernized Custody Rule Adopted:  Compliance Relief for Hedge Fund Managers

Electronic Recordkeeping by Investment Companies and Investment Advisers

Customer Identification Regulations for Mutual Funds

SEC Regulation Mandates Analyst Certification

SEC Adopts Rules Mandating Proxy Voting Disclosures by Investment Advisors

USA Patriot Act Anti-Money Laundering Programs

Final Privacy Rules are Adopted for Investment Advisers

News of Note to Investment Managers

Part 1 of New Form ADV Adopted:  Electronic Filing to Become Mandatory

New Form ADV Proposed:  Electronic Filing to Become Mandatory

SEC’s Recent Communications on “Best Execution”

SEC Adopts Final Rules for Privately Offered Funds

Announcements of Interest to Hedge Fund Managers

Non-Competition Restrictions Upheld on Investment Adviser

Electronic Filing Mandated for Form 13F

SEC Adopts New Rules to Reduce Multi-State Investment Adviser Registration Obligations

SEC Principal and Agency Transactions Rule Re-Interpreted - DoL May Authorize Cross Trades

NASAA Proposes Competency Examination for Investment Adviser Representatives

AICPA Changes the Accounting Treatment of Start-Up Costs for Hedge Funds

SEC Amends Rule Allowing Investment Adviser to Charge Performance Fees

State RIAs/Passive Investors Benefit From Expanded Availability of Schedule 13-G; Rule 16a-1 Amended

SEC Adopts Form ADV-T and Final Rules to Implement Investment Advisers Supervision Coordination Act

SEC Adopts Safe Harbor For Discretionary Investment Advisory Programs

National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996

SEC Issues Rule Requiring All Registered Investment Advisers To Adopt Codes Of Ethics

Update on Soft Dollar Arrangements