On February 4, 2022, the United States Treasury Department released a report that indicated non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), currently, one of the trendiest cryptocurrency structures, may become a new avenue for
Continue Reading NFTs: A New Mechanism for Money Laundering… Uh Oh!
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” and “Commission”) proposed new rules to increase hedge fund and private equity fund disclosures to increase oversight of the industry and to monitor
Continue Reading SEC Proposes More Stringent Rules for Hedge and Private Equity Funds
Please see the attached link for our SEC investigation and litigation discussion webinar and please join us for our next webinar on securities litigation:
https://securitiescompliancesentinel.foxrothschild.com/securities-litigation/securities-sit-down-sec-investigations-and-litigation/
Continue Reading Fox Rothschild’s Securities Webinar Series Kicks Off with SEC Discussion
The SEC adjusted the definition of “qualified clients,” becoming effective on August 16, 2021, pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, requiring such an adjustment for inflation every five years.
Continue Reading New Limits for Qualified Clients
I never find it boring to review the investment adviser exemptions for private fund managers. Apparently, I am not the only one since this is a question we frequently field.
Continue Reading Fund Adviser Exemptions Primer– Redux
On December 17, 2020, SEC created the Division of Examinations by renaming the now defunct, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, making it the SEC’s 6th Division joining Enforcement, Corporation
Continue Reading New SEC Division Undertakes 2021 Examination Priorities
Fox Rothschild’s Securities Industry Group is pleased to announce its publication of an interactive Survey of State Blue Sky Filing Requirements. SI Group members, A. Binford Minter and Jennifer M.
Continue Reading Fox Rothschild’s Securities Industry Group’s New Interactive Survey of State Blue Sky Filing Requirements Facilitates Rule 506, Regulation A+ Securities Compliance
We were recently reminded of how difficult it is to re-register for a position in the securities industry after being barred. See https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2021/ia-5682.pdf.
On February 9, 2021, the United States
Continue Reading Leaving is the Hardest Part Especially if You Want to Re-Enter the Securities Industry
In what has become a yearly occurrence, FINRA has notified its member firms about its intent regarding the member firms’ compliance programs. See https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/guidance/reports/2021-finras-examination-and-risk-monitoring-program.
This year, FINRA combined its Report
Continue Reading FINRA’s New Guidance Report… the Name Did Not Change To Protect the Innocent
In December 2020, the New York State Attorney General altered its filing rules to align with those required by the SEC’s requirements for a Regulation D Rule 506 offering. Now,
Continue Reading New Reg D Rule 506 Filing Rules for New York