SEC Will Miss Deadline for Fund Advertising Rules
June 27, 2012 § 4 Comments
According to anticipated testimony by SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, the SEC will miss the deadline to adopt rules that would lift the ban on advertising and general solicitation by hedge funds and other private pooled investment vehicles. « Read the rest of this entry »
California Modifies Proposed Private Adviser Exemption
June 21, 2012 § 2 Comments
The California Department of Corporations has further modified its proposed rules exempting private fund managers from full investment adviser registration. The revised proposal makes the following changes to the previous version of the rule: « Read the rest of this entry »
Ready to Take Advantage of JOBS Act Changes? Be Patient
June 6, 2012 § 3 Comments
By now, most private fund managers are aware that the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act instructed the SEC to remove the ban on general solicitation and advertising from the exemption that most funds rely on when offering their interests to investors. Many managers are anxious to begin advertising and expanding their marketing efforts. Doing so before the SEC issues its final rules, however, is extremely risky for a number of reasons summarized below. We caution managers to hold off until those rules are in place which is expected to be in early July. « Read the rest of this entry »
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