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 »
California Extends Emergency Private Adviser Exemption
March 28, 2012 § 2 Comments
The California Department of Corporations this week renewed its emergency rules to extend the period in which certain fund managers can rely on the existing pre-Dodd-Frank “private adviser” exemption from California investment adviser registration.
After Dodd-Frank, the Deluge
March 13, 2012 Comments Off on After Dodd-Frank, the Deluge
The Dodd-Frank Act created a wave of new registration, reporting and other regulatory burdens on investment advisers and managers of private funds. The Act has also had far-reaching effects on the SEC and state regulators as they create new registration and reporting systems and deal with shifting and growing groups of regulated entities. What might it mean for advisers and private fund managers as regulators struggle to deal with their own increased burdens?
California Rules Propose Significant Changes to Private Fund Adviser Exemption
February 24, 2012 § 4 Comments
Recently, the California Department of Corporations proposed new rules that would make widespread changes to the state’s investment advisor regulatory scheme. The proposed rules would create a significant new exemption from full registration for investment advisers that advise hedge funds in California. After Dodd-Frank, advisers with less than $100 million will come under the authority of the DoC (and these proposed rules) rather than the SEC. « Read the rest of this entry »