SEC Moves to Update Aging Advertising Rules
Investment advisers who want to get the word out about their services are going to be stuck in the 1960s unless the SEC changes its advertising rule.
Policy Updates
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
Trump floats tax holiday to boost the economy from the coronavirus outbreak, and the SEC proposes a rule change for exempt offerings.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
Regulators to roll back some Volcker Rule restrictions, a Supreme Court decision could block private equity’s entry into the 401(k) market, and virus fears prompt Fed interest rate cut.
SEC Proposal Widens Pool of Accredited Investors
A new rule could increase access to investment opportunities for financial services professionals who don’t meet current wealth-based criteria.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
The NLRB issued its final rule on the joint-employer standard, the Small Business Administration plans to improve private equity access, and the HFSC released its March hearing schedule.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
Lawmakers consider a bill that would hike reporting requirements for PE firms with health care holdings, the Senate vets Trump's Fed picks, and an SEC commissioner steps down.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
The Federal Reserve is factoring in leveraged loan risks in its annual stress test of banks, and the central bank's chairman testifies before Congress.
SEC Official Meets with PE Firms, Outlines Regulatory Priorities
Compliance professionals from middle-market private equity firms met last fall with a senior member of the Securities and Exchange Commission to discuss the agency’s examination priorities.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
Federal regulators proposed modifications to the Volcker Rule that could be extended to private equity firms, and the House Committee on Financial Services released its February schedule.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
Proposed rulemaking would roll back some Volcker Rule restrictions on banks, the Treasury's watchdog is investigating opportunity zones, and more.