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.
Policy Updates
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.
Hampered by Uncertainty, Fed Stays Rates
Improving trade conditions and rising risks to global health contributed to a hazy outlook that led the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
More members of Congress want opportunity zones to spread the wealth, the SEC is criticized for lack of diversity, and a commissioner prepares to step down.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
The DOL issued a finalized version of the joint-employer rulemaking in which ACG and other organizations were recognized for work that helped amend the standard.