Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
Large portions of the stimulus package are devoted to helping small and midsize companies, the HFSC sent a letter to the Treasury, and the SEC resumes committee meetings.
Policy Updates
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
The Senate passed a $2 trillion stimulus package, the House proposed a law to oversee that federal relief, and an HFSC member tests positive for COVID-19.
Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup
The Fed slashed interest rates to zero, and the Trump administration proposed a trillion-dollar stimulus that would send direct payments to Americans for economic relief.
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.
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.