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SEC Proposes to Increase Thresholds to Charge Performance Fees
Steven F. Carman,David E. Gardels,Daniel A. Peterson, May 24, 2011
On May 10, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicated that it intends to issue an order increasing the dollar thresholds for the assets under management (AUM) and net worth tests under Rule 205-3 (Rule) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) that allow certain...

SEC Will Issue Rules Regarding Investment Adviser Registration under Dodd-Frank by July 21, 2011, But Will Likely Delay Registration until First Quarter of 2012
John A. Menicucci, April 18, 2011
On April 8, 2011, the associate director of the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a letter to the North American Securities Administrators Association regarding the implementation of two provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...

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