Last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission put a new rule in place restricting an investment adviser’s ability to have custody of its clients’ assets. Given that many private fund managers are going to have to register as investment advisers they need to figure out how to comply with this rule. The rule is the [...]
More Information on the Custody Rule
on October 27, 2010 in Compliance Programs, Private Investment Funds
With the removal of the 15 client rule exemption from registration with the SEC, many private funds are going to have to comply the custody rule Rule 206(4)-2. Private equity firms will have the most problems trying to meets the demands of the rule. The SEC is trying to help. They updated the Staff Responses [...]
Private Equity and the Custody Rule
on June 8, 2010 in Private Investment Funds
With the impending removal of the 15 Client Rule exemption from registration with the SEC, I was scratching my head trying to figure how to make the SEC’s new custody rule work for private equity. The SEC recently updated its guidance on custody rule compliance truing to add clarity for advisers to pooled investment vehicles. [...]
SEC Releases Proposed Custody Rules for Investment Advisers
on May 28, 2009 in Investment Advisers Act
On May 14, the Securities Exchange Commission said they were proposing New Custody Rules for Investment Advisers. They summarized the proposed rules but did not release the actual text of the proposed rules. Now the proposed rules are available in Release No. IA-2876 (.pdf). Comments must be received on or before July 28, 2009. SUMMARY: [...]
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