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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted sweeping amendments to the rules that govern advertising by investment advisers and payments to solicitors under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”). These amendments combined the prior rules governing advertising and paid solicitation into a single revised Rule 206(4)-1 (the “Marketing Rule”).1 All investment advisers registered,…

Client Alerts | October 12, 2022 | Hedge Funds | Investment Management | Private Equity Funds

Getting out ahead of mandatory standards could bring organizational improvements and boost assets under management Within an asset management firm’s website may be a page that signals its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) in ownership, leadership, employment and even investing practices. The commitments and aspirations are both admirable and responsive to the increased…

Client Alerts | September 29, 2022 | Hedge Funds | Investment Management | Private Equity Funds

In recent months, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has introduced a wave of proposals amounting to approximately 1,100 pages of new and amended rules that will significantly impact the private funds industry, likely subjecting it to an unprecedented degree of regulation. Many of these proposed rules would apply to all private fund…

Client Alerts | April 7, 2022 | Hedge Funds | Private Equity Funds | Securities and Corporate Finance

This annual client alert briefly highlights certain tax issues and planning that hedge fund managers and high-net-worth individuals should consider (or reconsider) before the end of 2021. Although year-end tax planning is always important, the potential increase in tax rates in 2022 and other potential tax changes make it even more important this year-end. The…

Client Alerts | December 7, 2021 | High Net Worth Individual Planning | Hedge Funds | Private Equity Funds

Tax Planning for Fund Managers and Other High-Net-Worth Individuals Earlier this year, New York State enacted a new elective pass-through entity tax (the “PTET”). The PTET generally allows individuals who are members of pass-through entities to effectively receive a federal deduction for New York State income taxes that they would otherwise not be able to deduct. On…

Client Alerts | September 1, 2021 | Hedge Funds | Private Equity Funds

On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an order (the “Order”1) increasing the dollar amount tests in order to qualify as a “qualified client” in Rule 205-3 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). As described below, these changes will be effective…

Client Alerts | August 2, 2021 | Investment Management | Hedge Funds | Private Equity Funds