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SEC issues guidance on new public company reporting requirements under Iran Sanctions Act

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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December 13 2012

New Iran-related disclosure requirements for public companies will soon take effect for annual and quarterly reports, and the SEC staff recently issued guidance on these disclosures

Form PF: risk reporting requirements for advisers to private funds

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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December 4 2012

Pursuant to Title IV of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission adopted joint rules under Section 204(b)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that require SECregistered private fund advisers with at least $150 million in regulatory assets under management to report certain information to the SEC, at least annually, on Form PF

Iran sanctions have been expanded to cover foreign subsidiaries; companies engaged in prohibited activities will soon be required to self report

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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Iran, USA
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October 16 2012

U.S. sanctions on trade with Iranian interests are expanding to cover more activities, and public companies will soon have to disclose any such activities in their SEC reports

Companies whose products contain “conflict minerals” must investigate and disclose sources of supply

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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October 3 2012

If "conflict minerals" or their derivatives are necessary to the functionality or production of a product that you manufacture or have manufactured, new Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 13p-1 will require you to investigate the source of those minerals

Companies should start planning now for proxy access

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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September 21 2011

Following the court decision striking down the SEC’s Proxy Access Rule, the SEC is implementing amendments to Rule 14a-8 that permit shareholders to make proxy proposals concerning director elections including proposals for shareholder access to management’s proxy statement

SEC issues final rules on exemptions for managers of venture capital funds and other funds with less than $150 million in assets

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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June 24 2011

Smaller fund managers and advisers to venture capital funds now have concrete rules to permit continued exemption from Securities and Exchange Commission registration as investment advisers

How venture capital fund managers may avoid investment adviser regulation . . . but not reporting

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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November 22 2010

Venture capital fund managers now have an idea of the criteria that will permit continued exemption from investment adviser registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment advisers: focus on your new disclosures

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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November 8 2010

The March 31 deadline for most registered investment advisers to file their new "firm brochures" is approaching fast

Take another look at funding and liquidity risk disclosures

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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October 26 2010

Companies preparing "Liquidity and Capital Resources" disclosure for Securities and Exchange Commission filings should make sure investors understand the funding and liquidity risks they face

Many private fund managers must register as investment advisers under financial reform legislation

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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July 21 2010

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which becomes law July 21, brings significant changes for managers of hedge funds, private equity funds, and - to a lesser but not insignificant extent - venture capital funds as it mandates investment adviser registration and reporting for many private fund managers

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