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On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act or the Act), which is intended to stimulate economic growth by helping smaller and emerging growth companies access the U.S. capital markets
In response to the Congressional directives contained in Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd Frank Act”), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) adopted new rules and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), which will require advisers to hedge funds and other private funds to register with the SEC
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), bringing to a close the national debate over the appropriate regulation of the financial markets that began with former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's white paper in March 2008
On May 14, 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held an open meeting (the Open Meeting) to determine whether to propose amendments to Rule 206(4)-2 (the Custody Rule) and related forms and rules (the Proposed Amendments) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act
