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Reminder: Annual Update Of Form ADV And Annual Requirement To Confirm Status Of Investors Under The New Issue Rules

Annual Update Of Form ADV The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires SEC registered investment advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers [1] to annually update the information on their Form ADVs.  Form ADV is filed electronically on the Investment Adviser...

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International Trade

Treasury Department Extends FBAR Deadline Until June 30, 2014, For Certain Filers

On December 26, 2012, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued Notice 2012-2, which extends for certain filers the due date for Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (the “FBAR”), to June 30,...

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Finance

Tax Changes For Investment Funds And Their Investors In Fiscal Cliff Legislation

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”). The Act addresses, among other things, provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that were scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012, or had expired previously, including many of...

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Anti-Corruption

Former Federal Prosecutors Pen New Treatise On The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Editor: What prompted the three of you to write your book, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Compliance, Investigations and Enforcement? How does it differ from other treatments of the subject? Weinstein: The three of us have been practicing law together in this area for two decades...

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Regulatory & Compliance

Preparing For The Possible Enactment Of Carried Interest Legislation

With the election settled, many clients are again asking about the President’s controversial proposal to change the taxation of “carried interest” and what, if anything, they can do to mitigate its potential effects. We cannot predict whether or when this proposal might be...

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Finance

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Update

CFTC Amends CPO And CTA Rules; NFA Adopts Test Waiver And Swap De​signation For Members   The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently broadened the scope of its rules governing the operations and activities of commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors...

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Finance

SEC Proposes Rules Easing Prohibition On General Solicitations

The SEC recently proposed rules mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) to eliminate, in certain securities offerings pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act, the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising and restrictions...

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