Bill Myers

Chastened by his own party, the chairman is focused on ESG and market structure reforms.

A method for curbing systemic economic risks has itself become a threat to funds’ sustainability.

Private funds backed Dems ahead of mid-terms.

'Technical error' swallowed comment on 11 SEC, nine SRO proposals, regulators say.

The Federal Trade Commission has just given itself permission to crack down on mergers and private fund advisers are in the agency’s sights.

The commission’s proposals could cause fundamental shifts in standard practice and market structure, if turned into final rules.

The SEC is working on 'consistent, comparable and decision-useful' ESG disclosures for public companies, SEC chair Gary Gensler says, and he's under pressure to expand any new ESG rules to private funds. As governments and industry work toward a universal system, savvy advisers should focus on what matters. An ESG metrics primer: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a group of standards used by socially conscious investors to screen investments.

'Hundreds of billions of dollars in fees and expenses are standing between investors and businesses.'

Registered advisers struggle with registration, fees, valuations, conflicts of interest and MNPI, Commission data shows

SEC examiners are focusing on private funds' compliance with the custody rule, and outside auditors may not be helping.