SEC

The SEC wants to scrap its ‘pay-to-play’ rule. Fund managers should reckon the costs of free speech carefully.

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Valuations are a global problem (and a local one), Egan-Jones takes another L, and Akerman antitrust wizard Austin Ownbey shares his tips for surviving the neo-Brandeisian era.

Examiners ask about funds by name in opening requests. Enforcement has picked up the scent, too, Private Funds CFO has learned.

AI and increasing workloads top the industry’s compliance concerns, according to the Investment Adviser Association, ACA Group and Yuter Compliance in their 21st annual report.

An SEC proposal to ‘Make IPOs Great Again’ makes state regulators schvitz, and ILPA wants to widen its portco template.

The SEC’s staff purge only looks like relief.

With Washington’s pressure on the industry eased, fund managers at the 23rd annual Private Funds CFO New York Forum could reset their shoulders, get back to work.

The drastic cuts for the ever-embattled board still represent a climb-down for SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, regulators issue new crypto guidance and ILPA updates its continuation vehicle template.

The volume of state antitrust legislation is lower than last year (so far), but the intensity is much, much higher. Meanwhile, AIC staffs up for state lobbying, portco counsels are sweating and Keith Cassidy is no longer merely ‘acting’ exams overlord.