Asset Management ADVocate
Asset Management ADVocate
The Asset Management ADVocate provides unique analysis and insight into legal developments affecting asset managers in the United States.
Perkins Coie Shepherds the First Registered Investment Company Structured as a Maryland Benefit Corporation
Derivatives Exposure under Rule 18f-4: Notional Apples and Oranges
The SEC’s ESG Risk Alert and the CFTC’s New Climate Risk Unit
The Derivatives Exposure Equation
Derivatives Exposure: Why It Matters And How To Calculate It
VaR Funds vs. Limited Derivatives Users—Programs vs. Procedures
What Kind of Derivatives User Is Your Fund?
Rule 18f-4 is somewhat unusual in that it gives management investment companies (including business development companies but excluding money market funds, "Funds") alternative means of complying with its exemption from Sections
The SEC Is All in on ESG, Including (Potentially) D&I Issues
Acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee continues to aggressively promote the SEC's ESG agenda by launching a dedicated ESG webpage on the SEC's website and speaking in support of ESG initiatives. The SEC's Asset Management Advisory Committee ("AMAC") is also moving forward with important ESG recommendations, including promotion of diversity and inclusion measures.
What Risks May Be Associated with Derivatives Transactions
Rule 18f-4 Derivatives Transactions Recap
Transactions that Are “Derivatives Transactions” under Rule 18f-4
In this post, we continue our exploration of the definition of "derivatives transaction" in new Rule 18f-4, which is relevant to business development companies, closed-end funds and open-end funds other than a money market fund ("Funds").
Details on the SEC’s ESG Priorities, an Invitation to Comment, and Words of Caution
The pace of statements on ESG issues from SEC Commissioners on both sides of the political aisle shows no signs of abating.
Derivatives that Are Not “Derivatives Transactions” under Rule 18f-4
The DOL and the EU on ESG