by Jay G. Baris, Stephanie C. Thomas and Luke T. Bagley The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission (together, the "Commissions") issued final rules defining the systemic risk reporting obligations of... Read More

The regulatory focus on hedge funds continued during the first quarter of 2012, as new initiatives continued to roll out, and milestones in the implementation of rules put on the books last year were hit. For "large" hedge funds, we see... Read More

In addition to filing Form ADV with the SEC when they register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, private fund managers will also need to start filing Form PF next year. The amount of information required by Form PF is tiered. Advisers... Read More

An EIA which summarizes the new Form PF adopted on October 21, 2011 by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This form is used to collect information from private fund advisers, primarily to assist the Financial Stability Oversight Council ("FSOC"... Read More