Broadened Scope of ERISA Fiduciary Rules After several years of debate and revision, a Department of Labor (DOL) regulation, revising the definition of a “fiduciary” as it applied to investment managers, became applicable on June 9, 2017. The new regulation expands the definition of “fiduciary” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to …
SEC Launches New Group Focused on Private Equity & Hedge Funds
By Simon Riveles and Simon Cooke According to a report by Reuters, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has formed a group dedicated to examine private equity funds and hedge funds (the “Group”). The Group will focus on how these funds value their assets, disclose their fees and communicate with investors. The Group is co-chaired by Igor Rozenblit and Marc Wyatt. Mr. Rozenblit, both …