Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend. After a short holiday week, the big news this week is the expected vote in the House of Representatives on H.R. 1105, which would exempt private equity funds from having to register under the Investment Advisers Act.
This update contains:
- A preview of the upcoming floor vote on H.R. 1105;
- The panelists and agenda for Thursday's SEC Roundtable on proxy advisory services;
- Last week's Federal Reserve NY report showing how asset prices are influenced by comments made by the Federal Reserve Chairman;
- Last week's CFTC No Action Letter giving non-U.S. swap dealers who use U.S.-based personnel until January 14 to comply with certain Dodd-Frank requirements;
- The recent decision by the SEC's Dodd-Frank Investment Advisory Committee to recommend imposing user fees on registered investment advisors in order to fund additional SEC examinations; and
- Riverside Company COO Pam Hendrickson's op-ed in Forbes defending Timothy Geithner's move to a private equity fund.
The House Rules Committee announced that it will be meeting on Tuesday, December 3 at 3:00 p.m. to consider H.R. 1105, the Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act... Click here to continue reading.
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