The Regulatory Roundtable Podcast
ACA Group and Simpson Thacher invite you to our new podcast series, The Regulatory Roundtable, a quarterly podcast offering insight from leading regulatory and enforcement lawyers and compliance specialists. Each episode will feature leading attorneys and compliance specialists with deep knowledge of the funds regulatory landscape who will explore today’s most complex regulatory and compliance issues. We look forward to having you join us at the table.
Episode three
Tune in as Simpson Thacher Partners David Blass, Meaghan Kelly, and Owen Lysak discuss the emergence of new ESMA marketing guidelines; compliance with the SEC’s new marketing rule coming into effect November 4, 2022; and key takeaways of interest for sponsors operating in the EU and the U.S.
Episode two
This episode focuses on the SEC’s February 9th proposed rules targeting private equity and private funds; the SEC’s January 26th proposed amendments to Form PF; and the Division of Examinations risk alert published January 27th.
Featured Speakers
- David W. Blass, Simpson Thacher
Partner; formerly served as General Counsel of the Investment Company Institute and also held senior roles for over a decade at the SEC - Meaghan Kelly, Simpson Thacher
Partner; specializes in advising fund managers with respect to SEC examinations, compliance and disclosure questions, and SEC enforcement investigations - Michael J. Osnato, Jr., Simpson Thacher
Partner and Head of the Firm’s Funds Regulatory and Investigations group; former Chief of the SEC’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit - Robert Ingwer, ACA Group
Principal Consultant, ACA Group; compliance executive offering over 10 years’ experience building, supporting and leading advisory businesses in both private equity and fixed income
Additional Resources
- SEC Proposes Sweeping Changes Affecting Private Fund Managers
- SEC’s Examination Division Shares Observations Relating to Common Deficiencies Uncovered in Private Fund Manager Examinations
- SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Modernize Beneficial Ownership Reporting
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Private Fund Reporting
Browse all ACA Compliance Insights and Alerts here
Episode one
This inaugural episode focuses on the SEC’s priorities relating to private funds, including SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s recent speech at the ILPA Summit; emerging exam trends including document production, deficiency letters and MNPI concerns; and changes to the exam referral process over the last two years.
Featured Speakers
- Marc P. Berger, Simpson Thacher
Partner; former Acting Director and Deputy Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division and Director of the SEC’s New York Office; former Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, U.S. Attorney’s Office, SDNY - Allison Scher Bernbach, Simpson Thacher
Senior Counsel, Private Funds; former private equity Chief Compliance Officer; over 20 years of regulatory compliance experience - Michael J. Osnato, Jr., Simpson Thacher
Partner and Head of the Firm’s Funds Regulatory and Investigations group; former Chief of the SEC’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit - Robert Ingwer, ACA Group
Principal Consultant, ACA Group; compliance executive offering over 10 years’ experience building, supporting and leading advisory businesses in both private equity and fixed income
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About The Regulatory Roundtable
With increased regulatory scrutiny from the SEC and other agencies, staying on top of regulatory trends has never been more important. This podcast will take you behind the scenes on important policy, exam and enforcement issues affecting funds and the asset management industry.
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Additional Resources
New Marketing Rule Performance Net Return Calculation Methodologies
Learn how private fund managers can calculate extracted and hypothetical performance to the relevant portfolio, and identify and model its net performance in line with the SEC's new Marketing Rule.
- Compliance
- SEC
- SEC Marketing Rule
SEC Unauthorized Electronic Communications Sweep Key Takeaways
The SEC has become increasingly concerned with the risks arising from employees’ increasingly wide-spread use of mobile electronic communications apps to conduct business. Learn about the risks and how private fund managers can more effectively track, archive, and surveil their employees’ business-related communications across all communication channels being utilized.
- Compliance
- SEC
- RegTech
- ComplianceAlpha
The SEC’s New Marketing Rule: All Change Please
Coming into force on 4 November 2022, the SEC's new marketing rules introduce ssubstantial changes for all registered firms, wherever they are in the world. We outline why its key that firms familiarise themselves with the requirements now and take steps today to begin to implement these new compliance obligations, as several pieces of the work will take time and require resources
- SEC Marketing Rule
- Compliance
- SEC
Emerging Threats in the Cyber Landscape
Financial firms have good reason to be worried about cyber risk. Attacks are on the rise, average costs of a breach are increasing, and regulators are responding by launching new measures for greater oversight. What are the emerging threats, and how should firms respond to this ever evolving landscape.
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Resources
- Compliance
Common Deficiencies in Private Fund Manager Exams: What you need to know
The observations the SEC shared earlier this year about common deficiencies uncovered during exams hold important lessons not only for registered private funds, but for other types of funds subject to SEC oversight as well. We outline the key takeaways.
- SEC
- Compliance
Budget Benchmarking Survey Series: Compare Your Cyber and Compliance Program Resources to Your Peers
Participate in our budget and staffing surveys to learn how your peers are allocating their program’s resources and prepare for the 2023 budgeting season.
- Compliance
- Cybersecurity