K&L Gates Partners Outline Six Compliance Requirements and Four Enforcement Themes for Private Fund Advisers (Part Three of Three)

This article is the third in a three-part series discussing practical insights from a recent presentation on insider trading and compliance priorities by K&L Gates partners Michael W. McGrath, Carolyn A. Jayne and Nicholas S. Hodge.  This article summarizes six noteworthy compliance insights and four recent enforcement themes relevant to hedge fund managers.  The first article in this series provided background on critical aspects of insider trading doctrine (including entity liability and special considerations for CFA charter holders) and described four enforcement patterns bearing directly on hedge fund trading strategies and operations.  The second article detailed eight prophylactic measures that hedge fund managers can implement to avoid insider trading violations and also included a detailed discussion of what McGrath called “the next great undiscovered country for enforcement actions.”  On insider trading, see also “Second Circuit Overturns Newman and Chiasson Convictions, Raising Government’s Burden of Proof in Tippee Liability Insider Trading Cases,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 47 (Dec. 18, 2014).

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