On December 5, 2012, international law firm K&L Gates held its 2012 Investment Management Conference in New York.  Speakers at the conference provided guidance on various regulatory developments impacting hedge funds, including: the use of social media; pay to play rules; rule changes under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) impacting managers of plan assets; the E.U. Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD); SEC examination and enforcement priorities; Form PF; the JOBS Act; regulation of commodity pool operators (CPOs); and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).  This article highlights the key points discussed at the conference on each of the foregoing topics.