SEC Provides Guidance in Frequently Asked Questions on Form PF Concerning Reporting of Related Persons; Disregarded Entities; Derivatives Positions and Volumes; Master-Feeder Structures; and Calculation of Gross Asset Value and Regulatory Assets Under Management

As filers continue to confront challenges in providing accurate and complete reporting on Form PF, the SEC has at various times during the past year provided answers to its Form PF Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).  The most recent of these updates were provided on March 8, 2013 and November 20, 2012, and addressed issues such as how to report various related persons; report certain disregarded investments; calculate derivatives position exposures and trading volumes; report private funds that are part of a master-feeder structure; and calculate the gross asset value and regulatory assets under management of a reporting fund.  This article summarizes highlights from these most recent updates to the SEC’s Form PF FAQs.  For coverage of previous updates to the FAQs, see “SEC Staff Publishes Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Form PF,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 26 (Jun. 28, 2012).

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