How Developments With California’s Pension Plan Disclosure Law, the SEC’s Rules and FINRA’s CAB License May Impact Hedge Fund Managers and Third-Party Marketers

Hedge fund managers and many service providers have faced a wave of new regulatory requirements since the 2008 global financial crisis. This is particularly true for third-party marketers engaged by hedge fund managers to solicit clients and fund investors, which may be subject to a barrage of regulations at the federal, state and local level depending on the nature of their business. To explore some of the latest regulatory challenges faced by funds and their marketers, the Hedge Fund Law Report recently interviewed Susan E. Bryant, counsel at Verrill Dana LLP, and Richard M. Morris, partner at Herrick, Feinstein LLP. This article sets forth the participants’ thoughts on a host of issues, including new disclosure requirements for state pension plan investors; recent enforcement trends; and new rules adopted by the SEC, FINRA, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and state regulators. On Thursday, October 20, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT, Morris and Bryant will expand on the topics in this article – as well as other issues that affect hedge fund managers and third-party marketers – during a panel moderated by Kara Bingham, Associate Editor of the HFLR, at the Third Party Marketers Association (3PM) 2016 Annual Conference. For more information on the conference, click here. To take advantage of the HFLR’s $300 discount when registering for the conference, click the link available in the article. For prior coverage of a conference sponsored by 3PM, see “Third Party Marketers Association 2011 Annual Conference Focuses on Hedge Fund Capital Raising Strategies, Manager Due Diligence, Structuring Hedge Fund Marketer Compensation and Marketing Regulation” (Dec. 1, 2011).

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