Investment Adviser Regulation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Compliance and the Law (Third Edition) is an essential resource for investment advisers, securities attorneys, compliance personnel, and federal and state regulators. This treatise guides practitioners through the maze of statutory, SEC, and state standards impacting investment advisers, as well as provides advice on the practical aspects of building a practice. It also clarifies key status issues that determine registration and disclosure duties as well as liability exposure.

Highlights of updated information in the latest release include:

• Chapter 3, The Jurisdictional Divide Between the SEC and the States. Discussion of recently adopted amendments to Rule 203A-2(e) (commonly known as the “Internet Adviser Exemption”) (see section 3:2.3[C]).
• Chapter 32, SEC Record-Keeping Requirements. In connection with adopting amendments to Rule 15c6-1(a) under the Exchange Act to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer trans- actions from T+2 to T+1, the SEC also adopted amendments to Rule 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act that require all registered investment advisers to make and keep certain records for any transaction that is subject to the amended requirements. New discussion reviews these record-keeping requirements (see section 32:2.16).
• Chapter 48, Advisers to Private Equity Funds—Practical Compliance Considerations. Discussion of the May 3, 2023, SEC amendments to Form PF requiring current reporting upon the occurrence of key events (see section 48:2.4[F]); and new discussion of the Private Fund Advisers Rule, which includes sweeping new rules and amendments to the Advisers Act applicable to private fund advisers (see section 48:7).
• Chapter 49C, Offering Cross-Border Advisory and Broker-Dealer Services to Non-U.S. Clients; and Chapter 49E, Offering Cross-Border Investment Products and Advisory Services to Clients in Latin America. Discussion of Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act  (“Marketing  Rule”),  governing  investment  adviser marketing by replacing the prior investment adviser advertising and cash solicitation rules (see section 49C:2.8 and section 49E:4.2[E]).
• Chapter 62, Investment Management M&A. Discussion reviews the Inflation Reduction Act (see section 62:4.1).

To aid in your research, the Table of Authorities and Index have been updated.

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