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Compliance Tools

  • Dodd-Frank Decision Tree: Who Must Register with the SEC as an Investment Adviser?
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  • Sample Timeline: SEC Registration and Development of Compliance Program
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  • For Private Equity Fund Managers, Hedge Fund Managers and Other New Registrants: Becoming an SEC-Registered Investment Adviser
    Download PDF (34.16 K)

Other Compliance Tools
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  • Worksheet and Checklist: SEC Registration and Development of Compliance Program
  • Worksheet and Checklist: New Form ADV Part 2
  • Personnel Questionnaire: New Form ADV Part 2B
  • Compliance Manual Template

Webcasts

Client Alerts and Memos

  • Investment Adviser Annual and Other Compliance Matters
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  • Summary of Instruments and Treatment Under the Final SEC/CFTC Rules
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  • CFTC Rescission of CPO Registration Exemption and Treatment of Certain Swaps
    Download PDF (1.30 M)
  • Dodd-Frank - Title IV: Investment Adviser Registration; Investment Fund Reporting
    Download PDF (4.66 M)
  • Marketing and Advertising Fundamentals for Private Investment Funds
    Download PDF (6.44 M)

Other Resources

 

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