Written by Michael Wu Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), comprising of sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, was enacted in March 2010 as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. FATCA imposes information reporting requirements on foreign financial institutions (FFIs) and withholding, documentation,…
Written by Michael Wu The SEC has adopted a new rule pursuant to Section 13(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requiring large traders to register with the SEC and imposing reporting requirements on their broker-dealers. In her speech on July 26, 2011, SEC Chairman Mary L. Shapiro said,…
Written by Jay Gould Pillsbury’s Investment Funds & Investment Management team has submitted a comment letter to the California Department of Corporations (the “DOC”) on behalf of the California Hedge Fund Association in connection with the DOC’s recently proposed amendments to the California custody rule. In its letter to the Commissioner, Pillsbury requested that the…
Written by Bruce Frumerman, guest contributor Bruce Frumerman is the CEO of Frumerman & Nemeth Inc., a communications and sales marketing consultancy that assists financial services firms create brand identities for their organizations and develop and implement effective new marketing strategies and programs. In the article below, Mr. Frumerman offers…
Written by Jay Gould, Ildiko Duckor and Michael Wu Effective on September 19, 2011, investors that pay performance fees to an adviser must either have at least $1 million managed by the adviser or a net worth of at least $2 million. As mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC today issued…
Written by Jay Gould and Michael Wu On June 22, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules that implement provisions of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) amending the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”). The…
Written by Jay Gould and Michael Wu On March 2, 2011, Pillsbury’s Investment Fund and Investment Management group (“Pillsbury IFIM Group”) submitted a comment letter to the North American Securities Administrator’s Association (the “NASAA”) on behalf of the California Hedge Fund Association and the Florida Alternative Investment Association. The letter…
Written by Michael Wu The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has adopted rules implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act’s (“Dodd-Frank Act”) Whistleblower Program. The Whistleblower Program requires the SEC to pay awards, under regulations prescribed by the SEC and subject to certain limitations, to eligible whistleblowers…
Written by Michael Wu and Judy Deng Earlier this year, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) issued its Administrative Measures over Pilot Projects on Settlement of Overseas Direct Investments in Renminbi (the “PBoC Measures”). The PBoC Measures permit the PBoC, under a pilot project, to loan renminbi to Chinese investors to fund…