Investment Advisers Act

Investment Advisers Act

Legislation passed in 1940 requiring financial advisers to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The measure was enacted to protect the public from fraud or misrepresentation by investment advisers.

Investment Advisers Act

Legislation in the United States defining an investment adviser as a person who provides professional advice on how to manage investments or makes investments on behalf of a client. Under amendments to the Advisers Act, investment advisers with more than $25 million under management are required to register with the SEC. The act defines the liability of investment advisers and provides guidelines on the fees and commissions they may collect. Additionally, the Act provides certain anti-fraud provisions protecting investors from predatory advisers, even those not registered with the SEC.
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DoubleLine Capital LP, a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, acts as the investment adviser for the Fund.
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Resources include news articles, introductory-level articles, blogs, links to financial and investment-related resources, and links to code and case law sources, such as the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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The SEC in June followed through with rulemaking responsibilities under the new law by releasing final rules that include new registration and reporting requirements for advisers to hedge funds and other private funds, and define "family offices" that are excluded from the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Fund advisers: face new registration reporting regs: SEC rules, implementing Dodd-Frank requirements, include" family office" exclusions from Investment Advisers Act of 1940
This legislation - and the regulations to follow -- will impact unregistered investment advisers of private equity funds as most of them will now be required to become registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and will be subject to the full spectrum of regulations under the Investment Advisers Act," the bank said in a press release.
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