Farewell to the old private adviser exemption: SEC final rules implement Dodd-Frank exemptions to adviser registration | Practical Law

Farewell to the old private adviser exemption: SEC final rules implement Dodd-Frank exemptions to adviser registration | Practical Law

In this article, Brynn D Peltz and Peter S Lin from Latham & Watkins LLP, provide an overview of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) rules implementing the adviser registration exemptions contained in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act).

Farewell to the old private adviser exemption: SEC final rules implement Dodd-Frank exemptions to adviser registration

by Brynn D Peltz and Peter S Lin, Latham & Watkins LLP
Law stated as at 17 Feb 2012 • International, USA
In this article, Brynn D Peltz and Peter S Lin from Latham & Watkins LLP, provide an overview of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) rules implementing the adviser registration exemptions contained in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act).
The article will be of particular interest to US and non-US hedge fund and private equity managers because it explains who needs to register with the SEC as a private adviser and when registration must occur.