CFA Establishes GIPS Guidance for OCIO Providers
Effective December 2025, the framework – which has been in development for several years – will be mandatory for firms that claim compliance with GIPS standards.
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PBGC Updates Rate Tables on Expected Retirement Age, Missing Participants Mortality Assumption
Effective date for the final rule is January 1, 2025.
Indiana Fund Narrows Finalists to Replace BlackRock
Under state law, the pension fund is required to replace service providers if they are determined to have made ESG commitments.
How to Comply with the New Federal Outbound Investment Regulations
H.K. Park, of Crumpton Global, and Laura Black, of Akin Gump, review the details of the new Treasury regulation, which takes effect January 2, restricting U.S. investors' investing in certain Chinese companies.
Cantor Fitzgerald Settles SEC Charges Over Misleading SPAC Disclosures
The firm will pay a $6.8 million fine for allegedly making false statements in regulatory filings.
Sweden’s AP7 Blacklists 2 Oil Producers
The pension fund added MEG Energy from Canada and EOG Resources from the U.S. to its banned ledger of 110 companies.
SEC Files Fewer Total Enforcement Actions, but Total Remedies Still Hit Record
More than half of the regulator's $8.2 billion in remedies for fiscal 2024 came from a securities fraud case against Terraform Labs.
Invesco Pays $17.5M Fine to Settle SEC Greenwashing Charges
However, the future of ESG regulation in the U.S. is unclear under a second Trump administration.
Alberta Government Fires AIMCo Board, CEO
Concerns over costs led the provincial leadership to clean house and appoint Ray Gilmour as interim CEO.
Congressional Tax-Writing Committee Chairs Could Make Big Impact in New Congress
Control of the House remains undecided, while Idaho Senator Mike Crapo is in line to lead the Senate Committee on Finance.
SEC Monitoring Effects of Hurricane Milton on Capital Markets
The agency will evaluate granting relief from filing deadlines to firms affected by the hurricane.
Investor Groups Petition SEC to Cut 13F Reporting Timeline to 5 Days
Information is out of date under the current 45-day timeline, per the NYSE and two investment professional groups.
SEC Postpones Mutual Fund Swing Pricing and Hard Close Proposals
The regulator's decision offers relief to mutual fund managers, despite some added reporting requirements.
Corporate Raider Icahn Fined $2M for Disclosure Failure
The investor agreed to fines for not reporting he had borrowed against his stake in an investment firm he controls.
SEC’s Best Takes Leave Again to ‘Focus on His Health’
Keith Cassidy will serve as interim acting director of the regulator’s examinations division, as Best takes second medical leave in a year.