Regulators

Exempt private equity, venture capital managers face biggest lift

A federal judge in Texas has struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to ban noncompete clauses. In a 27-page ruling issued Aug. 20, U.S. ...

'Ultimately, we’re entering another 18 months where we find the devils in the details,' Dechert partner Lindsay Trapp says

The CFTC's agenda includes one item, and it's directed at CPOs/CTAs

This agenda includes FinCEN proposals directed at investment advisers

However the Steward Health argument ends, the battle over private equity in healthcare will endure.

'It’s not the end of the administrative state, it’s not the end of the SEC,' Patterson Belknap's Greg Baker warns

Backers say the measure will help the U.S. clean up its markets, making it harder for foreign oligarchs and other criminals to hide their money ...

These IRS RMD rules become effective Sept. 17, 2024, and begin applying to distributions in 2025

'We’re seeing more than just skepticism at both levels, it’s a general distaste for what is villainized—and sometimes mislabeled—as the private equity business model,' Holland ...