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The Investment Company Act of 1940 (commonly referred to as the '40 Act) is an act of Congress which regulates investment funds. It was passed as a United States Public Law (Pub. L. 76–768) on August 22, 1940, and is codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 80a-1 – 80a-64. Along with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of ...
Collective trusts are commonly used for defined benefit plans and, when daily valuation is possible, for defined contribution plans.Collective trusts generally are excluded from the definition of an “investment company” under Section 3(c)(11) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and interests in these funds are generally exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities ...
A Regulation D offering is intended to make access to the capital markets possible for small companies that could not otherwise bear the costs of a normal SEC registration. Reg D may also refer to an investment strategy, mostly associated with hedge funds, based upon the same regulation. The regulation is found under Title 17 of the Code of ...
The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 is an amendment to United States federal securities laws in with the aim of promote efficiency and capital formation in the financial markets, and to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to promote more efficient management of mutual funds, protect investors, and provide more effective and less burdensome regulation between states and ...
Qualified purchasers may invest in 3(c)(7) funds in addition to 3(c)(1) funds. More precisely, the term "accredited investor" is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as: a bank, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company;
Paul Volcker. The Volcker Rule is section 619 [1] of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. § 1851).The rule was originally proposed by American economist and former United States Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker in 2010 to restrict United States banks from making certain kinds of speculative investments that do not benefit their customers. [2]
A business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. A 501(c)(3) charitable organization, corporation (other than a bank or a savings and loan association), partnership, or Massachusetts or similar business trust; and; An investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
An investment company is a financial institution principally engaged in holding, managing and investing securities. These companies in the United States are regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and must be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investment companies invest money on behalf of their clients who ...