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Fall filing season is here — and between Form PF, 13F, 13G, and three federal holidays, Q4 can get crowded. Here's your at-a-glance guide to what's due and when, so nothing catches your team off guard.
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On July 31, 2026, the SEC settled charges against a New York-based registered investment adviser for calculating and charging advisory fees inconsistently with its advisory agreements and Form ADV Part 2A disclosures and for failing to implement written policies and procedures designed to ensure advisory fees were calculated correctly.
On February 25, 2026, the SEC announced settled charges against an investment adviser for selling loans to private fund clients without determining whether those trades were at fair market value. Lack of a fair market value determination was contrary to the advisory agreements and other disclosures to private fund investors.
On February 18, the SEC issued an extension of the compliance dates for Form N-PORT reporting related to the “Names Rule,” proposed new amendments to Form N-PORT reporting, and published new questions and answers on the Names Rule FAQ.
The SEC recently announced settled charges against two registered investment advisers (collectively, “Respondents”) for violations of the Advisers Act due to compliance failures in their investment advisory agreements. The order highlights the SEC’s continued focus on advisory contract provisions, particularly hedge clauses and assignment language, that may mislead clients on the adviser’s fiduciary duty or fail to comply with consent requirements for assignments.
Registered investment advisors (“RIAs”) and exempt reporting advisers (“ERAs”) will soon begin receiving automated reminder emails from the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (“IARD”) stating that the annual Form ADV amendment is due within 90 days of the firm’s fiscal year end.