On Tuesday, August 3, Alston & Bird continued its teleseminar series on the more sweeping and immediate reforms promised by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. David J. Baum and Carol McGee of Alston & Bird's Investment Products Practice and Corporate Transactions & Securities Group conducted a session on the legislation's new requirements for investment advisers and private funds, new or enhanced investor protections and impact on the SEC. Specifically, the panelists addressed, among other topics:
- implications for registered and unregistered investment advisers and private investment funds such as hedge funds and private equity funds
- a uniform fiduciary standard for broker-dealers and investment advisers
- implications for SEC organization and resources
- enhanced securities litigation and enforcement powers
- private placement changes
- corporate governance and executive compensation reforms
- beneficial ownership reporting and short sale reforms
To access a recording of the presentation, click here.
The series will continue next week with, New Bank Regulations, Consumer Protections and the Mortgage Lending Industry, on Tuesday, August 10.
August 3, 2010
1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT