Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”), the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently released a study regarding the feasibility of forming a self-regulatory organization (“SRO”) to oversee investment advisers to private funds. Click here for a copy of the study.
The GAO found that the general consensus is that “the formation of a private fund adviser SRO would require legislation” and would face challenges such as raising start-up capital and reaching agreement upon fees and structure. The GAO noted that the advantages of a private fund adviser SRO included supplementing SEC’s oversight and capacity challenges; however, the GAO explained that even with a private fund adviser SRO, the SEC would still have to examine the majority of investment advisers, which do not manage private funds, and there could be regulatory gaps depending upon whether the investment adviser manages a private fund.
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Posted by Bryan Hill
Labels: Private Funds, SEC, SRO
