As your state registered investment adviser firm completes its Form ADV Annual Amendment, it’s important not to forget that many state securities regulators also require a state registered investment adviser firm to submit annual financial statements and/or other documents (e.g., proof of continued coverage of a surety bond, investment advisory client agreement if material changes) directly to the state securities regulator (outside of the IARD/CRD system).
Category Archives: Investment Advisory Client Contracts
Understanding the Provisions Required for Registered Investment Adviser Client Contracts
May 16, 2013
Under Section 205 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Investment Advisers Act”), an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) shall not “enter into, extend, or renew any investment advisory contract, or in any way to perform any investment advisory contract entered into, extended, or renewed…” unless the investment advisory contract meets certain requirements specified under Section 205. Section 205(d) of the Investment Advisers Act defines an investment advisory contract as “any contract or agreement whereby a person agrees to act as an investment adviser to or to manage an investment or trading account of another person….”
