Funds Talk: March 2018

Topics covered in this issue include: 

• Regulators Seek Balance on Cryptocurrencies
  The SEC and CFTC chairmen testified they wish to encourage innovation in the burgeoning virtual currency market – but also warned that certain activities are "squarely in the crosshairs" of the regulators.
  

   

• SEC, FINRA Release 2018 Examination Priorities
  The financial market regulators’ 2018 priorities reveal a wide range of activities that could face examination, and asset managers must ensure they prepare accordingly.

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• SEC Publishes Cybersecurity Guidance
  As cybersecurity events become more frequent and the risks increase in magnitude, the SEC issued guidance for public companies regarding how public companies should react – whether or not they’ve been affected by a breach.
  

   

• Financing Considerations for Ground or Net Leased Real Estate Investments
  Ground leases serve an important function in real estate ownership and, while owners’ motivations for entering into a ground lease may vary, all participants should be aware of a key financing issue that continually arises in these transactions.