Topics include:

New Rules, Proposed Rules and Guidance

• Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance on Oversight of Distribution Fees and Intermediary Payments
• SEC Issues Concept Release Relating to the Role of Transfer Agents to Mutual Funds
• SEC Proposes New Exemptive Rule Governing Funds’ Use of Derivatives

Public Statements, Press Releases and Testimony

• OCIE Announces 2016 Exam Priorities
• OCIE Issues Risk Alert Regarding Advisers and Funds that Outsource Their CCOs

Litigation and Enforcement Actions

• Sivolella 36(b) Excessive Fee Case: First to Trial Since 2009
• FINRA Sanctions Barclays Capital for Unsuitable Mutual Fund Transactions and Related Supervisory Failures
• SEC Settles Charges against Wealth Management Businesses for Failing to Disclose Conflicts of Interest Arising from Preferences for Proprietary Funds
• SEC Settles with Investment Adviser over False Performance Claims
• U.S. District Court Grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss in PIMCO Case Relating to Violation of Investment Policies

Other News and Developments

• SEC Launches Sweep of High-Yield Bond Funds

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