Predictions for 2025: What Private Fund Advisers Can Expect from SEC Examinations

There has been a lot of conjecture that the SEC may become friendlier to registrants because of the new administration. Given the SEC’s mandate to protect the investing public, however, we do not expect SEC examiners to become more lenient on private equity and hedge fund managers. Instead, we anticipate SEC staff becoming less focused on “rulemaking through enforcement” and (hopefully) imposing more moderate sanctions than those under Chair Gensler. SEC examiners now, more than ever, feel the pressure to show their value.

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Regulatory Roundup for January 2025

Welcome to our January 2025 Regulatory Roundup, where we provide practical advice on the latest regulatory headlines. We start this issue with the appointment of the SEC’s acting Chair, Mark Uyeda. Next, we recap the SEC’s report on its aggressive enforcement efforts in the first quarter of 2025. Finally, we discuss a few of the latest SEC settlement orders, including issuers getting fined for failing to file Form D for unregistered offerings, two cases on fiduciary duty fails, and one more “off-channel” communications case that highlights what a firm did right (for once). Enjoy!

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