SEC modernizes valuation practices | Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Overview On December 3, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted new rule 2a-5 (Rule 2a-5) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), which establishes a framework for fund valuation practices and clarifies how the board of directors (the Board) of a fund can satisfy its valuation obligations under the 1940 Act. The SEC also adopted new rule 31a-4 (Rule 31a-4, and together with Rule 2a-5, the Final Rules), which provides certain recordkeeping requirements associated with fair value determinations. The Final Rules were initially proposed in April...