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SEC Staff Allows More Flexible Fund-of-Funds Structures

SEC Staff Allows More Flexible Fund-of-Funds Structures

 

The staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management has provided no-action relief that allows open-end investment companies to invest in closed-end investment companies that hold themselves out as part of the same investment group.  Without the no-action relief, a narrow reading of Section 12(d)(1)(G) and Rule  12d1-2 of the Investment Company Act would only allow open-end funds to invest in related funds only if such funds were open-end.  In general, Section 12(d)(1) limits fund-of-funds structures, absent specific conditions, because fund-of-funds have the potential to create complex products with layered fees and conflicts of interest.

OUR TAKE: This no-action relief provides practical flexibility to create fund-of-funds structures within the same group of companies, which should save costs and avoid artificial product engineering.

https://www.sec.gov/divisions/investment/noaction/2017/dechert-012517-12d1-incoming.pdf

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