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Federal rules on investment companies: 48 since January 2024

26 final rules and 22 proposed rules since January 19, 2024, 17 of them marked significant. 5 are open for comment now. Most come from the Securities and Exchange Commission (23), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (10), Small Business Administration (8), Investment Security Office (6).

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Open for comment

DocumentAgencyTypeComments due
Rescission of Rule 14a-8's Federal Regulation of Shareholder Proposals and Amendments to Rule 14a-4
2026-19260 · significant
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleNov 20
Interval Fund Modernization; Expansion of Multiple Share Class to Registered Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Business Development Companies
2026-20360
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleDec 4
Investment Adviser Performance-Based Compensation Modernization
2026-20474
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleDec 7
Adviser and Regulated Fund Custody Rules; Crypto Custody Rules
2026-20466 · significant
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleDec 7
Investment Company Cross Trading
2026-21037 · significant
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleDec 14

Every document, newest first

DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Investment Company Cross Trading
2026-21037 · significant
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleOct 15
Investment Adviser Performance-Based Compensation Modernization
2026-20474
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleOct 6
Adviser and Regulated Fund Custody Rules; Crypto Custody Rules
2026-20466 · significant
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleOct 6
Interval Fund Modernization; Expansion of Multiple Share Class to Registered Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Business Development Companies
2026-20360
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleOct 5
Rescission of Rule 14a-8's Federal Regulation of Shareholder Proposals and Amendments to Rule 14a-4
2026-19260 · significant
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleSep 21
Regulation Crypto Assets
2026-17183 · significant
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleAug 21
Small Business Size Standards
2026-17042
Small Business AdministrationProposed ruleAug 20
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision
2026-16576 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleAug 14
Investment Company Governance Technical Amendments
2026-16066
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleAug 6
Electronic Delivery of Information Under the Federal Securities Laws
2026-14679
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleJul 21
Registered Offering Reform
2026-10373 · significant
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleMay 26
Semiannual Reporting
2026-09095
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleMay 7
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs
2026-07033
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkProposed ruleApr 10
Whistleblower Incentives and Protections
2026-06271
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkProposed ruleApr 1
Form N-PORT Reporting
2026-03460
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleFeb 23
"Small Business" and "Small Organization" Definitions for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers for Purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
2026-00316
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleJan 12
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amendments
2025-24232 · significant
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleJan 2
Technical Amendments to Commission Rules and Forms
2025-23248
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleDec 18, 2025
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Accrual Regulatory Amendments
2025-22055
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleDec 5, 2025
Small Business Size Standards: Monetary-Based Industry Size Standards
2025-16142 · significant
Small Business AdministrationProposed ruleAug 22, 2025
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amendments
2025-12584 · significant
Small Business AdministrationProposed ruleJul 7, 2025
Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments
2025-09833
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleJun 3, 2025
Eliminating Unnecessary Regulations
2025-06353
Treasury DepartmentFinal ruleApr 15, 2025
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision and Deadline Extension
2025-05199 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleMar 26, 2025
Electronic Submission of Certain Materials Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Amendments Regarding the FOCUS Report
2024-30433
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleJan 21, 2025
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
2025-01374
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleJan 17, 2025
Daily Computation of Customer and Broker-Dealer Reserve Requirements Under the Broker-Dealer Customer Protection Rule
2024-31178
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleJan 13, 2025
EDGAR Filer Access and Account Management
2024-30494
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleDec 27, 2024
Penalty Provisions, Provision of Information, Negotiation of Mitigation Agreements, and Other Procedures Pertaining to Certain Investments in the United States by Foreign Persons and Certain Transactions by Foreign Persons Involving Real Estate in the United States
2024-27310
Investment Security OfficeFinal ruleNov 26, 2024
Conforming Amendments to Commission Rules and Forms
2024-26387
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleNov 18, 2024
Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern
2024-25422 · significant
Investment Security OfficeFinal ruleNov 15, 2024
Definition of Military Installation and the List of Military Installations in the Regulations Pertaining to Certain Transactions by Foreign Persons Involving Real Estate in the United States
2024-25773
Investment Security OfficeFinal ruleNov 7, 2024
Update to the Public Utility Exemption Under the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule
2024-23920 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleOct 18, 2024
Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN Reporting; Guidance on Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs
2024-19819
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleSep 11, 2024
Qualifying Venture Capital Funds Inflation Adjustment
2024-19229
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleAug 30, 2024
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers
2024-19198 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleAug 29, 2024
Registration for Index-Linked Annuities and Registered Market Value Adjustment Annuities; Amendments To Form N-4 for Index-Linked Annuities, Registered Market Value Adjustment Annuities, and Variable Annuities; Other Technical Amendments
2024-14925
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleJul 24, 2024
Definition of Military Installation and the List of Military Installations in Regulations Pertaining to Certain Transactions by Foreign Persons Involving Real Estate in the United States
2024-15221
Investment Security OfficeProposed ruleJul 19, 2024
Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern
2024-13923 · significant
Investment Security OfficeProposed ruleJul 5, 2024
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs
2024-14414 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkProposed ruleJul 3, 2024
Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments
2024-12282
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleJun 5, 2024
Regulation S-P: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information and Safeguarding Customer Information
2024-11116
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleJun 3, 2024
Amendments to Penalty Provisions, Provision of Information, Negotiation of Mitigation Agreements, and Other Procedures Pertaining to Certain Investments in the United States by Foreign Persons and Certain Transactions by Foreign Persons Involving Real Estate in the United States
2024-07693
Investment Security OfficeProposed ruleApr 15, 2024
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections
2024-01853
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleFeb 26, 2024
Qualifying Venture Capital Funds Inflation Adjustment
2024-03436
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleFeb 21, 2024
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers
2024-02565 · significant
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkProposed ruleFeb 16, 2024
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
2024-01420
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinal ruleJan 25, 2024
Small Business Investment Company Investment Diversification and Growth; Technical Amendments and Clarifications
2024-00559 · significant
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleJan 19, 2024

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