Securities and Exchange Commission 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") is adopting amendments to the rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that exempts certain investment advisers that provide advisory services through the internet ("internet investment advisers") from the prohibition on Commission registration, as well as related amendments to Form ADV. The amendments are designed to modernize the rule's conditions to account for the evolution in technology and the investment advisory industry since the initial adoption of the rule in 2002.

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is adopting technical amendments to various rules and forms under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") and the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Investment Company Act") to reflect a Federal court's vacatur of rule amendments that the Commission adopted on May 3, 2023, to modernize and improve disclosure about repurchases of an issuer's equity securities that are registered under the Exchange Act ("Repurchase Rule"). The court's vacatur of the Repurchase Rule was effective as of December 19, 2023, and had the legal effect of reverting to the rules and forms that existed prior to the effective date of the Repurchase Rule. These technical amendments revise the Code of Federal Regulations ("CFR") to reflect the court's vacatur of the Repurchase Rule.

Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On November 30, 2022, applicant made a liquidating distribution to its shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $986,416 incurred in connection with the liquidation were paid by the applicant and the applicant's investment adviser. Filing Dates: The application was filed on March 24, 2023 and amended on March 18, 2024. Applicant's Address: c/o Capital Growth Management, One International Place, 31st Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.