Ways the Trump Administration’s Policies May Affect Private Fund Advisers

With a Republican president and Republican-controlled Congress, there is the possibility for comprehensive changes in several areas of concern to private fund managers, including taxation, regulation and enforcement. In his first weeks in office, President Trump issued a series of sweeping, yet sometimes confusing, orders directed at fulfilling some of his campaign promises. A recent seminar presented by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) provided insight on the impact of the Trump executive orders regarding the pending fiduciary rule and other regulatory matters; developments at the SEC; the future of the Dodd-Frank Act and other laws that may affect the private fund industry; proposed tax reform; cybersecurity; and political contributions. Scott Gluck, special counsel at Duane Morris, moderated the discussion, which featured Langston Emerson, a managing director at advisory firm The Cypress Group; Basil Godellas, a partner at Winston & Strawn; Ronald M. Jacobs, a partner at Venable; and Michael Pappacena, a managing director at ACA Aponix. This article summarizes their insights. For coverage of other ACG webinars, see “SEC Staff Provides Roadmap to Middle-Market Private Fund Adviser Examinations” (May 16, 2014); and “SEC’s David Blass Expands on the Analysis in Recent No-Action Letter Bearing on the Activities of Hedge Fund Marketers” (Mar. 13, 2014). 

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