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Dec

SEC Adopts New Framework for Fund Valuation Practices

On December 3, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt Rule 2a-5, a new rule to modernize fund valuation practices. The rule clarifies how fund boards can satisfy their valuation obligations, including an increase in the variety of asset classes held by funds and increase both the…

12

Nov

Valuation, Valuation News, Whitepapers

Thinking about Gift & Estate Tax Planning? Here’s what you should know.

Many people are wondering how the tax code will be impacted and if there are estate planning actions they can take before the end of the year. Exemptions may decrease. The current estate gift tax exemption is $11.58 million, which is effective for five (5) years and will revert in…

10

Aug

Valuation, Whitepapers

Valuation of Bank Assets

The return of volatility to the markets, due to COVID-19 and other factors, has created challenges in estimating “fair value” of investment positions. The banking industry, in particular, has seen an increased focus on determining fair value of specific loans and loan portfolios. Fair value accounting in connection with bank…

16

Jul

Valuation, Valuation News, Whitepapers

Valuation Raised as an Issue by the OCIE

On June 23, 2020, a Risk Alert was released by the SEC on behalf of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) that provides an overview of compliance issues found during examinations of registered investment advisers that manage private equity or hedge funds (“private fund advisers”). The Risk Alert…

16

Jun

Valuation, Valuation News, Whitepapers

Fair Value in Times of COVID-19

The Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (FASB ASC) defines fair value, or Topic ASC 820, as the “amount that would be received in an orderly transaction using market participant assumptions at the measurement date”. The uncertainty associated with COVD-19 and the actions taken to reduce the spread of…