The Securities and Exchange Commission is requesting public comment on the treatment of asset-backed issuers as well as real estate investment trusts and other mortgage-related pools under the Investment Company Act.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued a consultation paper to “assist promoters and publishers present advertisements that are accurate and balanced and that help investors and financial consumers make decisions that are appropriate for them”.

In June 2011 Mallesons conducted an online survey of corporate counsel across a wide variety of industries. The survey asked corporate counsel about the issues and challenges they are facing in the current regulatory environment.

The Hedge Fund Standards Board have published a consultation paper which set out a series of amendments to its Hedge Fund Standards which are designed to make the Standards more relevant internationally and to strengthen the Standards in the light of a number of issues that became apparent during th