Investment Management : Law and Regulation

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In its First Edition, this classic treatise called attention To The duty of reasonable care, The duty of loyalty And The public duty of fiduciaries To The marketplace. Grounded in the idea that prudent investing is to be defined by professional practices accepted as appropriate at the time of investment by the management, thereby permitting such practices to adapt to changing conditions and insights, The field of investment management law and regulation has at its center the goal of a common standard of care for investment. Now in its Second Edition, this definitive guide to investment management law and regulation helps you to profitably adapt to today's new and changing conditions and anticipate tomorrow's regulatory response. Here are just a few of the reasons why Investment Management Law and Regulation will be so valuable to you: Explains and analyzes all the ins and outs of the law, clarifies the complexities, answers your questions, points out pitfalls and helps you avoid them Covers the entire field in one volume, saves you valuable time and effort in finding information and searching through stacks of references Ensures compliance with all relevant regulations, makes sure nothing is overlooked, protects you against costly mistakes Updates you on the latest important changes, tells you what is happening now and what is likely to happen in the future Investment Management Law and Regulation is the only up-to-date volume to offer a comprehensive examination of the field of investment management law, covering everything from financial theory and legal theory To The various aspects of hands-on fund management. It's the only resource of its kind that: Identifies and explains the financial theories that control the development of investment management law across management activities Gives critical judicial, legislative, and regulatory history that makes recent law and regulation more comprehensible Covers all areas of regulation governing the activities of investment managers, including marketing, suitability, advisory contacts, fees, exculpation and indemnification, performance, fiduciary obligations, conflicts of interest, best execution Provides the practical tools that help predict more effectively how regulators will respond to new marketplace developments and products Integrates investment management law and regulation for all institutional investment managers and more Whether you are a manager, broker, banker, or legal counsel, a seasoned professional or just starting out, this treatise will quickly become your most trusted guide through the intricacies of this complex, critical, and closely scrutinized area

Table of Contents

About the Authors v
Preface to the Second Edition xxvii
Foreword to the First Edition xxxiii
Preface to the First Edition xxxv
PART I PRINCIPLES OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LAW
Chapter 1 THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LAW
1(42)
§ 1.01 Evolution of the Fundamental Principles
3(19)
[A] The Duty of Reasonable Care and the Duty of Loyalty
3(9)
[1] The Emergence of Investment Management as a Profession
5(1)
[2] The Expanding Influence of the Contract Approach
6(3)
[3] The Expanded Opportunities for Abuse of Duty in Connection with Pooled Investment Vehicles
9(1)
[4] Legislative Reinforcement of Fiduciary Principles
10(2)
[B] The Public-Duty Principle
12(1)
[C] The Establishment of Operative Rules: Post-1940 Developments
12(10)
[1] Rules of Conduct Evidencing Reasonable Care
13(3)
[2] Regulation of Practices Involving Divided Loyalties
16(4)
[3] Extension of the Public-Duty Principle
20(2)
§ 1.02 Analysis of the Reasonable-Care Principle
22(13)
[A] The Meaning of Reasonable Care
23(1)
[B] Applying the Reasonable-Care Standard
24(21)
[1] Reasonable Care as a Question of Fact; Professional Standards
25(2)
[2] Reasonable Care as an Issue of Law
27(1)
[3] When Standard-Setting Is a Matter of Fact and When a Matter of Law
28(7)
§ 1.03 Analysis of the Loyalty Principle
35(6)
§ 1.04 Analysis of the Public-Duty Principle
41(2)
Chapter 2 THE GOVERNING STATUTORY AND COMMON-LAW SYSTEMS
43(40)
§ 2.01 The Diverse Systems Regulating Investment Management Activities
45(1)
§ 2.02 Defining the Common-Law Relationship Between Client and Manager
45(4)
[A] Trust Relationships
45(3)
[B] Agency Relationships
48(1)
§ 2.03 Application of the Law by Type of Transaction: The Antifraud Provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
49(3)
§ 2.04 Application of the Law by Type of Client
52(18)
[A] Publicly Owned Corporate Investors: The Investment Company Act of 1940
53(6)
[B] Employee Benefit Plans
59(7)
[1] The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
59(6)
[2] The Uniform Management of Public Employee Retirement Systems Act
65(1)
[C] Charitable Endowment Funds
66(4)
[1] Private Foundations: The Internal Revenue Code
66(1)
[2] Charitable Organizations: The Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act
67(3)
[D] Holders of Debt Securities: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939
70(1)
§ 2.05 Application of the Law by Type of Manager
70(13)
[A] Bank Trust Departments: Regulation by the Federal Reserve Board and the Comptroller of the Currency
71(3)
[B] Investment Advisers: The Investment Advisers Act of 1940
74(13)
[1] Investment Counsel
76(1)
[2] Broker-Dealers
77(2)
[3] Other Statutory Investment Advisers
79(4)
PART II ESTABLISHING THE CLIENT MANAGER RELATIONSHIP
Chapter 3 DEVELOPING NEW BUSINESS
83(76)
§ 3.01 Constraints on the Investment Manager's Relationship with Prospective Clients
85(2)
§ 3.02 Application of the Registration Provisions of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act to Investment Management Arrangements
87(49)
[A] The Context in Which Investment Management Arrangements Came to be Subject to the Registration Provisions of the Securities Laws
87(2)
[B] Investment Management Arrangements as Securities
89(31)
[1] Common Enterprise
92(1)
[a] Horizontal Commonality
93(1)
[b] Broad Vertical Commonality
94(1)
[c] Narrow Vertical Commonality
97(1)
[d] Individual Treatment and Commonality-The Limited Relevance of Common Enterprise for Investment Management
98(6)
[2] Manager Control of Investment Decisions
104(5)
[3] The Form of the Arrangement: The Status of Trust Relationships
109(11)
[C] Managed Accounts as Investment Companies
120(9)
[D] Individualized Treatment as the Key to Whether Investment Management Arrangements Are Subject to the Registration Provisions of the Securities Laws
129(4)
[E] Reprise: The Context in Which Investment Management Arrangements Are Likely to be Subject to the Securities Laws
133(3)
§ 3.03 Application of the Antifraud Provisions of the Federal Securities Laws to Promotional Activities
136(23)
[A] The Broad Reach of the Provisions
136(2)
[B] The Disclosure Rules: Advertising as the Focus of Regulatory Activity
138(23)
[1] Testimonials
142(1)
[2] Referrals
143(6)
[3] Past Investment Recommendations as a Measure of Performance
149(2)
[4] Other Measures of Performance
151(4)
[5] Special Services
155(1)
[6] Portfolio Appraisal and Management by Formula
156(1)
[7] Mandatory Disclosures
157(2)
Chapter 4 SETTING INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
159(62)
§ 4.01 Determining the Client's Tolerance for Risk
161(14)
[A] Presumptive Standards of Risk
165(2)
[B] The Suitability Doctrine
167(8)
[1] Application of the Doctrine to Investment Managers
170(4)
[2] Substance Questions and Enforcement Problems
174(1)
§ 4.02 An Examination of Suitability According to Economic Theory
175(12)
[A] The Effect of Shifts in Wealth
176(1)
[B] The Dependency of Suitability on Shifts in Utility
177(2)
[C] The Dependency of Suitability on Attitude Toward Risk
179(1)
[D] Problems in Seeking to Maximize Suitability
180(4)
[E] How Suitability Continually Changes
184(2)
[F] The Limits on Lessons to Be Derived from Economic Theory
186(1)
§ 4.03 An Examination of Suitability According to Legal Theory
187(34)
[A] Factors Tending to Shift Responsibility for Suitability to the Manager
192(23)
[1] The Level of Risk in a Proposed Investment Program or Recommended Investment
192(1)
[a] Source of Risk
193(1)
[b] Relationship Between Risk and Suitability Duty
195(1)
[c] Presumptive Risk and Sophisticated Investment Techniques
196(1)
[d] Questions of Professional Competence Masquerading as Questions of Suitability
198(1)
[2] The Nature of the Management Relationship; Discretionary Authority
199(1)
[a] Working Within Preset Risk-Return Constraints: The Investment Company Model
203(1)
[b] Authority to Set Risk-Return Constraints: The Pension Fund Model I
205(1)
[c] Investment Management Performed for Persons Having Authority to Set Risk-Return Constraints: The Pension Fund Model II
209(1)
[d] Investment Management Performed for Beneficiaries Making Their Own Investment Decisions: The Pension Fund Model III
213(1)
[e] The Lessons of the Models
214(1)
[B] Factors Tending to Place Responsibility for Suitability on the Client
215(10)
[1] Actual Notice of Risk
215(4)
[2] Constructive Notice of Risk: The Sophisticated-Investor Doctrine
219(2)
Chapter 5 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN STRUCTURING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
221(66)
§ 5.01 Unenforceable Provisions Generally
223(2)
§ 5.02 Exculpatory Clauses
225(20)
[A] Bad Faith or Reckless Disregard of Fiduciary Duties
226(2)
[B] Negligence
228(6)
[C] Drafting Effective Exculpatory Provisions
234(11)
[1] Reliance on the Opinions of Experts
237(1)
[2] Responsibility for Co-Managers
238(1)
[3] Responsibility for Portfolio Diversification
239(2)
[4] Indemnification Provisions
241(4)
§ 5.03 Management Compensation Arrangements
245(42)
[A] The Management Fee
247(13)
[B] Performance and Incentive Fees
260(33)
[1] The Controversy Surrounding Performance-Fee Arrangements
263(5)
[2] Bases for Effective Performance-Fee Provisions: Risk-Sharing, Cost Control, Superior Managerial Talent
268(2)
[3] Regulation of Performance-Fee Arrangements
270(4)
[4] Standards for Measuring the Effectiveness of Performance-Fee Arrangements
274(1)
[a] Comparison of Returns With an Unmanaged Portfolio
275(1)
[b] Identity of Risk Between the Managed and Unmanaged Portfolios
277(1)
[c] Accounting for Distributions and Other Returns
279(1)
[d] Accounting for Receipts and Disbursements
280(1)
[e] Symmetrical Pricing of the Performance Fee
281(1)
[f] Relating Performance Fees to Significant Differences in Result
281(1)
[g] Time Intervals for Evaluating Performance
282(5)
PART III STRUCTURING THE PORTFOLIO
Chapter 6 THE IMPRECISE PARAMETERS OF THE OLD JURISPRUDENCE OF PRUDENCE AS THE MEASURE OF THE DUTY OF REASONABLE CARE
287(26)
§ 6.01 Professional Competence as a Legal Duty
289(4)
§ 6.02 The Second Restatement's Taxonomy of Prudent Investing
293(20)
[A] Avoiding Speculation
295(8)
[B] Disposing of Unsuitable Investments
303(3)
[C] Making a Portfolio Productive
306(2)
[D] Achieving Diversification
308(5)
Chapter 7 MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY AS A TOOL TO MEASURE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
313(48)
§ 7.01 The Impact of Modern Portfolio Theory on Common-Law Standards
315(4)
§ 7.02 Theory in a Single-Investor World of Certain Values
319(26)
[A] Measuring Possible Investments Against the Client's Objectives: Expected Return
319(3)
[B] Determining Relative Risk as a Deviation from Expected Value: Variance
322(4)
[C] Measuring the Effects of Combinations of Securities on Risk and Return: Covariance
326(10)
[1] Covariance Analysis of a Two-Security Portfolio
329(5)
[2] Implications of the Covariance Analysis
334(2)
[D] The Traditional Principles Revisited
336(9)
[1] Speculation
336(2)
[2] Disposing of Unsuitable Investments
338(4)
[3] Making a Portfolio Productive
342(1)
[a] Securities Having a Return at the Expected Value Level Indicated by the Client's Investment Objectives
342(1)
[b] Securities Having Expected Values Lower Than That Indicated by the Client's Investment Objectives
343(1)
[c] Securities Having a Higher Expected Value Than That Indicated by the Client's Investment Objectives
343(1)
[4] Diversification
344(1)
§ 7.03 Theory in a Many-Investor World of Certain Values
345(8)
[A] Volatility
346(1)
[B] Capital Asset Pricing
347(3)
[C] The Traditional Principles
350(3)
[1] Speculation
350(1)
[2] Disposing of Unsuitable Investments
351(1)
[3] Making a Portfolio Productive
352(1)
[4] Diversification
352(1)
§ 7.04 Theory in a Many-Investor World of Uncertain Values
353(8)
[A] Assumptions Underlying the Capital Asset Pricing Model
354(2)
[B] The Capital Asset Pricing Model Tested
356(5)
Chapter 8 PRUDENT INVESTING AS A CONTEMPORARY ISSUE
361(136)
§ 8.01 Background
363(2)
§ 8.02 Harvard College Renewed
365(33)
[A] The Developing Jurisprudence
365(11)
[1] Rejection of Per Se Rules
367(2)
[2] Marginalizing the Evidentiary Value of Securities Ratings
369(2)
[3] Diversification
371(2)
[4] Combinations of Investments
373(3)
[B] ERISA and Other Federal Statutes
376(21)
[1] Section 404(a)(1) of ERISA
377(8)
[2] Other Federal Statutes
385(1)
[a] Trust Powers of National Banks
385(1)
[b] Antifraud Provisions of the Federal Securities Laws
389(1)
[c] Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act
394(1)
[d] Taxation Under the Internal Revenue Code of Private Foundations for Making Investments Jeopardizing Their Charitable Purposes
396(1)
[C] Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act
397(1)
§ 8.03 The Prudent-Investor Rule of the Restatement (Third) of Trusts
398(25)
[A] The Third Restatement's Prudent Investor Rule
401(16)
[1] Investment Objectives
402(4)
[2] Selection of Investments and Diversification
406(11)
[B] The Uniform Acts
417(6)
[1] The Uniform Prudent Investor Act
418(3)
[2] The Uniform Management of Public Employee Retirement Systems Act
421(2)
§ 8.04 Application of Modern Portfolio Theory to the Reasonable-Care Standard
423(39)
[A] The Efficient Market Hypothesis
426(28)
[1] Capital Asset Pricing and the Productive Portfolio: Legal Standards
436(3)
[2] Active Investment Strategies
439(1)
[a] Conventional Strategies
440(1)
[b] Unconventional Strategies
441(1)
[c] Fundamental Analysis
443(1)
[d] Technical Analysis
448(6)
[B] Diversification
454(4)
[C] Disposing of Unsuitable Investments
458(4)
§ 8.05 Investments and Investment Strategies in Contemporary Markets
462(29)
[A] Consideration of the Entire Portfolio
462(4)
[B] The New Perspective on Speculation
466(20)
[1] High-Volatility Securities
466(1)
[2] Leveraging
467(2)
[3] Options and Other Derivatives
469(7)
[4] Securities Lending; Repurchase Agreements
476(4)
[5] Guaranteed Investment Contracts
480(1)
[6] Private Equity Funds
481(4)
[7] Other Traditional Speculations
485(1)
[C] Socially Responsible Investing
486(2)
[D] Use of Employee Benefit Plan Assets in Corporate Control Disputes; Proxy Voting
488(3)
[1] Corporate Control
488(2)
[2] Voting
490(1)
§ 8.06 Important Client Relationship Factors in Managing Risk
491(6)
[A] Asset Class Investment Management
491(1)
[B] Proving Management of Risk
492(1)
[C] Obtaining Contractual Protection
493(4)
PART IV ONGOING MANAGEMENT: EXECUTIONS
Chapter 9 EXECUTING INVESTMENT DECISIONS AS A LEGAL DUTY
497(82)
§ 9.01 The Duty of Best Execution
499(10)
[A] Best Execution as Best Net Price: The Analytic Base for Professional Competence
502(6)
[B] The Analytic Structure for Departures from Best Net Price: The Interplay Between the Legal Duties of Reasonable Care and Loyalty
508(1)
§ 9.02 The Effect of Commission Rate Structure on Best-Execution Standards
509(40)
[A] Securities Transactions Before 1960: The Fixed-Rate System
509(1)
[B] 1960 Through 1970: Identification of Conflict-of-Interest Problems and Public-Policy Considerations
510(8)
[1] Reciprocal Practices
513(3)
[2] Commission Recapture
516(2)
[C] Through April 30, 1975: The Move Toward Abolition of the Fixed-Rate System
518(5)
[D] The Impact of Negotiated Commission Rates on the Structure of the Securities Industry
523(5)
[E] Developments Following the Introduction of Negotiated Rates Through the Market Break of 1987 and the Brady Report
528(9)
[F] The Market 2000 Report, The Fragmentation Release, and Related Developments
537(46)
[1] Transparency
539(1)
[2] Fair Treatment for Investors
539(1)
[3] Fair Market Competition
540(1)
[4] Open Market Access
540(9)
§ 9.03 The Duty of Best Execution: General Observations
549(7)
§ 9.04 Inadvertent Sacrifice of Best Execution: Standards of Reasonable Care
556(9)
Appendix: AIMR Trade Management Guidelines (2002)
565(14)
Chapter 10 USE OF COMMISSIONS TO PURCHASE SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES
579(116)
§ 10.01 Conflicts of Interest Surrounding the Intentional Sacrifice of Best Net Price in Order to Purchase Supplementary Services
581(2)
§ 10.02 The Development of Best-Execution Standards During the Fixed-Rate Era
583(11)
[A] Best Net Price and the Duty to Recapture Excess Commissions
583(4)
[B] The Manager's Discretion to Incur Supplementary Product and Service Costs
587(3)
[C] Congressional Attempts to Clarify the Rules: S. 470 and H.R. 5050
590(4)
§ 10.03 Federally Legislated Standards
594(21)
[A] The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974: Commission-Purchased Supplementary Products and Services as a Prohibited Transaction
594(2)
[B] The Securities Acts Amendments of 1975: Protections Provided by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act
596(19)
[1] Good Faith and Reasonableness as a Defense to Challenged Conduct: Section 28(e)(1)
598(2)
[2] Disclosure Requirements: Section 28(e)(2)
600(3)
[3] Definition of Brokerage and Research Services: Section 28(e)(3)
603(3)
[4] SEC Administration of Section 28(e)
606(1)
[a] Directed Brokerage
606(1)
[b] Principal Transactions
610(5)
§ 10.04 Determining the Limits of an Investment Manager's Discretion to Purchase Supplementary Services with Commissions
615(9)
[A] Deciding Which Services to Purchase
616(4)
[B] Allocating the Benefits of Purchased Services Between Manager and Client
620(4)
§ 10.05 Conflict-of-Interest Problems in the Use of Excess Commissions to Purchase Brokerage Services
624(11)
[A] Proving Pure Execution
628(4)
[B] Allocating Execution Costs Among Multiple Accounts
632(3)
§ 10.06 Conflict-of-Interest Problems in the Use of Excess Commissions to Purchase Research Services
635(34)
[A] Identifying Breaches of Fiduciary Duty
635(1)
[B] The Limited Protection Afforded by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act
636(7)
[C] Fixed-Rate Underwriting Commissions
643(4)
[D] Allocating Benefits Between Client and Manager: The Relevant Factors
647(19)
[1] Congressional Purpose Behind Enactment of Section 28(e)
647(4)
[2] The Value of the Service Purchased
651(2)
[3] The Execution Price
653(3)
[4] Portfolio Performance
656(1)
[5] Published Price (Unbundled Pricing)
657(5)
[6] Management Fee
662(3)
[7] Quality of Execution
665(1)
[E] Allocating Costs Among Multiple Accounts
666(3)
§ 10.07 Disclosure and Informed Consent: Resolving Conflicts of Interest Arising from Use of Commissions to Purchase Supplementary Services
669(26)
[A] The Informed-Consent Principle
671(2)
[B] Disclosure Obligations
673(24)
[1] Principles of Disclosure Developed in Litigation Concerning Commissions Used to Obtain Supplementary Services
675(7)
[2] SEC Consideration of Disclosure Concerning Commissions Used to Obtain Supplementary Services
682(10)
[3] The Limits and Content of Disclosure as a Shield for Investment Managers' Use of Commissions to Acquire Supplementary Services
692(3)
Chapter 11 EXECUTION CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
695(128)
§ 11.01 Background
697(1)
§ 11.02 Conflicts of Interest When Brokers Control or Influence Investment Decisions
697(109)
[A] The Securities Acts Amendments of 1975: Restrictions on Broker-Money Manager Combinations Under Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
701(37)
[1] Conditions Leading to the Decision to Separate Brokerage and Management
701(1)
[a] Congress's Conflict-of-Interest Rationale
703(1)
[b] The Brokerage Community's Public-Business Argument for Exclusion of Institutions from the Brokerage Business
706(1)
[c] Eliminating the Broker-Manager's Competitive Edge: The Public-Interest Rationale
709(1)
[i] Timing of the Conflict-of-Interest Theory
711(1)
[ii] Support for Separation of Brokerage and Management
718(1)
[iii] Client Interests Protected by the Separation of Brokerage and Management
723(2)
[2] Analysis of the 1975 Amendments to Section 11(a): Prohibitions and Exemptions
725(4)
[3] SEC Implementation of Section 11(a)
729(4)
[4] The "Repeal" of the Managed-Account Provisions of Section 11(a)
733(5)
[B] Restrictions on Broker-Money Manager Combinations Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
738(36)
[1] The Prohibited-Transaction Provisions
738(5)
[2] Definition of a Statutory Fiduciary
743(1)
[a] Rendering Investment Advice for Compensation
744(1)
[b] Executing Securities Transactions
746(1)
[3] Prohibited Transaction Exemptions
747(1)
[a] Agency Transactions
748(1)
[i] Brokerage and Management Generally
748(1)
[ii] Agency-Cross Transactions
752(1)
[b] Principal Transactions
753(1)
[c] Underwritings
754(1)
[d] Market-Making
757(1)
[e] Extension of Credit
758(1)
[4] Certain ERISA Definitions and Prohibited Transaction Provisions
759(1)
[a] Investment Advice: Labor Regulation § 2510.3-2(c) and I.R.C. Regulation § 4975-9(c)
759(1)
[b] Execution of Securities Transactions: Labor Regulation § 2510.3-21(d); I.R.C. Regulation § 4975-9(d)
760(1)
[c] Prohibited Transaction Exemption 75-1
761(1)
[d] Prohibited Transaction Exemption 86-128, as Amended
768(6)
[C] Framework for Analysis of Conflicts of Interest When Brokers Control or Influence Investment Decisions
774(2)
[D] Broker-Manager Conflicts of Interest
776(30)
[1] Overtrading (Churning)
776(6)
[2] Acting as Principal or Agent for Another (Dumping)
782(1)
[a] Isolation of Activities
788(1)
[b] Disclosure and Informed Consent
791(1)
[c] Established Procedures
797(1)
[3] Negotiated Commissions and In-House Executions
798(2)
[4] Certain Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act Rules
800(1)
[a] Rule 10f-3
800(1)
[b] Rule 206(3)-1
804(1)
[c] Rule 206(3)-2
805(1)
§ 11.03 Execution Conflicts of Interest Affecting Investment Managers Generally
806(17)
[A] Benefiting by Manipulation of Short-Term Market Activity (Scalping and Front-Running)
806(12)
[1] 17 C.F.R. § 270.17j-1 - Personal Investment Activities of Investment Company Personnel
812(6)
[B] Preferential Treatment
818(3)
[C] Reciprocal Dealing
821(2)
Bibliography 823(36)
Table of Statutes 859(8)
Table of Rules and Regulations 867(4)
Table of Releases 871(4)
Table of No-Action Letters 875(4)
Table of Cases 879(12)
Index 891

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