The Knowledge Group Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on Securities Laws in 2014: SEC Examinations of Investment Advisers and Privately-Managed Funds

Online, July 9, 2014 (Newswire.com) - The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled: Securities Laws in 2014: SEC Examinations of Investment Advisers and Privately-Managed Funds This two-hour event is scheduled on July 9, 2014 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET.

Event Synopsis:

In a two hour live webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the significant and latest issues with respect to the SEC examinations of investment advisers and privately-managed funds to comply with federal securities laws.

Key topics include:

• Overview of exam process…how firms are selected, red flags, due diligence, document requests, outside inspections, final results reporting

• Exam initiative of private fund advisers, exam deficiencies, four categories of illiquid securities, custody rules

• Role of outside counsel and how the evolving environments factors into it

• Multiple parties and their obligations

• Value of having conversations with regulator directly

• Educating clients on need for documentation

• Valuation Related Issues

• Best practices for valuation, Strategies, techniques and a lot more!

Speakers/Faculty Panel

Andy Ganguly
Staff Accountant, SEC's Los Angeles Regional Office, Chairman of the Portfolio Valuation and Alternative Assets Group

Harris I. Antoniades, Managing Director, Stout Risius Ross, Inc.

Christina E Caroll, Managing Director, Stout Risius Ross, Inc.

Jennifer Bellah - Maguire, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

For an updated list of the faculty panel, please visit:

http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/securities-laws-in-2014-sec-examinations-of-investment-advisers-and-privately-managed-funds-live-webcast/

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group, LLC brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.

Visit http://theknowledgegroup.org/ for further information and inquiry.