Nasdaq #TradeTalks: Q&A with Financial Services Attorney Alex Alberstadt About The Video With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing the first ever mutual fund to ETF (exchange traded fund) conversion on behalf of Guinness Atkinson Asset Management & SmartETFs, Practus Partner Alex Alberstadt speaks with Jill Malandrino of Nasdaq#TradeTalks about her monumental role in leading the transaction in this … Read More
Alexandra Alberstadt Discusses First Mutual Fund to ETF Conversion
The First Ever Mutual Fund to ETF Conversion Has Been Accepted by the SEC A Q&A With The Lead Attorney, Alexandra Alberstadt Practus, LLP, announced the effectiveness of certain filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that will allow for the first ever mutual fund to exchange-traded-fund (ETF) conversion on behalf of client Guinness Atkinson Asset Management and SmartETFs, its family of exchange-traded … Read More
The First Mutual Fund to ETF Conversion on Behalf of SmartETFs is Underway
Practus, LLP Announces that the First Mutual Fund to ETF Conversion on Behalf of SmartETFs is Underway Innovative Merger of Fund Strategies Is a Milestone for the Asset Management Industry WASHINGTON, D.C., March 2, — Practus, LLP, a virtual law firm with an innovative approach to client service and cutting-edge legal work, today announced the effectiveness of certain filings with … Read More
Practus Attorneys Wrap Up 2020 With Several News Features
Practus Partners Share Insight On Key Legal Topics Alex Alberstadt & Bob Elwood Quoted in the Financial Times & Ignites Article: Mutual Fund Conversions to ETFs Pose Challenge Publications: Financial Times &Ignites Author: David Isenberg Published: December 22, 2020 Featured Attorney: Alex Alberstadt, Bob Elwood Practus Partner, Alex Alberstadt, and Practus Co-Founder, Bob Elwood, were both featured in a December 21st … Read More
Partner, John Grady’s Interview on NASDAQ Trade Talks
Watch John Grady Share Legal Insights to NASDAQ Trade Talks John Grady on Alternative Investments, Semi-transparent ETFs & ESG funds Practus Partner, John Grady sits down with NASDAQ Trade Talks Global Markets Reporter, Jill Malandrino. John discusses the latest developments impacting institutional and retail investors, including semi-transparent ETFs and ESG funds. His experience as a lawyer and as a business … Read More
Pressure Mounts on SEC to Set Standards
Pressure Mounts on SEC to Set Standards for “Environmental, Social, Governance” Corporate Disclosure and Fund Investment Styles What Can We Expect? Before I joined Practus LLP, I served for 18 years as in-house counsel to leading global firms in the chemical industry. Over the years I was struck by the great number of products and technologies that were pitched as … Read More
Read Ethan Corey’s Article in the May edition of The Investment Lawyer
The Investment Lawyer: Covering Legal and Regulatory Issues of Asset Management Prospectus Delivery Obligations, Regulation Best Interest and the Buried Facts Doctrine: Has the SEC Changed the Time When Prospectuses Must Be Delivered? The SEC’s Regulation Best Interest will require a broker-dealer to provide a retail customer with information about the material fees and cost the customer will incur and … Read More
Practus Sees Tremendous Growth at Two-Year Mark
Virtual law firm Practus sees tremendous growth at 2-year mark At our two-year mark, Practus finds it’s positioned right for the times. What drove us from the very start was the idea of building the kind of law firm where everyone benefits – clients and attorneys. We’re proud of our successes two years in and we’re excited for what the … Read More
Making Long-Term Remote Arrangements Benefit our Clients
I know I’m not alone in saying April was a long month. Like you, I’m watching and waiting to see when (and how) the stay-at-home orders in my state will be relaxed. During this crisis, our normal cadence of working has skipped a beat; and from what I see and hear, there’s a good deal more self-assessment going on. When … Read More
Taking the @Home Practice of Law to the Next Level
As the nation grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak, most lawyers are under state directives to work from home. Some of the data indicates the distance we’re putting between ourselves is helping — it’s slowing the spread of coronavirus. But no one knows when the stay at home orders will be lifted. Some lawyers look at the adjustments they’re making as … Read More
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