Form PF; Reporting Requirements for All Filers and Large Hedge Fund Advisers

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Commodity Futures Trading Commission 17 CFR Chapter I RIN 3038-AF31 Securities and Exchange Commission 17 CFR Parts 275 and 279 [Release No. IA-6546; File No. S7-22-22] RIN 3235-AN13 ( printed page 17984) AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission. ACTION: Joint final rule. SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (collectively, “we” or “Commissions”) are adopting amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds, including those that also are registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator (“CPO”) or commodity trading adviser (“CTA”). The amendments are designed to enhance the Financial Stability Oversight Council's (“FSOC's”) ability to monitor systemic risk as well as bolster the SEC's regulatory oversight of private fund advisers and investor protection efforts. In connection with the amendments to Form PF, the SEC is amending a rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) to revise instructions for requesting a temporary hardship exemption. DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective March 12, 2025. Compliance date: See section II.F of this final rule. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CFTC: Pamela Geraghty, Acting Deputy Director; Michael Ehrstein, Special Counsel; Elizabeth…