The SEC Division of Investment Management has indicated that ETFs remain a high priority according to John McGuire, partner with Morgan, Lewis and Bockius in Washington, DC.
Specifically, the division will continue to make the processing of ETF exemptive applications a priority. In addition, there are plans to propose an exemptive rule that, if adopted, would allow index-based ETFs no need for an exemptive order. Finally, there is hope to process an exemptive order to permit an actively managed ETF in the next few months. In a nutshell, it appears the SEC intends to make the ETF application process easier.
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