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Job Aid – Determining if an Investment Fund is Registered under the 1940 Act

April 2, 2024

This tool provides ethics officials with step-by-step instructions to determine if a fund a registered under the 1940 Act. An investment fund must be registered under the 1940 to qualify for the mutual fund exemption to 18 U.S.C. § 208.

(link to PDF version)