Investment Company Act Rules (17 CFR 270)

Sets regulatory requirements for publicly offered investment companies, including governance, capital structure, and operational restrictions. Applies to mutual funds, closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, and their advisers.

194

Rules extracted

2,456

Obligations decomposed

12.7x

Avg obligations per rule

🇺🇸 United States

Jurisdiction

What AuditDSS covers

Source

1

Regulation

Extracted

194

Rules

Decomposed

2,456

Obligations

12.7x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 12.7 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 2,456 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in Investment Company Act Rules is scored across independent risk dimensions:

W

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

L

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

E

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

C

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title
Investment Company Act Rules (17 CFR 270)
Regulatory body
Securities and Exchange Commission
Jurisdiction
🇺🇸 United States
Document type
regulation
Effective date
November 1, 1940
Official source
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Who this applies to

mutual fundsETFsclosed-end fundsUITsbusiness development companies

Key requirements

  • registration requirements
  • board independence
  • fund governance
  • pricing and valuation
  • shareholder reporting
  • affiliated transaction restrictions
  • liquidity risk management

Frequently asked questions about Investment Company Act Rules

What is Investment Company Act Rules?

Sets regulatory requirements for publicly offered investment companies, including governance, capital structure, and operational restrictions. Applies to mutual funds, closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, and their advisers.

Who does Investment Company Act Rules apply to?

Investment Company Act Rules applies to mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, UITs, business development companies.

How many obligations does Investment Company Act Rules contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed Investment Company Act Rules into 2,456 atomic obligations from 194 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of Investment Company Act Rules?

The key requirements include: registration requirements, board independence, fund governance, pricing and valuation, shareholder reporting, affiliated transaction restrictions, liquidity risk management.

How can I assess my Investment Company Act Rules compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 2,456 Investment Company Act Rules obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces Investment Company Act Rules?

Investment Company Act Rules is enforced in United States by Securities and Exchange Commission.

When did Investment Company Act Rules come into effect?

Investment Company Act Rules became effective on November 1, 1940.

What industry does Investment Company Act Rules apply to?

Investment Company Act Rules is primarily relevant to the Securities & Capital Markets industry. AuditDSS covers 98 regulations in this industry sector.

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Policy

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