Investment Advisers.

• Author: Laffie, Lesli S.

SEC Release 2000-38 provides that the SEC will conduct a roundtable on May 23, 2000, to discuss a variety of issues relating to investment advisers currently on its agenda and to seek industry and public input.

The roundtable, which is open to the public, will last from 9 am to 5:30 pm. The SEC has several initiatives on its agenda for this year that promise to dramatically alter the regulatory landscape for advisers. The conference will bring together investment advisers, legal counsel to advisers, investor advocates, representatives from state regulatory bodies, representatives from the National Association of Securities Dealers and others to discuss these issues and offer their views.

SEC Chairman Levitt will open the roundtable with a keynote address, to be followed by a series of panel discussions moderated by officials from the SEC's Division of Investment Management. Topics of discussion will...