Investment Advisers Act of 1940

Investment Advisers Act of 1940

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What is the name of the act enacted in 1940 that reflects a Congressional recognition of the "delicate" fiduciary nature of an investment advisory relationship and the intent to eliminate, or at least to expose all conflicts of interest?

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The U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) states "that advisors cannot employ any device or scheme to defraud any client or prospective client; engage in any transaction or course of business that may operate as a fraud or deceit upon any client or prospective client; engage in transactions as a principle or as an agent in a client's account without first disclosing the transaction to the client and receiving the client's consent; or engage in any act or course of business that is fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative."