# SEC updates small-entity definitions for investment firms

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Topic: Business · Status: published · Version: 1
Published: 2026-11-04T20:31:20.297Z · Updated: 2026-11-04T20:31:20.297Z
Record: https://davids.news/s/sec-updates-small-entity-definitions-for-investment-firms-7f811878

The agency adopted amendments covering registered investment companies, investment advisers and business development companies.

- The SEC says the revisions account for growth in the asset management industry since the thresholds were last set.

Why it matters: The SEC says the updated definitions are intended to improve its regulatory analyses and help minimize rules’ economic impact on qualifying small entities.

## Original sources

- [SEC](<https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-112-sec-adopts-amendments-update-definitions-small-entity-investment-companies-investment-advisers>) — primary announcement
  Source: SEC 2026 · Original report: 2026-11-04T16:28:00.000Z

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