At an open meeting held on June 22, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted and amended rules that will directly affect the registration, reporting and disclosure obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. hedge fund managers.  While the texts of most of those rules or rule amendments remain to be published as of this writing, comments by SEC commissioners at the open meeting outlined the general scope of the final rules and amendments.  Of particular relevance to hedge fund managers, the SEC addressed the following topics at the open meeting: delay of registration and reporting deadlines; who may and must register with the SEC and the states based on assets under management; the private fund adviser exemption; the foreign private adviser exemption; continuing relevance of the Unibanco no-action letter for global hedge fund sub-­advisory relationships; filing, recordkeeping and examination obligations of exempt reporting advisers; and the exemption from registration for family offices.  This article offers more detail on the SEC’s statements on each of the foregoing topics at the open meeting.