On January 30, the SEC hosted the 2014 edition of its annual Compliance Outreach Program National Seminar for senior professionals at hedge fund managers and other investment advisers.  Panelists at the seminar included senior SEC officials and CCOs from hedge and private equity fund managers.  The seminar provided candid insight from regulators and conveyed best practices developed in the private sector.  This is the third article in a three-part series summarizing the more noteworthy points made at the seminar.  This article covers: compliance considerations specific to the private equity industry; best practices in fair value pricing; due diligence on pricing services; CCO liability; and outsourcing of compliance functions.  The first article in this series discussed SEC Chairman Mary Jo White’s opening remarks and detailed the compliance, examination and enforcement priorities outlined by the heads of relevant SEC divisions.  And the second article detailed SEC priorities by theme and by SEC division and relayed insights on nine topics of specific interest to private fund advisers: presence examinations, risk assessments, conflicts, co-investments, allocation of expenses, marketing, custody, allocation of investment opportunities and broker-dealer registration.