Securities Law

Register for the SEC’s 43rd Annual Small Business Forum April 16-18

April 4, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation will host the SEC’s 43rd Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation during three virtual sessions April 16-18 from 1-2:30 p.m.… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Advisory Firm Senvest Management with Recordkeeping and Other Failures

April 3, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against registered investment adviser Senvest Management LLC for widespread and longstanding failures to maintain and preserve certain electronic communications. The SEC also charged Senvest… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Encourages Investors to Plan for Their Financial Future During Financial Capability Month

April 2, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) today announced that its theme for April’s National Financial Capability Month is, “What does your financial future look like? Having a plan can help answer the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Adopts Reforms Relating to Investment Advisers Operating Exclusively Through the Internet

March 27, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to the rule permitting certain internet investment advisers to register with the Commission (the “internet adviser exemption”). The amendments will require an investment adviser relying on… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Seeks Candidates for Investor Advisory Committee

March 26, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking five candidates for appointment to the Investor Advisory Committee to help protect investors and improve securities regulations. The Committee was established under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Former Arista Networks Chairman Andy Bechtolsheim with Insider Trading

March 26, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Andreas “Andy” Bechtolsheim, the founder and Chief Architect of Silicon Valley-based technology company Arista Networks, Inc. To settle the SEC’s charges, Bechtolsheim… Full report at: Read More

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SEC’s OMWI FY 2023 Annual Report Highlights the Agency’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Initiatives and Progress

March 21, 2024
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As part of its continuing efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion with regulated entities, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) published two reports: the 2022 Diversity Assessment Report for… Full report at: Read More

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SEC, NASAA, and Georgia Secretary of State to Host Investor Roundtables at University of North Georgia and Dalton State College

March 19, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will join the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the Georgia Secretary of State, the University of North Georgia, and Dalton State College to host joint public… Full report at: Read More

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Genesis Agrees to Pay $21 Million Penalty to Settle SEC Charges

March 19, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Genesis Global Capital, LLC agreed to a final judgment ordering it to pay a $21 million civil penalty and imposing a permanent injunction to settle charges that it engaged in the unregistered… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Two Investment Advisers with Making False and Misleading Statements About Their Use of Artificial Intelligence

March 18, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against two investment advisers, Delphia (USA) Inc. and Global Predictions Inc., for making false and misleading statements about their purported use of artificial intelligence (AI).… Full report at: Read More

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