Securities Law

SEC Levies More Than $3.8 Million in Penalties in Sweep of Late Beneficial Ownership and Insider Transaction Reports

September 25, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against 23 entities and individuals for failures to timely report information about their holdings and transactions in public company stock. Two public companies were also charged for… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Merrill Lynch and Harvest Volatility Management for Ignoring Client Instructions

September 25, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Harvest Volatility Management LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. for exceeding clients’ designated investment limits over a two-year period beginning in March 2016… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Former CEO of Tech Startup SKAEL with $30 Million Fraud

September 24, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against Baba Nadimpalli, the co-founder and former CEO of SKAEL Inc., a San Francisco-based private technology company that developed business automation software. According to the SEC… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Crypto Companies TrustToken and TrueCoin With Defrauding Investors Regarding Stablecoin Investment Program

September 24, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against TrueCoin LLC and TrustToken Inc. for their fraudulent and unregistered sales of investment contracts involving TrueUSD (TUSD), a purported stablecoin. According to the SEC’s… Full report at: Read More

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Eleven Firms to Pay More Than $88 Million Combined to Settle SEC’s Charges for Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

September 24, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against 12 firms, comprising broker-dealers, investment advisers, and one dually-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser, for widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and… Full report at: Read More

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Advisory Firm Atom Investors, Charged with Recordkeeping Violations, Avoids Civil Penalty Because of Self-Reporting, Substantial Cooperation, and Prompt Remediation

September 23, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Texas-based registered investment adviser Atom Investors LP for its failure to maintain and preserve off-channel communications in violation of the recordkeeping provisions of the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC to Hold Virtual National Compliance Outreach Seminar for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers

September 20, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Compliance Outreach Program announced today that it will host a virtual national seminar for investment companies and investment advisers on Nov. 7, 2024. This seminar is intended to help Chief Compliance Officers… Full report at: Read More

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Small Business Forum’s Report to Congress Highlights Recommendations to Improve Capital Raising

September 19, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today released a report to Congress summarizing policy recommendations made during the SEC’s 43rd Annual Small Business Forum. The report provides a summary of the forum proceedings, including the recommendations… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Advisory Firm Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust with Fraud

September 19, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced registered investment adviser Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) will pay a total of $79.8 million to settle charges for overvaluing approximately 4,900 largely illiquid… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges DeFi Platform Rari Capital and its Founders With Misleading Investors and Acting as Unregistered Brokers

September 18, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Rari Capital, Inc., a supposed decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, and its co-founders, Jai Bhavnani, Jack Lipstone, and David Lucid, for misleading investors and engaging… Full report at: Read More

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