Securities Law

SEC Requests Information and Comment on Advisers Act Regulatory Status of Index Providers, Model Portfolio Providers, and Pricing Services

June 15, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it is requesting information and public comment on matters related to the activities of certain “information providers,” including whether, under particular facts and circumstances, information… Full report at: Read More

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Boron Capital, LLC, BC Holdings 2017, United BNB Fund 2018, and Blake Robert Templeton

June 15, 2022

SEC Halts Fraudulent Real Estate-Related Investment Offerings Read the full report at Read More

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David Roda and Andrew Larkin

June 15, 2022

SEC Charges Former Employee of Online Gambling Company with Insider Trading Read the full report at Read More

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Michael Mooney, Britt Wright, and Penny Flippen

June 14, 2022

SEC Charges Three Additional Investment Advisers for Recommending Ponzi Scheme to Clients Read the full report at Read More

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SEC Charges Rochester, NY, and City’s Former Executives and Municipal Advisor with Misleading Investors

June 14, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the City of Rochester, New York, its former finance director Rosiland Brooks-Harris, and former Rochester City School District CFO Everton Sewell with misleading investors in a $119 million bond… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Private Equity Adviser for Failing to Disclose Disproportionate Expense Allocations to Fund

June 14, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New Jersey-based investment adviser Energy Capital Partners Management LP (ECP) with allocating undisclosed, disproportionate expenses to a private equity fund it advises. ECP agreed to pay a $1… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Weiss Asset Management with Short Selling Violations

June 14, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that investment advisory firm Weiss Asset Management LP has agreed to pay approximately $6.9 million to settle charges that it violated the federal securities laws when it unlawfully purchased stock… Full report at: Read More

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Mark Korb

June 14, 2022

SEC Charges Tar Sands Mining Company and Former Executives with Fraud Read the full report at Read More

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SEC Charges Former Employee of Online Gambling Company with Insider Trading

June 13, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against David Roda, a former software engineer at Penn National Gaming’s subsidiary Penn Interactive Ventures, in connection with the parent company’s $2 billion acquisition… Full report at: Read More

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Schwab Subsidiaries Misled Robo-Adviser Clients about Absence of Hidden Fees

June 13, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three Charles Schwab investment adviser subsidiaries for not disclosing that they were allocating client funds in a manner that their own internal analyses showed would be less profitable for their… Full report at: Read More

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