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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investment Adviser Enforcement Actions

Alston & Bird

SEC Fines Manager for Ineffective MNPI Controls While Serving on Ad Hoc Creditor Committee

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Our Investment Funds and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Groups examine a recent Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement order involving control of inside information....more

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Navigating the Future: Key Takeaways & Insights from the 2024 Securities Enforcement Forum Central

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One of the concerns following the Supreme Court’s ruling in SEC v. Jarkesy was that other agencies may face similar collateral attacks to its administrative proceedings. While the full impact of Jarkesy remains an open...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

More FINRA Exam Tricks: Weaponizing The Wells Notice

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While it is pretty likely that anyone reading this is already familiar with the Wells process, I am going to start with a short history lesson. Way back in 1972, the SEC created an Advisory Committee to take an objective look...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

A September Surprise: SEC Finds Gaps in MNPI Controls for CLO Manager

In the SEC’s burst of settlements at the end of its fiscal year, one case about the potential misuse of material nonpublic inside information (“MNPI”) shows just how far down in the weeds it is willing to go to prevent...more

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SEC Settles Enforcement Proceedings Against Adviser Regarding Alleged “Pay-to-Play” Political Contribution (Updated)

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On August 19, 2024, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against a registered investment adviser for alleged violations of Section 206(4) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule...more

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SEC Settles Enforcement Proceedings Against Adviser for Allegedly Misleading Investors Regarding Its Investment Strategy

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On September 19, 2024, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against a registered investment adviser for allegedly making misleading statements regarding how it managed investments for clients...more

Carlton Fields

FINRA and SEC Float Concerns Over Social Media Finfluencers

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Social media marketing is an important form of advertising in our digital world, particularly with a target audience of younger investors. This has caught the eye of FINRA and the SEC....more

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SEC Penalties for Off-Channel Communications: Still Blowing in the Wind

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The SEC has increased its enforcement efforts against firms that are registered as broker-dealers and/or investment advisers for alleged violations of federal securities laws involving “off-channel communications.” Such...more

BCLP

Recent SEC Enforcement Action Integrating Affiliated Advisers

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A recent Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) settled enforcement action serves as an excellent reminder of the risk of operational integration to firms that operate multiple advisory entities, especially where one of...more

Cooley LLP

Are You a Fund Manager Looking to Set Up a Separate Entity and Avoid Registration? Recent SEC Enforcement Action Highlights Risks...

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In a recent enforcement action announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the issue of how one investment adviser can affect the exemption status of related advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Regulatory Roundup for September 2024

Advisers Drafted by FinCEN for AML Duty, More Fines for E-Comm Retention Failures and a September Miracle, SEC Falls Back on Broken Windows Strategy, and a Refusal to Give Up on Private Fund Rules - FinCEN added to advisers’...more

A&O Shearman

SEC Reaches Three Separate Resolutions In Continued Focus On Whistleblowers And Rule 21F-17(a)

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In September 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “the Commission”) resolved three separate actions against corporate entities for reaching agreements with employees, potential employees, and clients that,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Brings Charges for Failure to File Forms 13F (Investment Manager Share Positions) and 13H (Large Trader Registration)

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The SEC’s September 17, 2024, actions signal its commitment to penalize non-compliance, while encouraging market participants to self-report violations. On September 17, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission...more

DLA Piper

Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends - September 2024

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This monthly bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Broker-Dealer’s Failure to Comply with Regulation Best Interest’s Compliance Obligation is a Willful Violation of the General...

A broker-dealer (the “Dealer”) entered into a cease-and-desist order with the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to maintain and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance...more

Troutman Pepper

Prioritize Document Review for SEC Whistleblower Rule Compliance

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If you have not recently reviewed your company’s documents to ensure they comply with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower protection rules, you should put it at the top of your to-do list. On September 9,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Developments Could Facilitate Greater Bank and Broker-Dealer Involvement in Cryptoasset Services

On September 9, 2024, the Chief Accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Munter, delivered remarks describing circumstances in which, in the SEC staff’s view, entities may engage in cryptoasset...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Are Whistleblower Protection Violations the New SEC Sweep?

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to investigate companies for including language in their employment and separation agreements or retail client settlement agreements that potentially discourages...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Nine Advisers Face $1.24 Million Fallout from SEC’s Marketing Rule Sweep

September 30 is the SEC’s fiscal year-end, so it's no surprise to see an uptick in enforcement cases this month. The latest slew of settlements involved violations of the Marketing Rule (Advisers Act Rule 204(4)-1) for...more

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SEC Sends Additional Message to Registered Investment Advisers on Marketing Rule Obligations Through Enforcement Actions

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On September 9, 2024, approximately one year since its first flurry of similar Marketing Rule actions, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced settlements with nine SEC-registered investment advisers (the...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

SEC Enforcement Actions Related to the Marketing Rule and Hypothetical Performance Data (Updated)

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On September 9, 2024, the SEC announced it had settled Administrative Proceedings with nine investment advisers for violating the Marketing Rule. The violations involved distributing advertisements that included untrue or...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

SEC Announces Slew of Enforcement Actions Regarding Whistleblower Protection Rule

The SEC recently announced the settlement of multiple enforcement actions for violations of its whistleblower protection rule, which prohibits “any action to impede an individual from communicating directly with the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Fintech in Brief: Recent SEC Enforcement Activity on the Custody Rule: Clues for the Focus of Anticipated Rules on Safekeeping...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced two settled charges involving alleged violations of Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), known as the “Custody Rule.” These...more

Troutman Pepper

SEC Charges Broker-Dealer and Two Affiliated Investment Advisers With Violating Whistleblower Protection Rule

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On September 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order against three investment adviser firms for violating the whistleblower protections of Rule 21F-17(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Regulatory Roundup for August 2024

More Flack on WhatsApp, Hypothetical Performance SmackDown, A Timely Warning on the Pay-to-Play Rule, and Updates to Qualifying Venture Capital Fund Exemption - This month's big news from the SEC was more piggy-bank breaking...more

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