On August 19, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled with a registered investment adviser (Adviser),1 whereby the Adviser paid a $95,000 civil money penalty in addition to being censured for...more
9/5/2024
/ Campaign Contributions ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Federal Elections ,
Government Entities ,
Government Officials ,
Investment Adviser ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Political Contributions ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settlement with a registered investment adviser (Adviser) that found the Adviser had (a) failed to adequately disclose conflicts pertaining to...more
Rule 206(4)-1, as amended (the Marketing Rule), continues to be an area of focus for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On April 17, 2024, the SEC Division of Examinations (Division) published a risk alert...more
On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled with a registered investment adviser (Adviser), whereby the Adviser paid a $60,0000 civil money penalty of in addition to being censured for...more
On April 5, 2024, a jury found Matthew Panuwat civilly liable for insider trading in violation of federal securities laws in a first-of-its-kind “shadow trading” case (also referred to as “sympathy trading”), which was...more
I. Introduction-
U.S. hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital funds (collectively, the Private Funds),1 and their U.S. general partners, sponsors, and managers (Advisers), are not directly subject to the...more
2/20/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
FinCEN ,
Fund Managers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
Money Laundering Control Act (MLCA) of 1986 ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Private Funds ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venture Capital