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Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Reels in Fishy NFT Project

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In its third action involving NFTs, the SEC targets a restaurant membership token tied to fundraising and promises of potential price appreciation for buyers....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

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

Proskauer Rose LLP

Unrepresentative Returns: SEC Sanctions Hedge Fund Manager for Misleading Marketing Practices

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On June 14, 2024, the SEC announced an enforcement action settlement with a Pennsylvania-based hedge fund manager for violating the Marketing Rule under the Investment Advisers Act. The SEC found that the adviser had misled...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Settles with Five Investment Advisers for Marketing Rule Violations

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The SEC recently settled charges against five registered investment advisers for violations of the marketing rule (“Marketing Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”)....more

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SEC Announces the First Enforcement Action under the New Marketing Rule

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced on August 21, 2023 that it has settled with a FinTech registered investment adviser (the “Adviser”) that offers multiple investment strategies, including a...more

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