Purported Adviser in San Diego Charged with Stealing From Clients
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a “purported adviser in San Diego with stealing money from clients for personal use” and running a Ponzi scheme. The Southern California firm, Coast Capital Management (“Coast Capital”), owned by Paul … Read More
Inaccurate Trade Data Costs Firm $4.25 Million
On July 14, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brought an enforcement action against OZ Management LP (“OZ”), an SEC-registered investment adviser for giving inaccurate trade information to certain broker-dealers. The SEC’s final order, which was issued upon OZ’s … Read More
Anti-Money Laundering Programs: Is Your Broker-Dealer Complying?
Over the past year, there has been an increased focus on Broker-Dealer Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) programs. Last month, Kevin Goodman, National Associate Director of the Broker-Dealer Examination Program in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”), spoke at the … Read More
Masqueraded Lies Cost Small Businesses More Than $4 million
False promises and masqueraded lies cost a handful of small businesses more than $4 million. According to a recent Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) press release, Nicholas Lattanzio, a New Jersey resident has been accused of “posing as a hedge … Read More
Investor Alert: Beware of False or Exaggerated Credentials
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (“OIEA”) released its 13th Investor Alert of 2015, Beware of False or Exaggerated Credentials. According to the website, the office issued the alert to inform investors … Read More
SEC’s Director of the Division of Enforcement Reflects on the Cooperation Program
Recently, Andrew Ceresney, Director of the Division of Enforcement for the Securities and Commission Exchange (“SEC”), spoke at the University Of Texas School Of Law’s Government Enforcement Institute in Dallas. Mr. Ceresney reflected on the five-year anniversary of the SEC’s … Read More
SEC Chief of Staff Leaving Agency
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that SEC Chief of Staff Lona Nallengara will be leaving the agency at the end of June. According to the press release, Mr. Nallengara was well accomplished. Before his appointment as … Read More