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
SEC Announces 2015 Compliance Outreach Program Seminars
Because the world of compliance is ever-changing, with some areas being elusive, Core Compliance stresses the importance of continuing education. Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released the schedule for Compliance Outreach Program seminars. This year, 6 major … Read More
The Current Landscape of Anti-Money Laundering
Core Compliance℠ featured in NSCP’s Currents, the April 2015 Special Reprint edition. In this article, we go in depth in an article detailing the current landscape of anti-money laundering. He reviews the regulations, the duties of investment advisers, industry trends, … Read More
Thomson Reuters – The Danger of Recidivism and the SEC’s Compliance Initiative
March 30, 2015 “In the past few years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a tougher stance against recidivist behavior by registered investment advisory firms (RIAs).
Firm Pays $12 Million Fiduciary Obligation Violation
Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed an enforcement action against BlackRock Advisors LLC for failing to fulfill its fiduciary duty. According to the SEC order, while managing energy-related funds at BlackRock, Daniel J. Rice III … Read More