On July 30, 2015 Curian Capital (“Curian”), an SEC registered asset management firm, surprised the industry by posting a notice on their website stating they will no longer accept any new business and will only continue to manage existing … Read More
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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
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
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
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
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
