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
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
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).