The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently created the Office of the Investor Advocate “to ensure that the concerns of investors are appropriately considered as decisions are being made and policies are being adopted at the Commission, at self-regulatory organizations, … Read More
A San Diego-based investment firm and two of the firm’s advisers have been charged with misusing soft dollars and “cherry-picking” more favorable trades to certain clients. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Administrative Law Judge Brenda P. Murray ruled that the … Read More
Last month the director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) Division of Investment Management, Norm Champ, spoke to the Practicing Law Institute’s Private Equity Forum regarding an upcoming national sweep of alternative mutual funds. It is expected that the … Read More
To start the new year, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) released its 2014 National Examination Program Priorities. The purpose of this announcement, according to OCIE, is to “communicate with investors and registrants … Read More
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) released a statement on November 22, 2013, in support of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) request to increase legislative funding for one of its most critical operations: investment adviser examinations. Proposed by … Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rounded out a busy month of issuing enforcement actions by charging three investment advisory (IA) firms with violations of Section 206(4) and Rule 206(4)-2 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Custody Rule”). … Read More
Enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and other US regulatory bodies continue at a steady pace in the fourth quarter of 2013, as the SEC announced in late October that as part … Read More
On October 7, 2013, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) released a report summarizing the results of state investment adviser examinations performed by 44 state and provincial securities examiners over the last two years. The report noted the differences … Read More
