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Fiduciary Duty Cease and Desist Orders Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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SEC Targets Broker-Dealers for Reg BI Violations

On August 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought two settled administrative proceedings against a broker-dealer and one of its registered representatives for violations of Regulation Best Interest...more

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SEC Charges FinTech Investment Adviser with First Violation of the Marketing Rule and Additional Compliance Violations

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Recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced charges against an investment adviser (the “Adviser”) for using hypothetical performance metrics in advertisements that were misleading pursuant to...more

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SEC Settles Charges With Adviser for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Relating to Leveraged ETF Investments

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers. Quick Take: The SEC recently settled charges against an investment adviser (Adviser) and one of the Adviser’s partial owners for breach of fiduciary duty in...more

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SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Advisers for Alleged Breaches of Fiduciary Duties

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers, Mutual Funds, Compliance Officers - Quick Take: The SEC settled charges against two affiliated registered investment advisers, alleging that the advisers failed to...more

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SEC Applies Advisers Act Provisions to Nonadvisor Fund Service Providers

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The SEC continues to expand the scope of responsibilities and standards applicable to gatekeepers. In an application of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) to the actions of a nonadviser fund service...more

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A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Non-Enforcement - SEC Decides Against Mounting an Appeal in Koch Ruling - The July 2015 ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court in Koch v. SEC will apparently not be challenged by the SEC. The Court ruled in that...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - September 2015 #5

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Regulatory Developments - SEC Proposes to Amend Administrative Proceedings Rules: On Sept. 24 the SEC announced that it had voted to propose amendments to rules governing its administrative proceedings. The...more

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