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SEC and DOJ Bring Parallel Actions in $275 Million Ponzi Schemes Involving Water Vending Machines

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There has not been much news regarding SEC enforcement lately, but today the SEC and DOJ both charged a founder of a Washington-based water vending machine manufacturer Water Station Management, LLC and two related companies...more

Hogan Lovells

Enforcement is alive and well, despite changes to CFTC referral policy

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an advisory regarding criminal referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ) that de-emphasizes strict liability. Criminal enforcement of referrals will continue for...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Speaks 2025: Key Takeaways from Division of Enforcement Panels

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The SEC’s Division of Enforcement intends to remain a “cop on the beat,” and will refocus on traditional core enforcement areas, such as insider trading, accounting and disclosure fraud, market manipulation, and breaches of...more

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Global alert portal launched to help reduce retail investment fraud

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has announced the launch of a new alert portal, which is aimed at strengthening the global fight against retail investment fraud...more

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SEC Announces New “Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit” and Signals Return to First Trump Administration Fraud- and...

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On February 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of a new specialized unit, the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, to “focus on combatting cyber-related misconduct and to protect...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Launches Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit Aimed at Safeguarding Investors

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The new unit aims to protect retail investors and foster innovation by addressing cyber-related misconduct and emerging technology fraud....more

Morgan Lewis

Current Developments in SEC Enforcement for Private Funds and a Look Ahead 2024–2025

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In 2024, private funds continued to be a major focus for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with an active docket of enforcement cases and rulemaking efforts. Although we expect 2025 to include a continued...more

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FINRA Reminds Financial Firms How AI Use Poses Significant Risks

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These days, artificial intelligence is everywhere we look, and the financial services industry is no different. As AI use increases, regulatory bodies are updating their rules and guidelines detailing how companies should and...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Funds in Focus: Top SEC Exam and Enforcement Trends

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) National Examination Program is designed to improve compliance, prevent fraud, monitor risk and inform policy. It is also a consistent source of referrals to the SEC’s Division...more

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Mid-Year Enforcement Update: SEC’s Continued Focus on Private Funds in 2024

As we reach the midpoint of 2024, the SEC has maintained its rigorous enforcement stance on the private funds industry, proposing new rules and oversight tools to better identify and investigate market practices. As 2024...more

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Key Questions for the Upcoming Private Funds Rules Fifth Circuit Decision

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As a reminder, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the National Association of Private Fund Managers (NAPFM) and the other Petitioners in the Private Funds Rules Litigation1 requested that the three-judge panel...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

JPEX Is Test Case for Hong Kong’s New Regulatory Regime for Virtual Asset Exchanges

Hong Kong regulators recently brought criminal enforcement actions against virtual asset trading platform JPEX and individuals associated with the platform. This case has become the first opportunity for local authorities to...more

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Digital Assets Consultation Offers First Step In Regulation

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions, or IOSCO, published a consultation report in May titled "Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets." Originally published by Law360 - July 11,...more

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2023 Priorities for SEC Division of Examinations

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations recently released its 2023 Examinations Priorities, a yearly report that provides insight into the Division’s areas of focus to improve compliance,...more

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Online Cryptocurrency Promotion: What Athletes, Celebrities, and Other High-Profile Individuals Need to Know

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Online cryptocurrency promotion—and promotion on social media in particular—has garnered national media attention in recent months. First, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had entered into a...more

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SEC Division of Examinations – 2021 Priorities

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On March 3, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (“Division” or “EXAMS”) published its annual Examination Priorities Report, which identified eight primary areas of focus for Fiscal Year 2021. While many of these...more

A&O Shearman

SEC Awards $3 Million To Two Whistleblowers Who First Made Internal Reports, Even Though Reporting To SEC Was Not "Voluntary"

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On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a joint award of $3 million to two whistleblowers who the SEC stated provided information that led to a successful enforcement action aimed at...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Enforcement Division Issues Annual Report: Increase in Enforcement Actions and Focus on Main Street and Cyber-Related Fraud

On November 2, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or Commission) Division of Enforcement (the Division) released its annual report discussing enforcement-related actions and key initiatives (the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC halts “Decentralized Consumer Bank” Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Labeling it a “Scam”

On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had obtained a court order suspending AriseBank’s (Arise) initial coin offering (ICO) whose public sale began in late December. According to the SEC, Arise...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Agencies Indicate Efficient, Targeted Enforcement Priorities That Rely on Self-Disclosure

One year into the Trump administration, it remains difficult to forecast what lies ahead with respect to regulatory and white collar enforcement activity. Perhaps most instructive are recent public statements of officials at...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC Speaks 2017

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Commission staff highlight key developments and successes in the SEC enforcement program. As they do every year, senior officials from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission), including current...more

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