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Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Cease and Desist Orders Broker-Dealer

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SEC Enforcement Actions Target Inadequate Disclosures on Conflicts of Interest by Advisory Firms and Broker-Dealers

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Who may be interested: Registered Funds, Registered Investment Advisers, Registered Broker-Dealers, Compliance Staff, Boards of Directors. Quick Take: On August 29, 2025, the SEC, in separate actions, sanctioned a registered...more

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More Than $390 Million in Penalties for Recordkeeping Failures

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against 26 broker-dealers, investment advisers, and dually-registered firms for widespread and longstanding failures to maintain and preserve electronic...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 Enforcement Alert: D.C. Circuit Rules Negligent Conduct Is Not “Willful”

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On April 30, 2019, the D.C. Circuit issued an important decision in Robare Group, Ltd. v. SEC, Slip Op. No. 16-1453, which rejected the long-standing approach of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission or SEC) that...more

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Recent Development in Regulatory Enforcement of Digital Securities

In a flurry of activity and confluence of developments, the SEC, FINRA and a Brooklyn federal judge have commenced actions and made rulings that continue to define the regulatory framework and obligations surrounding the sale...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The SEC prevailed on two summary judgment motions. One centered on a manipulation action. The other was against an attorney who facilitated a prime bank fraud. The Commission also filed: An action against UBS tied to its...more

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Investment Adviser Settles SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement Action; SEC Issues Investor Alert

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On September 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc. (“R.T. Jones”), a St. Louis-based investment adviser, settled charges that R.T. Jones failed to adopt...more

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