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Enforcement News: SEC Brings Enforcement Action Involving an Alleged $70 Million Pre-IPO Fraud Scheme

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Pre-IPO investing involves buying a stake in a company before the company makes its initial public offering of securities. Many stock promoters invite potential investors to invest in a pre-IPO offering by providing an...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Marketing Private Funds to U.S. Investors — A Practical Guide for Asia-Based Managers

As the private equity (“PE”) and venture capital (“VC”) funds industry grows and matures in Asia, managers are increasingly looking to market interests in their funds to U.S.-based investors. However, many Asia-based managers...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, June 30, 2022

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion addressing that federal law often could prohibit debt collectors from charging consumers "pay-to-pay" fees when a consumer seeks to make a payment in a...more

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[Webcast Transcript] From Strategy to Tactics: Data Remediation at Private Equity and Hedge Funds

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On April 20, HaystackID shared an educational webcast developed to discuss best practices for handling big data and provide tangible field-experienced methods for data remediation. These best practices can be implemented at...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.1.2021 | Top Story: FINRA Hits Robinhood with $70M Fine for Misleading Customers

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FINRA, the securities industry’s self-regulator, issued a sizeable $70 million fine against Robinhood Financial on Wednesday—the largest in the history of the body—as part of a settlement deal over an alleged “series of...more

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How SPACs Can Manage the Risks of White Collar Scrutiny

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Notwithstanding the economic difficulties following the pandemic, 2020 saw a huge increase in initial public offerings ("IPOs") and merger activity relating to "SPACs" (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies). The number of...more

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SEC Proposes to Update “Accredited Investor” Definition

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On December 18, 2019, the SEC proposed to amend its definition of “Accredited Investor” with hopes to expand access to private capital markets to a wider range of investors. The proposed changes create two new categories of...more

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Alert: Upcoming Regulatory Deadlines and Compliance Checklist for VC and PE Firms

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This alert highlights near-term regulatory deadlines that commonly apply to venture capital and private equity firms. For a more detailed description of regulatory and contractual requirements that commonly apply to venture...more

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Investment Management Update

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Investment Adviser AXA Wins Excessive Fee Trial - A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled in favor of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable) and its wholly owned subsidiary, AXA Equitable Funds Management...more

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Investment Management Update

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The Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Amendments to Form ADV and Investment Adviser Act Rules - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Form ADV and Investment Advisers Act of 1940...more

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2016 IPO Report

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Our 2016 IPO Report offers a detailed analysis of, and outlook for, the IPO market, plus useful IPO market metrics. We look at rates of adoption of JOBS Act relief by emerging growth companies, and recent FAST Act amendments...more

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Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 2.24.16

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Wall Street’s internal watchdog, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (or Finra), is stepping back to take a whole-forest look at the “cultural values at more than a dozen brokerage firms,” in an effort to “understand...more

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Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 1.6.16

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Incredibly, there’s more news from the FASB this week, which has announced that its dropping the accounting rule (dubbed an “Alice in Wonderland” measure) that “allowed stressed banks to book huge gains simply because they...more

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FINRA Proposes to Extend Tier Size Pilot for OTC Equity Securities

On October 3, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. proposed to amend FINRA Rule 6433 to extend to February 13, 2015, the operation of the Tier Size Pilot (Pilot) that changed minimum quotation sizes (tier sizes)...more

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A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Concerns Noted During Private Equity Adviser Exams - Routine examinations by the SEC at advisory firms who manage the assets of private equity funds have uncovered some serious concerns about the way such advisers...more

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FINRA Proposes Separate Rules for Firms Whose Activities Are Limited to Advice on Capital Raising and Restructuring and...

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In Regulatory Notice 14-09, FINRA requested public comment on a proposal to adopt a narrower set of rules (the “Proposed LCFB Rules”) for member firms that meet the definition of “limited corporate financing broker” (each, an...more

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Market Trends & Legal Developments for Dealmakers - Quarter 4: 2012

In This Issue: -Market Trends -Venture Capital -Private Equity -Initial Public Offerings -Mergers & Acquisitions -Legal Updates -Jobs Act & Capital Markets -Mergers & Acquisitions ...more

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