SEC Releases

SEC RIA Charged with Violation of Section 206(2) and Section 206(4) of the Advisers Act

  SEC Releases | RIA Charged with Violation of Section 206(2) and Section 206(4) of the Advisers Act Regal Investment Advisors, LLC (“Regal”) failed to […]

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SEC May Potentially Forbid Trading for 270 China-Related Companies by Early 2024

SEC Release | SEC Chairman, Gary Gensler Insights On September 13th, 2021, SEC Chairman, Gary Gensler, stated that the SEC may need to forbid trading in approximately […]

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SEC Charges 8 Firms for Failures in Their Cybersecurity Policies and Procedures

SEC Release | Cybersecurity On August 30th, 2021, the SEC announced that they have charged eight firms in three actions for failures in their cybersecurity […]

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser and its Associated Individuals for Violating Regulation SHO

SEC Releases | SEC Enforcement Action   On August 17th, 2021, the SEC announced that they charged an Investment Adviser and its Associated Individuals for providing […]

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SEC Issues $1 Million Fine Regarding a Cyber Breach for Mislead Investors

  SEC Releases | Cybersecurity   On August 16th, 2021, the SEC announced that they charged a London-based public company with a $1 Million fine for […]

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Division of Examinations Releases Risk Alert about Examining Investment Advisers that Manage Client Accounts Participating in Wrap Fee Programs

Division of Examinations Releases Risk Alert about Examining Investment Advisers that Manage Client Accounts Participating in Wrap Fee Programs | SEC Releases On July 21st, […]

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Division of Examinations Releases Risk Alert about Examining Investment Advisers on Principal and Cross Trades

Division of Examinations Releases Risk Alert about Examining Investment Advisers on Principal and Cross Trades | Risk Alerts On July 21st, the Division of Examinations […]

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Receiving Transaction-Based Compensation? You Must Be Registered As A Broker-Dealer.

  SEC Charges Electronic Trading Platform | SEC Release On June 29th, 2021, the SEC announced that Neovest, Inc. failed to register as a broker-dealer in […]

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SEC Commissioner Provides Updates Towards Climate, ESG, and More

  SEC Release   On June 28th, 2021, the 2021 Society for Corporate Governance National Conference took place, where there were large discussions on Climate […]

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ESG Rules Update from Commissioner Elad L. Roisman

  Vigilant Insights | SEC Release   On June 22nd, 2021, the SEC posted a speech regarding ESG Rules and if the SEC will make them sustainable. The […]

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SEC Announces Annual Regulatory Agenda for Spring 2021

  Vigilant Insights   On June 11th, 2021, the SEC announced the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The SEC highlighted that […]

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S&P Dow Jones Indices Gets Charged with Failures Relating to Volatility-Related Index

On May 17th, 2021, the SEC settled charges with S&P Dow Jones Indices for Failures Relating to Volatility-Related Index for which they agreed to a cease-and-desist order […]

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