SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze, Charges Pennsylvania Investment Adviser with $100 Million Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Pennsylvania investment adviser with operating an investment advisory fraud involving over $100 million in investments. The SEC also obtained an emergency asset freeze.

The SEC’s complaint…

RSM US LLP Charged With Violating Auditor Independence Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged public accounting firm RSM US LLP with violations of the agency’s auditor independence rules in connection with more than 100 audit reports involving at least 15 audit clients.

According to the SEC’…

Fee Rate Advisory #1 for Fiscal Year 2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that in fiscal year 2020 the fees that public companies and other issuers pay to register their securities with the Commission will be set at $129.80 per million dollars.

Background

The securitie…

SEC Charges Broker-Dealer and CEO With Supervision Failures Related to Hedge Fund Valuation Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged New York-based broker-dealer AOC Securities LLC, and its former chief executive officer, Ronaldo Gonzalez, with failing to supervise an AOC broker who provided inflated price quotes for certain…

SEC Clarifies Investment Advisers’ Proxy Voting Responsibilities and Application of Proxy Rules to Voting Advice

The Securities and Exchange Commission today provided guidance to assist investment advisers in fulfilling their proxy voting responsibilities. The guidance discusses, among other matters, the ability of investment advisers to establish a variety of…

SEC Clarifies Investment Advisers’ Proxy Voting Responsibilities and Application of Proxy Rules to Voting Advice

The Securities and Exchange Commission today provided guidance to assist investment advisers in fulfilling their proxy voting responsibilities. The guidance discusses, among other matters, the ability of investment advisers to establish a variety of…

SEC Charges ICO Research and Rating Provider With Failing to Disclose It Was Paid to Tout Digital Assets

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SEC Charges TherapeuticsMD With Regulation FD Violations

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SEC Charges TherapeuticsMD With Regulation FD Violations

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Cantor Fitzgerald and BMO Capital Charged for Improper Handling of ADRs

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SEC Charges Former CFO of Cash Advance Company With Defrauding Thousands of Retail Investors

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SEC Releases Videos for Investors on Choosing and Working with a Financial Professional

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