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Hedge Funds Compliance Enforcement

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Fixing a Hole: IRS to Use AI and IRA Funds to Bolster Tax Enforcement

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), enacted in August 2022, appropriated billions of dollars in additional funding to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS has begun allocating funds, including investing in artificial...more

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SEC’s Director of Enforcement Unexpectedly Resigns Just Days after Taking the Job: Reminiscent of Previous Resignation by former...

Alex Oh, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s pick for the agency’s Director of the Division of Enforcement, unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday amid growing criticism for her decades-long work as...more

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2014 Year-End Securities Litigation Enforcement Highlights

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In This Issue: - I. Supreme Court Cases Review - II. Securities Law Cases - III. Insider Trading Cases - IV. Settlements - V. Investment Adviser and Hedge Fund Cases - VI. CFTC Cases and...more

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2014 Proskauer Hedge Funds and Other Private Funds Annual Review

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This year we saw a flurry of regulatory activity targeting investment advisers and hedge funds, private equity funds and other private funds (collectively, private funds). The following annual review is a summary of some of...more

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SEC's Enforcement Action Against Hedge Fund Adviser for Retaliation Against a Whistleblower Highlights Challenges Employers Face

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After repeated warnings over the last few years that it had both the authority and willingness to do so, on June 16, 2014, the SEC brought its first enforcement action for retaliation against a whistleblower under the...more

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The Financial Industry – Life Is Getting Tough

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Financial institutions, investment banks, private equity firms and hedge funds are having a rough time. Things are just not going well for them. While the economic outlook is turning positive, the enforcement atmosphere is...more

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SEC Announces Examination Priorities for 2014

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On January 9, the SEC announced its examination priorities for 2014, which cover a wide range of issues at financial institutions, including investment advisers and investment companies, broker-dealers, clearing agencies,...more

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A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions - December 31, 2013

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Investment Advisers — Are Your “IA Reps” Registered as Required? Why You Should Care - As we approach the end of the calendar year, it is a good time for investment advisers to check if all of its personnel who are...more

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Hedge Funds Plead Guilty to Insider Trading with Historic Penalty and Five-Year Probation

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A major plea agreement in the Southern District of New York, which imposed the largest insider trading penalty in history, indicates federal prosecutors aim to follow through on long-standing promises of cracking down on...more

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SEC Comments Regarding Current Hedge Fund Priorities

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On September 12, 2013, the SEC published a recent speech by Norm Champ, Director of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management, in which he notes his views as to current priorities for the SEC in its regulation of hedge fund...more

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A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions - January 31, 2013

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In This Issue: Non-Enforcement Matters - FINRA Announces Regulatory and Examination Priorities for 2013 - SEC Previous Hedge Fund Enforcement Trends for 2013 Enforcement Matters - Another...more

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