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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Developments for July 2023

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources. This...more

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SEC Penalizes 12 Additional BDs and IAs with CRS Failures

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On February 15, 2022, the SEC announced settlements with 12 broker-dealers and investment advisers for failing to satisfy their Form CRS obligations. These settlements come on the heels of 27 settlements last year for similar...more

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SEC Charges 27 Firms with Form CRS Failures

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Word to the wise: when a regulator kindly reminds you on multiple occasions that you need to comply with its rules, you should probably heed those warnings. On July 26, 2021, the SEC announced settlements with 21 investment...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Court Decision Reinforces SAR Obligations of Penny Stock Clearing Brokers

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Second Post in a Two-Part Series - Opinion Stresses Importance of Narrative Sections and Supporting Documentation for SARs - In our first post in this series, we discussed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Elon Musk, Twitter and Disclosure Controls and Procedures

In perhaps the fastest moving SEC enforcement action of all time, the SEC charged Elon Musk with securities fraud on September 27, 2018 after settlement agreements reportedly fell apart....more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Charges 13 Private Fund Advisers for Failure to File Form PF

The SEC announced settlements with 13 registered private fund investment advisers who repeatedly failed to provide required information that the agency uses to monitor risk. ...more

A&O Shearman

SEC And FINRA Fine Broker-Dealer, CEO, And Compliance Officer For Failing To File Suspicious Activity Reports

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On March 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instituted settled administrative proceedings against broker-dealer Aegis Capital Corporation (“Aegis”), its founder and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Recent MCDC Settlements Provide Guidance Concerning Scope of Materiality in Continuing Disclosure Obligations

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In responding to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) initiative, the unanswered question for many municipalities and broker-dealers was determining whether...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Issues Guidance on Conflict Minerals Rule

On May 30, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance related to the requirement that issuers disclose the use of conflict minerals in their products, as mandated by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...more

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