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SEC Brings Actions Against Underwriters In First-Ever Municipal Bond Disclosure Cases

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On September 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against an underwriter for allegedly failing to comply with the...more

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SEC Sues and Settles Claim Against Investment Adviser Representative For “Cherry-Picking Scheme” After Entry of Cease and Desist...

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​​​​​​​On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement with investment advisory firm Buckman Advisory Group LLC (“Buckman Advisory”) and its CEO Harry Buckman Jr. to settle...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Brings First Charges Against Muni Market Underwriters Alleging Failure to Meet Requirements for Limited Offering Disclosure...

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Summary - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced enforcement proceedings against four municipal market underwriters for alleged violations of municipal bond disclosure requirements. Three of the...more

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SEC Charges Underwriters with Violations of Rule 15c2-12

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​​​​​​​Last week, the SEC entered orders against three underwriters for failing to comply with Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) Rule 15c2-12. These actions serve as a good reminder for compliance checks and...more

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SEC Enforcement Weighs in on Variable Annuity Exchanges for the First Time

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After years of relative silence related to variable annuity exchanges on the regulatory front, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced last week settled charges against RiverSource Distributors, Inc...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Debt Dialogue: April 2017 - SEC Action Against Underwriter Illustrates Enforcement of Disclosure Violations in the Muni World

On April 5, as one of several enforcement actions relating to an alleged Ponzi scheme, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled an administrative enforcement action against a municipal bond underwriter accused of...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

SEC Announces Enforcement Actions Against 71 Municipal Issuers

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced enforcement actions against 71 municipal issuers of bonds in connection with the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiative. The...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Announces Enforcement Actions Under its Muni Bond Disclosure Initiative

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it brought enforcement actions against 71 municipal issuers and other obligated persons as part of the SEC’s Municipalities Continuing Disclosure...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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SEC Charges Municipal Bond Issuer, Broker With Fraud

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Municipal bond offerings have become a key focus of SEC Enforcement. The agency has brought a series of actions in addition to an initiative that encourages the self-reporting of underwriters in return for reduced sanctions....more

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SEC Settles With 14 Municipal Bond Underwriters

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The SEC filed fourteen settled actions against municipal underwriting firms this week. The settlements were part of a program that commenced in 2014 called the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative. The...more

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FY2015 SEC Enforcement Report

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Late last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its enforcement results for fiscal year 2015, reporting a record number of enforcement actions and the highest amount of fines collected by the SEC to...more

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Second Wave of MCDC Hits Underwriters ….No Smooth Sailing Ahead!

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On September 30 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced another round of enforcement actions against 22 municipal underwriting firms for disclosure violations in connection with municipal bond offerings. The...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC Announces Second Round of Charges Against Underwriters Under MCDC Initiative

On September 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced enforcement actions against 22 municipal bond underwriters, the second round of enforcement actions brought by the SEC under the Municipalities...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Announces Second Wave of MCDC Enforcement Actions

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week announced enforcement actions under its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiative, targeting 22 municipal bond underwriting firms for alleged due...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending August 14, 2015)

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A second insider trading action was brought by the Commission against a senior banking official based on the same take-over for which he was previously charged — but a different securities trading account is at the center of...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC Announces First Charges Against Underwriters under MCDC Initiative

On June 18, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced enforcement actions against 36 municipal bond underwriters, the first enforcement actions against underwriters brought by the SEC under the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - June 2015 #4

Investment Adviser Chief Compliance Officer Blamed in SEC Lawsuit for President’s Theft of Client Funds; SEC Commissioner Criticizes Enforcement Actions Against CCOs Generally - The Securities and Exchange Commission...more

King & Spalding

Investing In Georgia: Economic Development Newsletter - August 2013

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Welcome to King & Spalding's economic development news bulletin, Investing in Georgia. In this edition, you will find: - A Client Alert regarding recent SEC enforcement actions againsta School District - A new...more

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