The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more
4/18/2024
/ CFOs ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Cooperation ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regular Business Communications ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more
4/5/2024
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Audits ,
Block Trades ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Liability ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ETFs ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Forfeiture ,
Fraud ,
Influencers ,
Insider Trading ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Market Manipulation ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Morgan Stanley ,
Offerings ,
PCAOB ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation M ,
Restitution ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more
1/17/2024
/ Accounting ,
Accounting Fraud ,
Audits ,
Bonds ,
Credit Suisse ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Market Manipulation ,
Material Misstatements ,
Offerings ,
Public Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
State Securities Regulators ,
UBS
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
7/5/2023
/ Audits ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Offerings ,
Penalties ,
Public Offerings ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholder Litigation
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
7/5/2023
/ Audits ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Offerings ,
Penalties ,
Public Offerings ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholder Litigation
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
7/5/2023
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Offerings ,
Penalties ,
Public Offerings ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholder Litigation
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more
7/1/2023
/ Audits ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Offerings ,
Penalties ,
Public Offerings ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholder Litigation
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
6/23/2023
/ Asset Management ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cherry Picking ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cryptoassets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Market Manipulation ,
Offerings ,
Popular ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
2022 was a busy year for the SEC’s Enforcement Division. This 2022 Retrospective highlights some of the year’s notable cases, largest settlements, new and noteworthy theories, and court decisions worth remembering....more
1/5/2023
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Regulation FD ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement ,
Unregistered Securities
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
1/4/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Corporate Officers ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Market Manipulation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more
12/1/2022
/ Audits ,
Bitcoin ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Market Manipulation ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
RMBS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Unregistered Securities
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
11/8/2022
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Audits ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Kim Kardashian ,
Offerings ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
The Clayton Act
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
10/1/2022
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Accounting Standards ,
Audits ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Controls ,
PCAOB ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement ,
Statute of Limitations
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
9/6/2022
/ Accounting Controls ,
Audits ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
GAAP ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Controls ,
Investment Adviser ,
Market Manipulation ,
Material Misstatements ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Public Information ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
8/9/2022
/ Advisors Act ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Investment Adviser ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
7/6/2022
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Market Manipulation ,
NRSRO ,
Offerings ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Securities ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
6/6/2022
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Security Act
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
5/1/2022
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Audits ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cybersecurity ,
Due Process ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fees ,
Financial Accounting ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Market Manipulation ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Mutual Funds ,
Notice Requirements ,
Offerings ,
Referral Fees ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
3/2/2022
/ Accounting Standards ,
Audits ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Offerings ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
2/1/2022
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Crowdfunding ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Audit Functions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations
Maynard Industrial Properties Associates Trust (MIPA), a commercial landlord, sued Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc. (Comcast). The dispute focused on the amount Comcast would owe under an extension of the amended lease....more
On April 20, 2020, in Atlantic Richfield Company v. Christian (ARCO v. Christian or ARCO), the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal Superfund law does not preclude individuals from filing state claims for further cleanup of...more
4/30/2020
/ Atlantic Richfield Co v Christian ,
CERCLA ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Common Law Claims ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Groundwater ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Land Owners ,
MT Supreme Court ,
Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Site Remediation ,
Soil ,
State Law Claims ,
Superfund
In Cabrera v. Auto Max, Carlos Cabrera moved to certify a class of Auto Max vehicle purchasers who did not receive disclosures informing them that their vehicles had suffered structural/frame damage. Auto Max’s alleged...more