On February 2, media outlets reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) has told SEC Enforcement attorneys that they need the approval of the agency’s commissioners for all formal orders of...more
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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) released its 2025 examination priorities, an annual publication by the Division designed to make the public aware of issues, areas,...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has decided not to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision to vacate a controversial package...more
On June 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated—in their entirety—the controversial private fund reforms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in August 2023 (collectively, the...more
On April 5, 2024, a federal jury in the Northern District of California found defendant Matthew Panuwat liable for insider trading in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) first-ever case involving the so-called...more
The SEC charged five more registered investment advisers with violating the Investment Advisers Act’s Marketing Rule by advertising hypothetical performance on their websites without adopting appropriate policies and...more