The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced a settlement with an investment adviser based on alleged fraud in a real estate investment offering....more
In this issue:
- Delaware Court of Chancery Rules That a Major Debt Holder and 48 Percent Stockholder Is a Controlling Stockholder and Owes Fiduciary Duties to Minority Stockholders
- Delaware Court of Chancery...more
6/23/2014
/ Compliance ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Cross-Border ,
Debt ,
Debtors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Real Estate Market ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Swaps
In this issue:
- Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Fee-Shifting Bylaw
- FINRA Proposes Changes to FINRA Rules 7410 and 2121
- CFTC Staff Announces Streamlined No-Action Relief Process for Certain...more
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the Securities and Exchange Commission summary judgment on its one outstanding securities fraud claim against Alberto Vilar and Gary Tanaka, co-founders of...more
In this issue:
- SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Guidance on Rule 506(c) Private Placements
- SEC Issues No-action Relief Regarding Registration of M&A Brokers
- CFTC Issues Guidance on New...more
2/11/2014
/ Alternative Investment Funds ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Brokers ,
CFTC ,
Due Diligence ,
Exemptions ,
Filing Requirements ,
Fraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
No-Action Relief ,
Private Placements ,
Registration ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps
The US District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently ordered one participant in a sophisticated investment fraud and money laundering scheme to forfeit $137 million in assets including cash, real property,...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld summary judgment in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission, finding that managers of unregistered broker-dealer Radical Bunny LLC (Radical Bunny) failed to raise...more