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Marlin Keith Andrews v. William S. Humber and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., FINRA Case #22-01176 - The claimant asserted causes of action including failure to supervise, breach of fiduciary duty, respondeat superior,...more
Presented below is a highlight of eight noteworthy enforcement actions the Securities and Exchange Commission has taken against investment advisers through the second quarter of 2023. Since the beginning of this year, the...more
In an action filed in 2022 involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and fraud related to certain unspecified securities, an arbitrator granted the respondent broker-dealer’s motion to dismiss pursuant to...more
A group of investors alleged causes of action, including breach of fiduciary duty and respondeat superior, against the broker-dealer for its failure to supervise four of its employees who operated a Ponzi scheme out of the...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers, Mutual Funds, Compliance Officers - Quick Take: The SEC settled charges against two affiliated registered investment advisers, alleging that the advisers failed to...more
Recent enforcement action could signal expanding the boundaries of misappropriation theory, with significant implications for SEC-regulated entities and other market participants. With Chair Gensler at the helm, an...more
In This Issue. The federal bank regulators published frequently asked questions concerning the London Interbank Offered Rate transition; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed an effective date for two...more
Ninth Circuit Holds Loss Causation May Be Predicated on Information Potentially Available Under Freedom of Information Act; D.C. Circuit Upholds FINRA’s Permanent Ban of Broker Accused of Misconduct After Finding SCOTUS...more
California State Court Upholds Exclusive Federal Forum-Selection Charter Provision for 1933 Act Suits; California District Court Dismisses Fraud-Related Claims Against AT&T; Third Circuit Holds Challenge to SEC’s Decision to...more
In August 2020, the SEC issued two orders against VALIC Financial Advisors Inc. (VFA) related to VFA’s management of 403(b) and 457(b) plans. These matters arise out of two of the SEC’s enforcement initiatives, the Teachers...more
In this issue, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from May to September 2019 impacting the investment management sector, including SEC action on standards of conduct for broker-dealers and...more
On Aug. 1, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) charged Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, dba Commonwealth Financial Network (Commonwealth), a registered independent investment adviser to private clients (but not...more
The normal view of undue influence involves an actor threatening an elderly or infirm person into signing a document that he or she otherwise would not sign. One imagines the actor having control over the person and threating...more
Our Securities Litigation Group explains how the novel theory from the plaintiffs’ bar to bring a breach of fiduciary duty class action could foreshadow an increase in financial firms’ litigation risk....more
Under Nevada law, financial planners owe a fiduciary duty to their clients. In accordance with this duty, a financial planner must disclose, at the time advice is given, any gain the financial planner may receive if the...more
Bankruptcy plans often include provisions releasing debtors and their officers and directors from certain potential liability. In Zardinovsky v. Arctic Glacier Income Fund, No. 17-2522 (3d Cir. Aug. 20, 2018), the United...more
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini commented on a putative ERISA class action case brought against several banks and their affiliates alleging breach of fiduciary duty or for knowing participation in prohibited...more
Market and Product Developments - Securities Industry Implements T+2 Settlement Cycle - On September 5, 2017, the securities industry transitioned to a shorter settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities...more