Securities Law

SEC Adopts Reforms Relating to Investment Advisers Operating Exclusively Through the Internet

March 27, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to the rule permitting certain internet investment advisers to register with the Commission (the “internet adviser exemption”). The amendments will require an investment adviser relying on… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Seeks Candidates for Investor Advisory Committee

March 26, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking five candidates for appointment to the Investor Advisory Committee to help protect investors and improve securities regulations. The Committee was established under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Former Arista Networks Chairman Andy Bechtolsheim with Insider Trading

March 26, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Andreas “Andy” Bechtolsheim, the founder and Chief Architect of Silicon Valley-based technology company Arista Networks, Inc. To settle the SEC’s charges, Bechtolsheim… Full report at: Read More

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SEC’s OMWI FY 2023 Annual Report Highlights the Agency’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Initiatives and Progress

March 21, 2024

As part of its continuing efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion with regulated entities, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) published two reports: the 2022 Diversity Assessment Report for… Full report at: Read More

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SEC, NASAA, and Georgia Secretary of State to Host Investor Roundtables at University of North Georgia and Dalton State College

March 19, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will join the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the Georgia Secretary of State, the University of North Georgia, and Dalton State College to host joint public… Full report at: Read More

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Genesis Agrees to Pay $21 Million Penalty to Settle SEC Charges

March 19, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Genesis Global Capital, LLC agreed to a final judgment ordering it to pay a $21 million civil penalty and imposing a permanent injunction to settle charges that it engaged in the unregistered… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Two Investment Advisers with Making False and Misleading Statements About Their Use of Artificial Intelligence

March 18, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against two investment advisers, Delphia (USA) Inc. and Global Predictions Inc., for making false and misleading statements about their purported use of artificial intelligence (AI).… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges 17 Individuals in $300 Million Crypto Asset Ponzi Scheme Targeting the Latino Community

March 15, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 17 individuals for their roles in a $300 million Ponzi scheme that involved Houston, Texas-based CryptoFX LLC and targeted more than 40,000 predominantly Latino investors in the U.S. and two other… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Tallgrass Energy’s Former Board Member Roy Cook and Four Others with Insider Trading in Advance of Blackstone Acquisition

March 12, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Roy Cook, a former board member of Tallgrass Energy LP, and four of his friends for trading on material nonpublic information in advance of a public announcement that… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Skechers with Making Undisclosed Payments to Executives’ Family Members

March 7, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Skechers U.S.A. Inc., a footwear company based in California, agreed to settle charges for failing to disclose payments for the benefit of its executives and their immediate family members.… Full report at: Read More

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