SEC Charges Two Advisory Firms for Custody Rule Violations, One for Form ADV Violations, and Six for Both

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against a number of investment advisers that failed to comply with requirements relating to safekeeping client assets and/or to timely update their SEC disclosures to reflect the status of…

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August 2022 Ponzi Scheme Roundup


August 2022 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
From Kathy Bazoian Phelps’ Ponzi Scheme Blog – a summary of activity reported for August 2022 in the Ponzi scheme space. The reported stories reflect at least 4 new Ponzi schemes worldwide, 1 guilty plea, more than 71 years of prison sentences, and an average age of approximately 51 for the alleged Ponzi schemers.
http://theponzibook.blogspot.com/2022/08/august-2022-ponzi-scheme-roundup.html
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August 2022 Ponzi Scheme Roundup

From Kathy Bazoian Phelps’ Ponzi Scheme Blog – a summary of activity reported for August 2022 in the Ponzi scheme space. The reported stories reflect at least 4 new Ponzi schemes worldwide, 1 guilty plea, more than 71 years of prison sentences, and an average age of approximately 51 for the alleged Ponzi schemers.

SEC Division of Corporation Finance to Add Industry Offices Focused on Crypto Assets and Industrial Applications and Services


SEC Division of Corporation Finance to Add Industry Offices Focused on Crypto Assets and Industrial Applications and Services
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced plans to add an Office of Crypto Assets and an Office of Industrial Applications and Services to the Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review Program (DRP). The DRP has long had offices to…

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SEC Division of Corporation Finance to Add Industry Offices Focused on Crypto Assets and Industrial Applications and Services

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced plans to add an Office of Crypto Assets and an Office of Industrial Applications and Services to the Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review Program (DRP). The DRP has long had offices to…

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SEC Adopts JOBS Act Inflation Adjustments


SEC Adopts JOBS Act Inflation Adjustments
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to its rules to implement inflation adjustments mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. The SEC is required to make inflation adjustments to certain JOBS Act rules at…

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SEC Adopts JOBS Act Inflation Adjustments

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to its rules to implement inflation adjustments mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. The SEC is required to make inflation adjustments to certain JOBS Act rules at…

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SEC Charges Perceptive Advisors for Failing to Disclose SPAC-Related Conflicts of Interest


SEC Charges Perceptive Advisors for Failing to Disclose SPAC-Related Conflicts of Interest
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York-based investment adviser Perceptive Advisors LLC with failing to disclose conflicts of interest regarding its personnel’s ownership of sponsors of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs…

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