SEC Charges Siblings in $124 Million Crypto Fraud Operation that included Misleading Roadshows, YouTube Videos

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged siblings John and JonAtina (Tina) Barksdale with defrauding thousands of retail investors out of more than $124 million through two unregistered fraudulent offerings of securities involving a digital…

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SEC Proposes Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to its rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies. “Over the years, our…

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SEC Awards More Than $3.5 Million to Whistleblower

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $3.5 million to a whistleblower who provided critical information that significantly contributed to the success of two SEC enforcement actions.      …

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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Discuss Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity on March 10

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting remotely on March 10 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The meeting is open to the public via live webcast, and will be archived on the committee’s website for later…

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City National Rochdale to Pay More Than $30 Million for Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that registered investment adviser City National Rochdale, LLC (CNR) has agreed to pay more than $30 million to settle charges that its undisclosed conflicts of interest defrauded current and…

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FINRA Reminds Members About Processing Transactions for Russian Elites

AdvisorHub is reporting that FINRA issued an alert on Friday warning about the compliance obligations triggered due to sanctions the U.S. government has imposed on individuals and entities in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Finra alert noted that following a White House Executive Order, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) barred U.S. financial institutions from processing transactions to five major Russian financial institutions, subsidiaries or entities acting on their behalf, as well as named “Russian elites close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.”

SEC Proposes Short Sale Disclosure Rule, Order Marking Requirement, and CAT Amendments

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to propose changes that would provide greater transparency to investors and regulators by increasing the public availability of short sale related data. New Exchange Act Rule 13f-2…

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SEC Charges Infinity Q Founder with Orchestrating Massive Valuation Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged James Velissaris, the former Chief Investment Officer and founder of Infinity Q Capital Management, with overvaluing assets by more than $1 billion while pocketing tens of millions of dollars in fees…

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Rita Sampson Named Director of Office of Equal Employment Opportunity

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Rita M. Sampson has been named Director of the agency’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO).   “Rita brings a wealth of experience to the Office of Equal Employment…

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SEC Charges 12 Additional Financial Firms for Failure to Meet Form CRS Obligations

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that six investment advisers and six broker-dealers have agreed to settle charges that they failed to file and deliver client or customer relationship summaries – known as Form CRS – to their retail…

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