SEC Charges Venture Capital Fund Adviser with Misleading Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged venture capital fund adviser Alumni Ventures Group, LLC (AVG) with making misleading statements about its management fees and engaging in inter-fund transactions in breach of fund operating agreements…

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SEC Charges Health Care Co. and Two Former Employees for Accounting Improprieties

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges and an $18 million penalty against Baxter International Inc. for engaging in improper intra-company foreign exchange transactions that resulted in the misstatement of the company’s…

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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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BlockFi Agrees to Pay $100 Million in Penalties and Pursue Registration of its Crypto Lending Product

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged BlockFi Lending LLC (BlockFi) with failing to register the offers and sales of its retail crypto lending product. In this first-of-its-kind action, the SEC also charged BlockFi with violating the…

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SEC Proposes Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules and Amendments for Registered Investment Advisers and Funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose rules related to cybersecurity risk management for registered investment advisers, and registered investment companies and business development companies (funds), as well as amendments to…

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SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Modernize Beneficial Ownership Reporting

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it proposed rule amendments governing beneficial ownership reporting under Exchange Act Sections 13(d) and 13(g). The proposed amendments would update those rules to provide more timely…

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SEC Proposed Changes to Two Whistleblower Program Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed two amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. The first proposed amendment concerns award claims for related actions that would be otherwise covered by an alternative whistleblower…

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SEC Charges Shari’ah-Focused Online Investment Service with Misleading Clients

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York-based robo-adviser Wahed Invest, LLC with making misleading statements and breaching its fiduciary duty, and for compliance failures related to its Shari’ah advisory business. According to…

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