Securities Law

SEC’s Division of Investment Management to Host Inaugural Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management

April 28, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management today announced it will host virtually an inaugural Conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management on Friday, May 19, 2023. The conference will bring together a variety of… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser Betterment for Misstatements Concerning Tax Loss Harvesting Service

April 20, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged investment advisory firm Betterment LLC for material misstatements and omissions related to its automated tax loss harvesting service (TLH), failing to provide clients with notice of changes to… Full report at: Read More

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Registration Opens for the SEC’s 42nd Annual Small Business Forum to Impact Capital Raising Policy

April 12, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation has opened registration for the SEC’s 42nd Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, which will take place April 24-27. The… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Cannabis Company American Patriot Brands, CEO, and Others with Fraud

March 16, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged American Patriot Brands Inc. (APB), a cannabis cultivation and distribution company, its CEO, and five other entities and individuals for their participation in a long-running scheme in which they… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules and Amendments for Registered Investment Advisers and Funds

March 15, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today reopened the comment period on proposed rules and amendments related to cybersecurity risk management and cybersecurity-related disclosure for registered investment advisers, registered investment companies,… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Proposes to Expand and Update Regulation SCI

March 15, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to expand and update Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (SCI), the set of rules adopted in 2014 to help address technological vulnerabilities in the U.S. securities markets and… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Proposes New Requirements to Address Cybersecurity Risks to the U.S. Securities Markets

March 15, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed requirements for broker-dealers, clearing agencies, major security-based swap participants, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, national securities associations, national securities exchanges,… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Proposes Changes to Reg S-P to Enhance Protection of Customer Information

March 15, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to Regulation S-P that would enhance the protection of customer information by, among other things, requiring broker-dealers, investment companies, registered investment advisers, and… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Exiled Chinese Businessman Miles Guo and His Financial Advisor William Je in $850 Million Fraud Scheme

March 15, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo and his financial advisor William Je for their involvement in unregistered and fraudulent offerings that raised more than $850 million. According to the SEC’s… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges IT Services Provider DXC Technology Co. for Misleading Non-GAAP Disclosures

March 14, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged DXC Technology Company, an IT services company in Ashburn, Virginia, with making misleading disclosures about its non-GAAP financial performance in multiple reporting periods from 2018 until early 2020… Full report at: Read More

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