Securities Law

SEC Adopts JOBS Act Inflation Adjustments

September 9, 2022

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… Full report at: Read More

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

September 9, 2022

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… Full report at: Read More

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

September 6, 2022

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… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Venture Capital Adviser Energy Innovation Capital Management for Overcharging Fees

September 2, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Energy Innovation Capital Management, LLC (EIC), a California-based exempt reporting adviser, with charging excess management fees from two venture capital funds. EIC has returned $678,681 plus… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Advisory Firm and Executives with Devising an Elaborate Scheme to Defraud Clients out of More Than $75 Million

August 30, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two North Carolina-based executives, Gregory E. Lindberg and Christopher Herwig, and their Malta-based registered investment adviser, Standard Advisory Services Limited, for defrauding clients out of… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Issues First Fee Rate Advisory for Fiscal Year 2023

August 26, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that the fees that public companies and other issuers pay to register their securities with the Commission will increase from $92.70 per million dollars to $110.20 per million dollars, effective Oct. 1.… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Infrastructure Company Granite Construction and Former Executive with Financial Reporting Fraud

August 25, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Granite Construction, Incorporated and its former Senior Vice President, Dale Swanberg, with fraud for inflating the financial performance of the major subdivision Swanberg managed. In 2021, Granite… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Adopts Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Rules

August 25, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to its rules to require registrants to disclose information reflecting the relationship between executive compensation actually paid by a registrant and the registrant’s financial… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Publishes Draft FY22-26 Strategic Plan for Public Comment

August 24, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released for public comment a draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2022 to 2026. “We can’t take our leadership in capital markets for granted,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. “Technology and business models… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Barred Broker and His Company with Defrauding Older Americans

August 17, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Global Business Development and Consulting Corp. (Global) and its owner, Anthony J. Mastroianni, Jr., in connection with a $1.2 million fraudulent promissory note scheme targeting older Americans.… Full report at: Read More

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